New PBW game idea - comments?

Fyron · #1 January 18th, 2004, 11:32 AM

3000 is still a lot of points. How about 0?

0 racial point games are quite fun. No more super empires!

AMF · #2 January 18th, 2004, 08:08 PM

yeah, I have no trouble with a zero-based game, in fact I greatly prefer those. Problem is, with the current backstory, I need to have enough points to create a nasty killer machine race with the ancient race trait...hard to do with 0 points. I'll look into modifying the backstory perhaps...

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
3000 is still a lot of points. How about 0? 0 racial point games are quite fun. No more super empires!

geoschmo · #3 January 18th, 2004, 08:12 PM

Well. it depends. If your objective with the machine race is to not actually compete, just make it more interesting for the other players and keep involved yourself, there is no reason you couldn't have more racial points then them. Simply set the game for zero points to add in the other empires, then bump it up to whatever before adding in your machine race.

Of course if you are actually planning on trying to win the game, this would be cheating.

AMF · #4 January 18th, 2004, 09:13 PM

That sounds like a good idea. I really do just want to keep it interesting for them, and provide a challenge for certain aspects of the game...I didn't know you could do what you describe. I'll try that out...

thanks,

Alarik

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Originally posted by geoschmo:
Well. it depends. If your objective with the machine race is to not actually compete, just make it more interesting for the other players and keep involved yourself, there is no reason you couldn't have more racial points then them. Simply set the game for zero points to add in the other empires, then bump it up to whatever before adding in your machine race.

Of course if you are actually planning on trying to win the game, this would be cheating.

Unknown_Enemy · #5 January 19th, 2004, 03:41 PM

I am not sure so many people like the 0 racial points. Just my 0.02�...

tesco samoa · #6 January 19th, 2004, 06:18 PM

Its your game... If you want to take away the right of decision then just place a vote to the people in the game. 0 , 2000, 3000 , 5000

Then take the totals... and see what people are thinking.

Apply the right of decision again and base the point total on the high point of the points or go with 2000 and tick everyone off ....

Then do as geo states start the game with 5000 points and create your race....

Fyron · #7 January 19th, 2004, 07:56 PM

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Originally posted by Unknown_Enemy:
I am not sure so many people like the 0 racial points. Just my 0.02�...

Probably about as many as like 5000...