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

[Thufir]

I would like to play Vanheim. I am not sure whether I qualify as a newbie. I have never been among the top three of any game I have played, does this count? I have played three or four MP games, though.

If you think it is Ok, I would like to play Vanheim.

Sure - welcome in!

And I am curious, why do you forbid Caelum? Jotunheim and Vanheim have no problem dealing with Caelum, and other races have their strengths as well :-)

I'm not dead set on it, and partly it's just legacy - I'm copying a game setup Archaeolept did for my first game (with a few simplifications). But the reason for my preference is that Caelum's presence forces all players encountering them to defend in depth, which is a considerable complication when working out your defensive strategies. I know that any nation can summon/create some amount of flying forces (and Atlantis, Vanheim and Ryleh all handle oceans much better than the rest - yielding a similar effect), but AFAIK, no other nation has near the same degree of airborne troops. So, I'm thinking it'll be easier to learn the basics of Dom2, if we don't have to concern ourselves (as much) with defending in depth.

[Thufir]

i'll take jotunheim... I've played about 5 mp games, nothing but swift thrashings so far though.

Having only experienced swift thrashings definitely qualifies you for this game!!!

We're already up to six, so we should be able to get this started tomorrow. Here's our current positions:

bleach168 - Abysia
FM_Surrigon - Machaka
J Henry Waugh - Arcosephale
Thufir - Pythium
Cheezeninja - Jotunheim
Yvelina - Vanheim

[Schmoe]

Having only experienced swift thrashings definitely qualifies you for this game!!!

We're already up to six, so we should be able to get this started tomorrow. Here's our current positions:

bleach168 - Abysia
FM_Surrigon - Machaka
J Henry Waugh - Arcosephale
Thufir - Pythium
Cheezeninja - Jotunheim
Yvelina - Vanheim

Is there any room for another? I'd like to get in, perhaps as C'tis. I've played one MP game, all newbies, and I was the second one eliminated. Urgh. I'll be out of town next weekend, though. Is there any chance of changing to 48 hour quickhost?

[YellowCactus]

Me too! Me Too! Mictlan
-YellowCactus

[Thufir]

Is there any room for another?


I'd like to get in, perhaps as C'tis.

Sure - no problem!

I've played one MP game, all newbies, and I was the second one eliminated. Urgh.

FWIW, you did better in your first game than I seem to be doing in mine

I'll be out of town next weekend, though. Is there any chance of changing to 48 hour quickhost?

Well, not as a general rule, at least for the first 30+ turns it'd be good to stick to 25h QH. For next weekend, we can make an exception if we need to, but the best thing would be if you could find someone to play for you. As I understand it, turns take quite a long time later in the game, but it's unlikely we'll be that far along by next weekend.

Nonetheless, we should be able to run a bunch of the "easy" turns this weekend so hopefully we'll be well along into the game by next weekend.

[Thufir]

It's a wrap, barring anyone backing out we have our 8 players:


bleach168 - Abysia
FM_Surrigon - Machaka
J Henry Waugh - Arcosephale
Thufir - Pythium
Cheezeninja - Jotunheim
Yvelina - Vanheim
YellowCactus - Mictlan
Schmoe - C'tis


If everyone can get their pretender uploaded tonight, then I'll have the game started by tomorrow morning.

Good luck all!

Thufir

[Schmoe]

Alright, I'm in as C'tis. Should be fun - I'm going to try not to make the same mistakes I made Last time

[Schmoe]

Alright, I'm in as C'tis. Should be fun - I'm going to try not to make the same mistakes I made Last time

Whoops! I forgot to put a password on my Pretender. Can you please kick me, and I'll re-upload. Sorry.

[Thufir]

Whoops! I forgot to put a password on my Pretender. Can you please kick me, and I'll re-upload. Sorry.

You need to make yourself anonymous before I can kick you off.

Also, YellowCactus and Yvelina, could you sign in at:
https://www.mosehansen.dk/cgi-bin/do...Live_and_Learn

You need to sign in before I can bounce Schmoe.

[J Henry Waugh]

Pretender God loaded.