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Old July 30th, 2003, 07:43 PM
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A game is certainly Last man standing unless explicitly discribed otherwise.
In your opinion, yes. That opinion is not shared by a very large portion of PBW players (perhaps 50/50). So, this is why things like this MUST be stated at game creation.
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A game is certainly Last man standing unless explicitly discribed otherwise.
In your opinion, yes. That opinion is not shared by a very large portion of PBW players (perhaps 50/50). So, this is why things like this MUST be stated at game creation.
Actually if it is not stated in the game description then the default position is what the game itself describes. If you do not put in another victory condition then Last man standing is when the SEIV program will declare one person to have won. The fact that the majority of the PBW community (myself included by the way) would rather call a game a draw than drag it out to its inevitable conclusion and waste hours and hours of their life on the game does not change the fact that, unless stated otherwise, the rules of the game are the default rules for basic SEIV, and those are Last man standing.

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Old July 30th, 2003, 08:09 PM
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In your opinion, yes. When a game ends is a matter of choice. It is certainly not dependant simply on just when the game says it is over. It is a subjective issue, and so needs to be discussed and declared before the game starts.
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Old July 30th, 2003, 08:20 PM
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Teal, you will learn that it is neccesary to consult with Fyron first on which parts of the game are to be taken literally and which parts are subjective and open to interpretation. Once you get to that point your life will be much simpleler.

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Old July 30th, 2003, 08:28 PM

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Yes. What happened was I saw a post and said, "oh look a message by Fyron I bet I'll be extremely ticked off by it" and sure enough I was... I probably would not have been ticked off if any one else had said the same thing.

I suppose I object to the use of the word "opinion". It is not actually my opinion, but the way the game is set up (i.e. it IS the default position of the game that Last man standing determines the winner. It is clearly written in the code for all to read...

And furthermore I 100% agree that victory conditions should be declared before game start. The question was what should be the default position if regretably they are not...

And yes Fyron. People can stop playing whenever they want to. That does not mean that according the rules of the game they have determined a winner (they have not), but it does mean that according to the rules of society they have determined a winner. In this situation I personally would prefer to follow the rules of society, but it is not my "opinion" that the rules of the game are different. It is fact...

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Old July 30th, 2003, 09:01 PM
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However, I do wish that there was a way to end a game with a mutually agreed upon single winner say when one empire takes over 3/4 of the known galaxy and it is only a matter of time before the others fall.
I would say there is. Tell the host to declare the game over. I don't think most hosts (me included) expect the eventualy winner to hunt down every Last ship and mine.
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