Scenario: There can be only....3?! 2009 Megagame Concept

[Dragar]

I think in a game that size requiring so much posting about wars will become messy. Also, those rules could cause some problems, such as being unable to eliminate an enemy as his lands aren’t contiguous, and you aren’t allowed to get through someone else’s lands to finish the job. Why not just play it as a normal game, excepting the victory condition?

How would the 3 winners be selected? Last 3 nations? Biggest 3 after a certain number of turns?

[JimMorrison]

Originally Posted by Dragar

How would the 3 winners be selected? Last 3 nations? Biggest 3 after a certain number of turns?

Well, I assumed that we would set something arbitrary as maximal endpoint, such as top 3 nations owning 30 capitals in total, or something to that effect. Then the same clause would apply as in this previous game, where if it ends for any reason before that point is reached, we have to look at who had what at the end, and determine victors by some sort of consensus, which would be very easy unless #3 and #4 were tied, but we could credit them both a .5 win in that case, just as ties in other games.

And I agree, the enforced public diplomacy setup would be incredibly hectic with 60 nations. That's one thing I liked about my idea, was that there should be an inordinate amount of backroom dealings, as people struggle towards the top. I think people will behave differently when they know they only need shoot for top 3.