Glory (MA game)- game is live

[fungalreason]

That's perfectly fine with me. A sub would be much better than someone going AI this late in the game.

[chrispedersen]

Back on 6/17 I wrote (regarding Tyrant subbing):

"I don't mind tyrant subbing, if you think he will. I have searched for a replacement without any luck. I promised a 24 hour delay.

I am going to set the game to host at 11pm EST. If he indicates he will host by 10pm, I will give him a couple of extra hours to familiarize and send in a turn.

Otherwise, I'm going to set it to AI.

In the future; As I got no real takers on subbing, I am going to set all to AI without searching for subs.

Best

Chris "


I wrote this, at the time to indicate how I as game administrator was going to handle substitutions going forward. And I did it consistently in both of the games I was hosting.

I wrote this to preclude the possibilities of conflicts of interests. What would happen if someone quit next to Ryallah, or Jotunheim, me, or anyone. Because I did not want there to be issues of favoritism in how long the game was delayed. Should nations allied with, have a say in whether a substitution was allowed? What about friends?

I'm glad I wrote this, because it gives me a policy to follow that was written and (at least tacitly) accepted over a month ago.

In the future, if I host again, the policies on substitutions will be more specifically debated and posted on startup. However, with apologies to Calahan, at the present I can only go with the policy as I wrote it; and which was already followed in practice by how we treated Ermor and Oceania.

I am going to set all to AI without searching for subs.

Best wishes..


Chris

After thinking about this all day, I have concluded that my earlier position was wrong. The integrity of the game is better preserved by allowing Calahan to sub.

Judging from the charts and my in-game discussions with john, his position is solid, and the disruption caused by going AI would be larger than the disruptions caused to individual players by changing the player.

I am going to delay hosting a day, to allow callahan to learn the positions (and to give others a chance to opine).
Best

[fungalreason]

You must not be aware of the lovely status page from matryx. It looks like there's still 12 hours left.

http://dom3.matryx.org.uk/game.php?game=19

[JimMorrison]

I wasn't sure this would qualify as searching.

But it might get complicated, John's turn most certainly has him setting himself to AI, so if that turn processes, the point becomes moot.

[chrispedersen]

Let the games begin!
Well after a 24 hour delay just to frazzle bwaha = )

[chrispedersen]

Hey.. miscellaneous question:
Caelum was eliminated.. why is the computer waiting on a turn for him?

[Bwaha]

Just to frazzle me...

[Tyrant]

It's a little glork, the turn you are eliminated you still get .trn and the host counts you as still in for one last turn. Most players do not realize this and you end up waiting for QH unless they connect to upload their blank .2h.