Viscious Circle 3

[Lihaässä]

Aaminof is correct - I believe I sent turn 71 already. I cannot play the upcoming turn (72) before march 16th. It's only 1 days extention.

[GrudgeBringer]

No problem then...we probably won't have a concensus on the dang patch anyway.....

Enjoy your trip...

[GrudgeBringer]

From all I have read, questions asked, and info from friends and foes alike....

I am going to go ahead and load the new patch and recommend we all do the same. From what I understand, you can go ahead and submit your waiting turn NOW either with or without the patch.

But next turn you will need to have it patched.

Everyone one here has played before and I am just relaying what I understand. Any other comments are welcome.

[Fakeymcfake]

Actually, on the subjects of delays, I'm going to be away for a week starting sunday. I'll get the current turn in (the one due the 16th) but I won't be returning home until the 21st. This will probably only result in a couple days delay and I hope it won't be a big deal.

Edit: Odd note, I sent in a turn and got a stale back. No biggy, not much happened.

[Kietsensei]

Hello, I would like to announce that I will be away for vacations from the 29th of March to the 21st of April (3 weeks).
I don't want to look for a sub as it will be too much trouble for just a duration of 5 turns.
Unless everyone agree for a 3 weeks break, I will stall for 5 turn (I will be able to submit my turn on friday). I only request that you do not forcehost when everyone but me has submitted his turn during this period.
I hope that it won't be too penalysing and that I won't miss all the action

[Fakeymcfake]

Personally I've no issue, though to be honest, a delay like that can kill a game. In my own case a break would be welcome since I've just entered a particularly busy point of my life and I don't have time to consider turns as I would like. I was actually going to be posting that I'm looking for a replacement. However, a break of that length would see me through my troubled times and hopefully I'll have time again to play.

That is, of course, up to everyone else. I'll be looking for a sub if we do not break and only be turning in token turns.

[Squirrelloid]

No preference either way. I'm trying to figure out what the hell my plan is for this game anyway. If it goes on break for 3 weeks, i probably wouldn't even notice... 'Oh look, a turn to do'.

[aaminoff]

Hm. I would not mind a break. And yet, things are just at the cusp of getting interesting...

I wonder if we could do something like actually reduce the turn time a little once the break is over, to give folks the feeling that there is momentum picking up again.

OTOH, I really understand what everyone says about late-game MM getting to you.

- Alex

If we do break, I think I will try to start up another game in a format I've been thinking about for a while. You are all invited to play. I will post here when I put up the new game thread.

[Lihaässä]

This game has been alive a long time and we are finally getting some results. I think 3 weeks of break is too tempting to start another game - and that would lead me forgetting this one.

I would recommend continue hosting every 4 days - then maybe we could get this one finished before summer. Ofcourse this would give an edge to those not staling. In a game of this size it's always a bad timing for someone - especially when the game lasts more than 6 months.

[aaminoff]

Hm. Hinnom is not that I know of in any major wars right now. Except with AIs of course. We could all agree not to take advantage of the player's absence to attack them.

It would be nice if one could set the nation to AI and then un-AI it later.

Alternatively, how hard would it be to find a sub for just those 5 turns? Especially if the sub has explicit instructions to just fight off the AIs and do basic maintenance.