Andean Zorro - MA/diff_research/VPs - game started

[DonCorazon]

NEWS FLASH!!!!
The Pythium Senate has been dismissed after General Corazonus of the 6th Legion led a military coup last night. While details are sparse, it seems the recent embarrassing failure of Pyth’s champion in the arena, the death of the goddess Willow, and the quagmire of the protracted Ermorian war, including the assassination of our national hero, the Patriarch, in a magic duel, were all causes for the revolution. Corazonus is now giving notice of termination of NAPs with Pangea and Ashdod to maintain maximum flexibility to intervene in the volatile western war zones should the situation so require it.

[DonCorazon]

It seems Calahan is out of contact. Turn is supposed to host in less than an hour. I am going to add 12 hours since he staled last time and I'd hate to see two stales in a row. In the meantime, I am going to look for a possible sub. I don't want to pause the game too long since we already seem to be losing some momentum...

[Dragar]

We have momentum??

[DonCorazon]

Good point. That was diplomatic.

It would be nice to finish this game up before Christmas.

Since he said he'd be gone a week on the 15th, I am assuming he may be getting back soon so will wait a day or so. After that I guess we look for a sub or turn him AI and just get this one over with. Open to ideas though.

[Dragar]

I dunno, I've never played in a game remotely this slow. This was the second game I ever joined, and I've lost count of how many I've played since then.

I go away for almost 4 weeks late November. I was hoping initially that this game would be long gone by then, looks like the next set of wars won't even have started the way we're going.

Pangaea really is critical to the game, we need Calahan here to make it worthwhile..

It seems really, really wasteful, but is anyone still enjoying this one? or are we continuing on for the sake of it?

[DonCorazon]

I agree this game is painfully slow and feels dead but despite that everyone usually gets their turns in. I am enjoying it and think it could end in a relatively short time assuming 4 VP is the victory condition (Omni left it at 5 in his original post but we discussed setting it at 4 in the thread). But if people are burnt out or we lose Calahan who provided a lot of the fun in the game, I don't mind calling it.

[DonCorazon]

AZ players -

Shall we vote:

1. Call the game now
2. Look for a sub for Pan now
3. Put game on hold for a week to see if Pan shows up - then decide
4. Turn Pan AI and play on


Let me know - thanks. As for how long the game could go on, let me say that Pyth just forged the Gate Stone and is close to having 3 VPs (Ermor, Eriu and Pythium). Normally I wouldn't disclose such affairs of state but do so now in case anyone is worrying that this game will not end in their lifetime...

[BesucherXia]

3 - If my vote counts.

I believe the decision mostly depends on Abysia, since without Pan he will be the only major power which is capable of stopping Pythium.

[Dragar]

1. Mostly because I'm heading away for a month in a few weeks, which will be long before anything significant happens.

[DonCorazon]

Ok, if Dragar wants to call it, and it doesn't look like Marignon is going to vote, I will vote in favor of calling it to. How shall we decide on a winner? I don't mind posting my last turn file and looking at anyone else who thinks they had a chance.