Plenty of slots open in Ultimate Diplogame

The Capo · October 30, 2000, 14:17

Since Joe missed the first round of action, the Canadians were AI, and the Brazilians were going to be AI anyway.

Canada and Brazil are still open, and Brazil seems to be the stronger of the two countries, plus they have the entire continent of SA to themselves, unless Dimble made some bold moves here.

Easthaven won't be around so we need someone to sub in for Egypt, therefore we have:

-Egypt
-Canada
-Brazil

Open for play, Brazil and Canada are open to keep while Egypt we just need a sub.

We play Wednesday at 7 edt, and we play until 11:30 or so, probably 11:00. PM of course.

If you want to sub in or whatever, just reply here or E-mail me at NKREEFER@aol.com.

Peace.

ml_4da3 · October 30, 2000, 17:05

I can be a permanent sub for the brazil AI. Or the canadian AI..

What time is "edt"? How many hours "off" is it compared to CET?

My ICQ no is: 11986769

drake · October 30, 2000, 21:29

According to a time zone site I just looked at, Sweden is +4 hours of East Coast time here in the US....so if you want to play in this game, it would be 11PM-3AM your time.......I doubt you'll be able to swing this, but if you can, you are certainly welcome......if you think you can maybe play a week or two, please consider being a sub.

ml_4da3 · October 30, 2000, 21:33

This week we have "autumn-brake" from school == I can sleep the whole day after..

So this week I can join, maybe as that "temporarily sub" (egypt?). But after this week it will be too late in the evening for me..

[This message has been edited by ml_4da3 (edited October 30, 2000).]

drake · October 30, 2000, 21:42

If you do end up playing, you should talk to Easthaven (who plays the egyptians) and get a feeling for his strategy and how he wants to go forward.....his icq is 77102782......I can't speak for him, so please talk with him if you can...thanks.

No offense ml, but I just read the GIGA thread, and your aztecs sounded like they met a very early end. If you're not real experienced, you shouldn't sub for someone that I know won't be happy if they return to play their civ ands its gone......
great story tellin' though

[This message has been edited by drake (edited October 30, 2000).]

ml_4da3 · October 31, 2000, 06:28

Well, don´t let that Aztec thing scare you.

If I may say so, I am very experienced in playing Civ II (but not in playing civ II over the internet)... Sometimes you just have bad luck..

What I was not "aware" of in that game was the fact that we had "Raging hordes" of barbarians, which can be catastrophic when you not build any defence..

My strategy was to expand as fast as possible in the beginnning, ie. only build and buying settlers for the first ~1000-2000 years. If I "invest" in defence for my cities early in the game, I will first loose the shields that it cost to build the defence unit (4 warriors == 1 settler), and then I will loose one shield extra every turn in maintance for the first settler while it "is a live".. Not much is gained by not buildig defence, but in a game where everybody is great Civilization II players (wich I assume they are), everything that can help you getting a great start, and beeing a successful empire, is desirable. In this case it was nevertheless a bad idea.. ..because of the barbarians..

(ok, that maybe was little "inexperienced", but i just put the stakes high, aiming at the stars, "everything or nothing", and this time it became "nothing")

Anyway, I will contact easthaven ASAP about temporarily sub this Wednesday, but if he "doesn't want me" to play his civ, maybe I can join in as a temporaily sub for one of the AI players?

[This message has been edited by ml_4da3 (edited October 31, 2000).]

The Capo · November 1, 2000, 10:50

Sure, you can play as Egypt, right under Europe, yes, yes indeed..... heh heh heh....

No but seriously you can sub for Brazil or Canada or whatever, just make sure you mail me at NKREEFER@aol.com, we appreciate your presence very much.

Peace.

------------------
"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

-Winston Churchill

"Ceterum censo Carthaginem esse delendam"
"Also I think that Carthage must be destroyed"

-Cato the Elder, Roman Statesmen

One Love.

ml_4da3 · November 1, 2000, 12:43

Ok.. The game starts 7 EST, right (EST = GMT-5)?

Could someone please e-mail me a "saved-game"-file of this game to me at; apolyton@magnus.infidyne.com, before the game starts?

drake · November 1, 2000, 14:14

Capo, you gonna send him the scenario?
Ml- you don't need a saved game either-only the host needs a game to play from......did you contact east?

