MP Game - Live and Learn (newbie game)-running

[Thufir]

I can knock another one out tonight if desired, but tomorrow might be a little rough - may not get a chance to sit down at the computer until night time (and I'm on PST - left coast time)...

I'm on left coast time as well, so that'll work for me, but that might be a problem if we have any east coast or European players. But no worries, if it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen.

Right now we're waiting on Cheezeninja, so if he gets his turn in today, it'd be great to get in another turn tonight.

[Aku]

A tip from a fellow newbie. My first mp game finished but I am in the middle of my 2nd and 3rd mp games. From what I have seen it is like almost impossible to blitz turns in a mp game until you get down to 3-4 players. In my first mp game we had 7 of us and you always have 1 or 2 people who can't be there because of varying time zones and work schedules. When the game got down to 3-4 of us we were able to get like 3-4 turns in a day so I guess it is like a semi blitz.

Just a tip so you don't waste a lot of time trying to arrange blitz sessions. And mp is so much better than sp that you cant wait for the game to host to do another turn. I just signed up for my 4th mp game since my 1st one ended(not going to do more than 3 at a time) and it is a team one of 6vs6 so it should be interesting.

I notice a lot of us new players talk a lot in our game threads while the veteran games are kind of really quiet I have noticed. I find the talking in the game thread makes the game a lot more interesting.

But good luck to you guys in your game. Take care.

Aku

[YellowCactus]

I try not to talk too much in these threads......because I'm so full of Sh*!
-Yc

[Thufir]

YellowCactus said:
I try not to talk too much in these threads......because I'm so full of Sh*!
-Yc

lol

Gotta give you credit for being self aware - I like that in a person!

[Thufir]

Thanks for the tips, Aku, hope our game goes as well as yours seems to be going.

Aku said:

Just a tip so you don't waste a lot of time trying to arrange blitz sessions.

You're probably right, but even a small time block goes a long ways when you're turn 10 or less, so it's hard not to at least suggest. OTOH, I'm sure you're right that its not worth spending a lot of time trying to arrange.

[Schmoe]

I can tell you right now that my schedule is such that a blitz will be pretty much impossible. Between a full time job, family, and graduate school, I'm lucky to even be able to look at the game every day. Hopefully this doesn't mean you all gang up on me to eliminate me first

I think talking (typing) about the game makes it more fun. C'tis has the most provinces - the largest empire in the world! Hahahahah... Too bad it's only turn 4 and I can't research my way out of a paper bag...

[Thufir]

Schmoe said:
I can tell you right now that my schedule is such that a blitz will be pretty much impossible. Between a full time job, family, and graduate school, I'm lucky to even be able to look at the game every day. Hopefully this doesn't mean you all gang up on me to eliminate me first

No worries - we'll wait a bit and gang up on you second

I think talking (typing) about the game makes it more fun. C'tis has the most provinces - the largest empire in the world! Hahahahah... Too bad it's only turn 4 and I can't research my way out of a paper bag...

Hope you enjoyed it while it Lasted - almost everyone's on the same province count now. Abysia looks ready to jump ahead tho - already getting 2 provs in a turn

[bleach168]

Abysia is more awkward than anything getting 2 provinces a turn and then none the next two turns.

I hear that Odin One-Eye fella likes to kick puppies when he's not racking up the kills. I'd keep an eye on him.

bleach

[Thufir]

bleach168 said:
Abysia is more awkward than anything getting 2 provinces a turn and then none the next two turns.

yeah, curious strategy that. you've done that twice now!

I hear that Odin One-Eye fella likes to kick puppies when he's not racking up the kills. I'd keep an eye on him.
bleach

Grrrrr [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/mad.gif[/img] Is there no justice in the world?! You should do something about that!

But speaking about keeping an eye on people - did you notice Mictlan's research rate? Could be some kind of Manhattan project going on over there...

[deccan]

Thufir said:
Hope you enjoyed it while it Lasted - almost everyone's on the same province count now. Abysia looks ready to jump ahead tho - already getting 2 provs in a turn

You know, even playing in SP, I have trouble getting provinces at a rate of 1 per turn, and you guys seem to have an indy setting of 8! Ouch. This means that you must be able to take indy provinces while taking next to no losses, which I find rather hard to do.

Just another sign of my newbie-ishness I guess.