Twenty-Five Guaranteed Ways to Defeat Asmala in PBW

clark · #1 February 27th, 2004, 10:28 PM

I won't presume to take a number, but I must say, I do enjoy hearing about the escapades of KOTH.

Have any thought of devising a sensible handicapping system?

Say that players of a certain 'stature' when playing against the lesser beings, are required to use certain ministers to run their empire.

How about a handicap where you have to choose twelve technologies in advance, and you cannot change their order, or add new ones, until ALL of them have been researched.

How about creating a bunch of different Empires, then have the players pick at random from one of say... ten or twelve (the grab bag method).

How about no extra storage other than what you start with? (not sure if this is really an issue though since I've never played the KOTH game)

Just some ideas.

primitive · #2 February 27th, 2004, 10:33 PM

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17. Bring 'nanner peels, donuts, and "Hound Dog" music to the game. Throughout the game, send communications as if it were Elvis talking.

(Note to self: check KOTH game notes vs Asmala)

LOL.
Great catch Slynky. One bad Elvis clone lured out of lurkmode

BTW Stone, How's life in the Diaper brigade

Slynky · #3 February 27th, 2004, 10:37 PM

Not bad ideas, clark, but since Asmala is a rated player and competes in the KOTH league, though he is good, it wouldn't really be a matchup of skills or fairness. Bowlers have handicaps ('cept for scratch leagues) and there are defined handicaps in "Go" (measured by stones) but not in chess, for example.

Slynky · #4 February 27th, 2004, 10:40 PM

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One bad Elvis clone lured out of lurkmode

BTW Stone, How's life in the Diaper brigade

LOL...there's such a thing as a good Elvis clone

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Diaper brigade...

(good one!)

[ February 27, 2004, 20:40: Message edited by: Slynky ]

clark · #5 February 27th, 2004, 10:44 PM

Thanks. Just some food for thought. Sometimes getting clobbered, or always clobbering can lead to boredom. One way to spice things up is to make things a bit tricker.

I'm certainly not intending to tell you guys what to do, as I would get a good 'just sod off you bloody wanker' or some derivation. And I would deserve it.

However, I remember seeing some comments about how Empire's are becoming more clone-like, so why not at least think about pre-defined Empires that are randomly picked. Afterall, you guys go through such pains to make the map balanced... why not balance it a bit with some luck of the draw around the Empires.

Skill is succeeding with the cards you are dealt, no matter the hand. Luck is just hope that you can play the cards you are dealt.

But by all means, keep posting game updates. I love those!

Stone Mill · #6 February 27th, 2004, 10:45 PM

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Originally posted by primitive:

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Originally posted by Stone Mill:

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Originally posted by Slynky:
17. Bring 'nanner peels, donuts, and "Hound Dog" music to the game. Throughout the game, send communications as if it were Elvis talking.

(Note to self: check KOTH game notes vs Asmala)

LOL.
Great catch Slynky. One bad Elvis clone lured out of lurkmode

BTW Stone, How's life in the Diaper brigade

Hey my Cave-dwelling friend...

Excellent!!! My little girl has brought me so much happiness.

Time is still a crunch, but I'm staying SEIV savvy. Cheeze told me about the new patch, and it looks great.

SO beating Asmala looks like quite a task right now. He's sharp... way sharp...

narf poit chez BOOM · #7 February 28th, 2004, 02:14 AM

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I'm certainly not intending to tell you guys what to do, as I would get a good 'just sod off you bloody wanker' or some derivation. And I would deserve it.

i can't recall that ever happening.