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Old December 19th, 2006, 02:15 PM

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Well you can set X number of provinces as being worth victory points. Each VP province can be worth 1, 2 or 3 vps.

You can then set whether or not capitols are worth VPs.

Then we decide how many victory points aplayer needs to hold. If it is non cumulative then the player wins when they hold enough victory points for a full year. Setting it to cumulative just means the game will be shorter. I am not a fan of cumulative.

Even with victory points we can set them so it would still be challenge to win.

For example we can have capitols worth 1 VP
(so that right there is 21 VPs on the map)
20 provinces worth 1 VP
5 worth 3 VPS

Then set it so that a player needs to hold 15 VPs to win.

You would still need to be dominating the game to win but it scatters the conflict around the map instead of concentrating it at home keeps.

I think you have greater chance of multi nation conflicts in the same turn fighting for the same province with such a setup.

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Old December 19th, 2006, 02:54 PM
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24 Hour Quickhost is great for the start of game but with a game this large it will probably make sense to move to a 48 hour after a set number of turns. Possibly even 72 hours if we reach Year 3 or 4.

I'm fine with whatever, but once your turns start taking an hour to do... it can sometimes be hard to find the time every day to turn it in.
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I´m not in favor of VP. Let´s vote.
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I like VP. I vote for victory points.
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Old December 19th, 2006, 03:19 PM
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I'm fine with VP if they are not cumulative. Otherwise I would vote against them.
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I believe host preferences are the small reward for doing the effort of hosting. I think we should go with whatever settings you want Manuk. IF its a vote, I cast my vote that way. Please do the game as you wish.

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I agree with Xox. You instigated this game, and although I am hosting it for you; I consider you to be the one running the game so it should be your choice.

I am happy to play with whatever settings you decide upon.
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My preference is for non-cumulative VPs, though of course the host has the final say.
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How about this - whoever controls the most provinces when the next President of the US is sworn in, is the winner ?
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If we are voting, I vote for VP, but it seems like most people don't want cumulative so I vote for Standard VP.
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