The Capo · November 1, 2000, 15:01

I am still in school right now, and I won't be home until around five maybe, so I can't send it until then. And no, I have not "made contact" with the elusive Easthaven since then, not to mention that he and I have a history together...

a history of him kicking my ass in this game, so I really don't talk to him much.

Anyway, I will see what I can do.

------------------
"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

-Winston Churchill

"Ceterum censo Carthaginem esse delendam"
"Also I think that Carthage must be destroyed"

-Cato the Elder, Roman Statesmen

One Love.

drake · November 1, 2000, 15:37

Lol! So Capo talks a better game and tells a better story than he actually plays? I've never finished such a large game myself, so I guess I will find out the same of myself.......Who cares though....as long as its fun.......

------------------
"On we sweep with threshing oar,
Our only goal will be the western shore"

ml_4da3 · November 1, 2000, 16:12

<center><table width=80%><tr><td>quote:
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
Originally posted by drake on 11-01-2000 01:14 PM
Capo, you gonna send him the scenario?
(1)Ml- you don't need a saved game either-only the host needs a game to play from......(2)did you contact east?
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></td></tr></table></center>

(1) Yes, i know.. But I would like to have a saved game to study my situation before we begin..

(2) I have never been connected at the same time as him. So I have sent him an "offline"-ICQ message, but have not yet gotten any reply..

[This message has been edited by ml_4da3 (edited November 01, 2000).]

drake · November 1, 2000, 17:08

I never see him online either Ml- just play your best I guess

...east must be real busy and have a life or something stupid like that

I don't have a copy of the saved game ( I don't want to be tempted to take a peak at the rest of the map ), but someone else might I don't know.....I'm going home in a few minutes......so ill be back online in about an hour.....if capo doesn't send you the scenario soon, icq me and I'll get it to you......

The Capo · November 2, 2000, 01:54

I believe that is right, goddam English!

The Capo · November 3, 2000, 11:42

That comment about East kicking my ass was generally made in jest....

Actually right now I have the Egyptians in my clutches! HA HA HA HA, revenge is a very sweet dish!

ml_4da3 · November 3, 2000, 19:24

...Noone has the egypts in their clutches!..

The egyptis is t h e super power number one..

Btw. If it shows up that easthaven doesnt play the next wedesday, please notify me.. I would happily play as the egypts more times..

drake · November 3, 2000, 22:58

you're a great sub you crazy swede, of course well contact you

ml_4da3 · November 4, 2000, 16:11

Thanks!

...(now, I just hope that easthaven doesn't play next wednesday either..

)...

drake · November 7, 2000, 09:31

If you can make every wednesday, please consider taking over for the brazilians. They have a strong country and you are obviously a reliable player. Dimb needs someone to keep him company in the americas anyway. With two Ai's on top and bottom of him, his opportunity for conquest and power is enormous. Having a human prescence would balance the world rather nicely. Of course if east doesnt show this week, you should take over egypt on a permanent basis, since you'll have played the majority of the time......we shall see......

drake · November 7, 2000, 14:44

geez I really thought that I was addicted to civ marcus.....If seriously considering this, take a nap after you get home from school....naps work wonders!

ml_4da3 · November 7, 2000, 17:18

Yep I know..

But, even if I dont want to, I will probably fall asleep immediately after I get home anyway..

..But what the heck.. It's only once/week (for a limited(?) number of weeks) ..and, after all, its civ we are talking about...

[This message has been edited by ml_4da3 (edited November 07, 2000).]

drake · November 7, 2000, 18:47

it may be "limited", but if we even come close to finishing this puppy, that could be months from now.

ml_4da3 · November 8, 2000, 01:52

Ok.. I think I can make it every wednesday, but it involves not sleeping more than 1-2 hours on wednesday nights.

That can be a little hard in school on thursdays, but since I only have 2 hours mathematics, and 1.5 hour physics(lab) on that day (which both happends to be among my strong subjects), I think I can make it..

But it feels as if it would only be "worth it" if I get to play the egypts, because I have played as them before and I have planned a nice long-time-strategy there (would like to see if it works

).

Anyway; although it feels tempting to play as the brazils, I have to think some more about this.. Report here ASAP regarding easthaven, and I will then consider whether I am willing to play as the brazilians or not..