Summer Madness, a game of strategic exploration. - Page 13

binarysolo · #**121** November 25th, 2009, 01:13 AM

Lemme know if any of y'alls need a Thanksgiving break/extension, otherwise see y'alls' turn on Friday.

binarysolo · #**122** November 30th, 2009, 09:52 AM

UGH, I'm really sorry I'm asking for another extension, but I came home from the extended weekend, spent 3-4 hours lining up my turn, and the computer crashes on me before I save. I'll submit it after I get back from work today. :/

Raiel · #**123** December 1st, 2009, 07:08 PM

Just out of curiosity, does anyone think they can still stand against Arcoscephale at this point?

binarysolo · #**124** December 1st, 2009, 08:15 PM

You pre-empted my plans for a turn (I was waiting for ONE more thing to happen

) but I think some circumstances need to be brought to light...

So I'd say around midgame, right about when Ermor's short-lived ascension happened, Iainuki and I made an agreement to share endgame victory given our amicable relation since an early-game alliance. We were pretty middle-of-the-pack back then, with me locked in a stalemate with Tien Chi and her suffering losses against R'lyeh.

Nations changed hands, MP noobs were enlightened (so I realized this meta-strategy is... unconventional at the least, blasphemy at the worst), circumstances differed greatly... and while I think I am significantly better positioned at this point I would still like to honor this agreement, pending approval from the surviving players. And if not, we can always defeat the rest of y'alls and then call it amongst us two.

binarysolo · #**125** December 1st, 2009, 08:29 PM

Of course, there is no small part of me who wants to use my well-loved collection of Elemental Royalty named after American rock stars, English queens, and Burning Man art themes.

As well as the obligatory Tartarian assembly named after X-men. Inspired by my first tartarian Cyclops, which I immediately named Scott (Summers).

Raiel · #**126** December 2nd, 2009, 04:38 PM

I figured that was the case, since our dialogue evaporated.

Honestly, my heart hasn't been in this game for the last 40 turns.

Does anyone object to declaring Arco and Atlantis the winners?

binarysolo · #**127** December 2nd, 2009, 07:11 PM

No worries, I tried to keep myself occupied with constant war (with 1 and only 1 player) to provide tactical combat fun (which is what I really dig in the game).

I had some really solid tactical exchanges with Tien Chi midgame and Pangaea late-game. Sadly my wargame-y OCDness is getting the better of me at this point, and managing communion armies and battlegroups in addition to the chore that is slave/gem-gen management is a huge time suck. Doesn't help that I have a lot of grad school commitments lined up over the next two weeks too. :-/

Pangaea, Atlantis, Fomoria... what'll y'all say?

kianduatha · #**128** December 2nd, 2009, 11:27 PM

I'm more than happy to declare you the winner. Nice job, and it was a blast.

AlgaeNymph · #**129** December 3rd, 2009, 12:42 AM

You the winner? Sure.

Ossa · #**130** December 3rd, 2009, 03:40 PM

Snief - I aimed to high with Ermor in the beginning.

I'd happily concede this game at this point.

I'd like to draw attention to the fact that I smashed Yomi's SC army last turn in an epic battle