Rated Game Proposal

[primitive]

Great Idea Slynky, but Primitive must humbly request to be left out of this

RL is is closing in from all sides and I can't commit to any new games (except from KOTH of course) for the next few months.

[Joachim]

Sounds like a fine idea!

[parabolize]

I am interested.

[Alneyan]

I would be interested, if you do not mind rather long delays for the turns once we get in the core of the game. Slynky will be able to vouch for my carefulness when these main battles occur, or when you do need to set up a strategic battle plan. (Electrum and Parabolize will unfortunately be able to confirm this as well)

[Slynky]

Originally posted by Alneyan:
I would be interested, if you do not mind rather long delays for the turns once we get in the core of the game.

I know it would be an important game with (time permitting) a participation of a lot of the top-rated players so I fully intended people to treat this game as a game to be played carefully and make full use of the turnaround time.

So far, we have no admirals stepping forward (Asmala is on Easter vacation till Tuesday and Primitive has declined). I would step in myself and stand as an admiral but as I started this idea, it feels a bit weird to do so (and those who have played with me know my ability as reflected in points is a bit inflated) and BBegemott has been quite silent of late...therefore, I call upon RexTorres to act as an admiral.

Update (proposal) to game settings:

Game restrictions: No mines; No intel; All players on a team must take the same colony type but a DIFFERENT atmosphere; No openers or closers; Surrender/gifts/trades/(etc.) allowed

Removed from draft consideration: Primitive

[Alneyan]

I forgot this query in my Last post: why would this game be "Low tech cost"? Or is it intended that this game should virtually be a Full Tech game once the teams met? (Obviously, not all techs would be researched, but only the fundamentals. I don't quite believe that anybody will bother with Tachyon Sensors)

Four players would be able to research a *lot* with this cheap technology cost. For example, APB XII costs a mere 440,000 points, Physics I included. In fact, you would be limited by the "one level in a given technology per turn" rule rather than by your income in research points here. (Technology came very quickly in the Pairs game, where it was only two players and a medium tech cost.)

[BBegemott]

Great idea Slynky. To get all top rated players in one cage. And see who survives.

However I am trying to cut down my number of games. Even dropped out of KOTH. It's a pity, but i am going to omit this one.