MP Game - Live and Learn (newbie game)-running - Page 4

Thufir · #31 August 15th, 2004, 06:55 PM

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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 · #32 August 15th, 2004, 06:59 PM

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

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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 · #33 August 16th, 2004, 01:03 AM

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 · #34 August 16th, 2004, 02:03 AM

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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

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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 · #35 August 18th, 2004, 01:52 AM

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 · #36 August 18th, 2004, 02:41 PM

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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!

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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...

YellowCactus · #37 August 18th, 2004, 08:38 PM

Whoa...Whoa...Whoa...
You keep the empire of bloodsuckers out of this! After determining that with my nifty Drain 3, I'm in the paper bag too. So God has to be a Bookworm for a few turns until we can make skull mentors. (Not that we have ANY death gem income) BLAH!!!
-Yc

deccan · #38 August 18th, 2004, 08:46 PM

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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.

Yvelina · #39 August 18th, 2004, 09:51 PM

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Thufir said:

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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!

Funny how the truth gets twisted in the telling.

He is not kicking it, he is slaugthering it.
It is dog, it is pork.
It is not many, but the same, immortal one, every night.
And it is not for sport, it is to feed the troops.

How can you plan on ganging up on the wise allfather who takes such good care of his worshippers? Shame on you!

Thufir · #40 August 18th, 2004, 10:13 PM

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deccan said:

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.

Actually, at this point there's no difference between SP and MP, at all. It is tricky, and I'm still a newbie myself, but I'm beginning to work out how to do the opening expansion. One key is to make sure your initial army can do exactly what you just said - that is take indies with near zero casualties. A lot depends on which particular indies you go after, and estimating the toughness of a specific group of indies is an artform I'm still working on.