"Survivor 2" Round 11 is about to start

[Ragnarok]

Yeah really. Is anyone even close to being finished off yet? I'm getting anxious to play the next game. I'm still messing around in game 2 with two others passing time.

[geoschmo]

Well, I have been hearing for a few turns now reports from various parts of the galaxy of one guy or the other about to be killed off. But it appears that they are all hanging on tenaciously.

This WON't be the way it is every round, I assure you. This first round has been skewed by the fact that one guy dropped outbasically at the start, only plying one turn before doing so.

Geoschmo

[Grandpa Kim]

Umm... maybe we could help kill somebody off?...

Kim

[tbontob]

Originally posted by Grandpa Kim:
Umm... maybe we could help kill somebody off?...

Kim

Pssst Kim

Could you loan me a few dreadnoughts?

I promise to return them to you.

(tbontob skulks away in a dark grey overcoat believing that no one has observed him)

Edited for spelling

[ September 30, 2002, 14:33: Message edited by: tbontob ]

[Gorgo]

Tesco just lost 16 ships in my minefield, so no progress on that front.

[tesco samoa]

I will be back in 3 turns with some additional ships added to the next fleet. Yep Mine sweepers. Fear not I will keep my promise

[sparhawk]

Well, looks like tesco will start researching minesweeper technology right away...

Sparhawk

[ September 30, 2002, 12:03: Message edited by: sparhawk ]

[tbontob]

Hey guys

Is round 1 of game 1 not over?

Like, I mean, a player has missed 5 consecutive turns.

Yet, I recieved notification of a new turn.

[tbontob]

The first round of game 1 is over!

Game 1, Round 1 officially started on August 22nd for game empires.

The first turn of Round 1 started on August 28th.

This is going to be a long game when one considers:
1) 8 more rounds before Game1 and Game2 join up
2) 19 more rounds to discover the winner.

Let’s see how long:
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(Tbontob pulls out an abacus and madly starts pushing beads back and forth until he suddenly realizes he does not know how to use an abacus!

He considers taking a course “Using the abacus 101” at the local university but finds it will take a year to complete.

He sadly contemplates the smoking ruin of his hand held calculator which had been used to determine “the nature of the quark in its relation to a black hole” and for which he is certain he will win the Nobel Prize.

He starts to panic when he realizes that he will actually have to use some brain cells to calculate the amount of time it will take to complete the game.)
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Figuring 27 more rounds at approximately one and a third months per round, it will take us about three years (October, 2005) to complete the game.

And this is probably an optimistic estimate. In both Games1 and Game2, a player dropped out to end it!

Chances are that it may take as long as 2006 and even beyond.

[geoschmo]

Yep yep! Round 1 is over. Moncan bailed and missed five turns with no notice. Hopefully he is allright and everything, but the tournamnet will not wait for him.

Congratulations to all who survived round one. Looks like at least game 1 lived up to the promise. Got some really fun stuff going back and forth. Alliances, and enemies. One guy at least got through round 1 by the skin of his teeth, and I am sure he is very eager to meet up with his attackers in round 2.

Yes, should be quite interesting...

Games wiil be put up on PBW shortly and you will have a week to get joined up.

In true Survivor fasion, I am considering some minor changes to the format. Nothing drastic. It shouldn't affect your strategy too much, but stay tuned for more details.

Geoschmo