Lithuania vs USA Challenge - USA Thread

[Geckomlis]

Originally posted by Ragnarok:

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Originally posted by geckomlis:

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Originally posted by Ragnarok:
Why exactly is there 2 threads on this matter?

What "matter" (subject,topic,etc) do you mean?

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I guess what I mean is that we have this thread, and plus the thread entitled "Not a SEIV olymics thread anymore." Are they not both the same game that we are discussing in them? If so why the need for 2 threads?

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Ok, I think I understand. The other thread got hijacked by the "SEIV Olympics" crowd for awhile. In reality, Pablo simply wanted another team to play against. I started this thread to recruit a USA team outside of the "noise" the Olympians where generating on the other thread. My goal was to meet Pablo's actual request - a team composed of a players from one other country (USA) to play a team vs. team game against Pablo's team (Lithuanians).

Pablo's thread has now returned to that original intent. Gryphin, Pablo, and I are now using it to set the game up.

After recruiting the required number of USA players, this thread became the USA team's thread for intra-team communications.

So, yes, they (the 2 threads) are the same game at this time, but one is basically the game admin thread (admin + each team's contact person) and this thread is for the USA team.

Personally, the whole process has given me head pains - like herding cats. I hope it is all worth it.

[Geckomlis]

Due to real life issues, Rojero will not be joining us for the Lithuania vs USA Challenge. We can either play with six or try to recruit another USA player. Any thoughts?

[Pablo]

Only 6 people in the USA play SEIV? Funny
In Lithuanian team we had to set a limit on 7 as there were more volunteers

[geoschmo]

I think the problem is that the USA players don't know where Lituania is. You will get more volunteers from USA if you tell them that Lituania is in France.

[Geckomlis]

Originally posted by Pablo:
Only 6 people in the USA play SEIV? Funny

Only 6 people in the USA play team SEIV. We are very individualistic, you know.

In Lithuanian team we had to set a limit on 7 as there were more volunteers

Actually, no one from the USA volunteered. I am blackmailing all of them into playing. Rojero cleverly escaped my influence somehow.

[Geckomlis]

Originally posted by geoschmo:
I think the problem is that the USA players don't know where Lituania is. You will get more volunteers from USA if you tell them that Lituania is in France.

True. One of the few things we will volunteer to do is thump on France.

[Pablo]

Hey, we're not in France!!
Ok some facts on Lithuania:

Location: Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia
Edit: some sources say - the center of Europe
Geographic coordinates: 56 00 N, 24 00 E
Map references: Europe
Area: total: 65,200 sq km
Land boundaries: total: 1,273 km
border countries: Belarus 502 km, Latvia 453 km, Poland 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad) 227 km
Coastline: 99 km
Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 NM
Climate: transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
Terrain: lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m
highest point: Juozapines Kalnas 292 m
Natural resources: peat, arable land
Land use: arable land: 39%
permanent crops: 9%
permanent pastures: 6%
forests and woodland: 31%
other: 15% (2001 est.)
Irrigated land: 430 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: NA
Population: 3,610,535 (July 2001 est.)
Ethnic Groups: Lithuanian 80.6%, Russian 8.7%, Polish 7%, Byelorussian 1.6%, other 2.1%
Religions: Roman Catholic (primarily), Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical Christian Baptist, Muslim, Jewish
Languages: Lithuanian (official), Russian, Polish
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write
Country name: Republic of Lithuania
conventional short form: Lithuania
Government type: parliamentary democracy
Capital: Vilnius
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[ July 23, 2003, 22:01: Message edited by: Pablo ]