Solstice--Fomoria wins!

[djo]

Since the winter holidays are almost upon us, let's call this one "Solstice".

Details:

-- email game, in the PashaDawg model: 1 turn/day for 15 turns, then 3/week (Tues/Thurs/Sun); hosting at about 9pm EST (GMT-5); we will probably pause (or slow down) over Xmas

-- newer players welcome

-- 6-8 players, early era

-- claim nations in this thread, then PM me your email address

Map: Desert Eye (108 land, 17 water provinces, wraps)

Mods: none

Settings: default, except:
-- independents 7
-- graphs off
-- renaming on
-- victory: non-cumulative VPs: one in each capital (8), plus 8 others; you need 7 to win

We will start a few days after the game is full.

Players:

1: Fomoria: djo
2: Abysia: Nova
3: Ulm: PashaDawg
4: Tir na N'Og: RonD
5: Mictlan: Torin
6: Ermor: otthegreat
7: T'ien Ch'i: everz
8: Arco: StormCrow434

[PashaDawg]

I will play! I will take Ulm.

[llamabeast]

You're welcome to make use of the LlamaServer if you like. You can keep full control over it like you would a normal PBEM game, but the server will do the labour of downloading and uploading attachments and hosting for you. Let me know if that would be helpful.

[RonD]

Tir na N'Og, please.

[Torin]

i would like to play as mictlan

[djo]

llamabeast: Thanks for the offer. I will PM you if I want to take you up on it.

I am a big fan of predictable hosting times, but I am not sure a 56 hr fixed hosting interval would be a good way of doing 3 turns/week.

[llamabeast]

Well what I would do is set it to 48 hour hosting intervals (with quickhost off), and every third turn postpone hosting by 24 hours. Then you can tell people exactly when hostings will be (e.g. Sunday, Wednesday and Friday nights at 9pm GMT) and it would only take about 10 seconds a week to maintain the schedule.

[otthegreat]

I'll play - Ermor

Will I need mods installed? I only have the 3.10 patch.

[everz]

T'ien Ch'i, please.

[StormCrow434]

Extremely new...game not yet 2 weeks old!

Would like to play Arcocephale if the last slot is still not taken.

[djo]

Ok, we are full. Since we have many new players, we will not use any mods at all. New players, be sure you are patched to 3.10. Start designing your pretenders, and we'll aim to start the game...let's say by Wednesday evening.

I will make a final decision by tomorrow evening regarding whether to use the LlamaServer or not. The hosting schedule will be the same, the only difference will be which email address you will use. Either way, please send me a personal message via the forum with your email address (click on my username, then there will be a link you can use to send the PM).

For new players: create your pretender using the option under the "game tools" menu. Be sure you do not have any mods enabled when you do. I'll send out the final email destination when I have everyone's email.

[djo]

Monday update:

I am waiting for email addresses from:

RonD
Torin

When I have them, I will mass email everyone with my email address. I will be running this game myself, so my address will be where to send pretender and turns.

We're still aiming for a Wednesday evening start.

[Nova]

djo's friend is officially registered.

Hi guys! I'm pretty new at this game (never played against anyone other than djo and/or the computer). If the more experience players have some tips for the newbs (especially if you catch us messing up badly in the game) I'm sure we'd all appreciate it. I'd also like to avoid a game of 'Who can build the biggest alliance'(TM).

Oh, if there are typical rules of etiquette in a multiplayer game Dominions it would be good to know about those as well.

[djo]

I am awaiting pretenders from:

Tir na Nog
Ermor
Tien Chi

(apostrophes not included)

If you're having trouble finding your pretender file, email me or post here.


As for etiquette...there used to be a thread with some good suggestions, but I can't find it again. Basically, be nice, play each game for itself (no cross-game grudges/trades/alliances), and be considerate on the forums and in playing (get turns in, find a sub if you have to drop, etc.). Did I miss anything?

[djo]

Since there were no comments regarding victory conditions, I'll stick with the original plan: 16 total VPs, one in each capital, eight others outside the capitals. You will need 8 to win (50%).

[djo]

We are underway! Turn 1 has been emailed. Let me know as soon as possible if you do not receive it, or if there are any problems. Check your spam folders if you don't receive a turn! They may grab one until they are trained not to.

I decided on 7 VP needed to win instead of 8; there's enough water that often one or two VP will be mostly inaccessible.

If this is your first email game ever:

-- in your savedgames folder, create a folder for the game (probably named "solstice")
-- each turn, put your turn file (eg, early_formoria.trm) in that folder
-- play your turn
-- email me your orders file (eg, early_fomoria.2h) (2h = "to host")
-- I would like to host the turns at 9pm EST (GMT-5); email me if you want an extension, or post here

I will try to post here when I email turns. For the first 15 turns, though, I will not send our reminder emails. I probably will when we move to 3 turns/week.

Parting hint for all the new players: send scouts everywhere. With graphs off, it's the only way of knowing who's doing well, and who's sitting on all the victory points.

Good luck!

[Torin]

thanks for the tips. good game everyone.

[PashaDawg]

Thanks for hosting, djo!

[StormCrow434]

First turn played and sent...way cool...

[otthegreat]

Great more problems. I made the folder for Solstice and put the turn file in it but when I go to start the game there is no nation for me to select.

[PashaDawg]

Did you put the "solstice" folder in the "saved games" folder?

[otthegreat]

yes

[RonD]

You should be able to play whatever nation has a .trn file in the folder "Solstice". If you go look in that folder, what exactly is there?


And - Thanks for hosting, djo! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/beerglass.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/beerglass.gif

[djo]

You do see "Solstice" as a game, though? That would mean the folder is in the right place.

I resent the turn, in case of corruption.

BTW, otthegreat told me in email that he's running Vista. Anyone know if there are permissions problems?

[Torin]

otthegreat, post in the main forum so people that had this problem before can help you.

[djo]

OK, after thinking about it, here are some troubleshooting steps/questions:

-- after creating your "solstice" folder, does it appear as a game choice in the game?

-- try creating a new game vs. the AI; does its folder appear in the same place as your solstice game?

-- if so, do the .trn and .2h files in the new game folder "look the same" as the .trn file I sent you in the solstice folder? (no, I don't know what I mean by "looks the same")

-- if you delete everything in the new game folder, and put the solstice turn in there, does it show up in the game?

Try these things, and let me know.


We will delay hosting until we get otthegreat's turns straightened out.

[otthegreat]

Turn 1 sent.

Thank you all for the help. The first email must have been corrupted because the resent turn worked.

Good luck to you all!

[djo]

Turn 2 has been emailed. Orders are due by 9pm Friday.

[djo]

Turn 3 is out, orders due 9pm Saturday.

[djo]

Turn 4 is out. Everyone had their orders in, so I hosted early.

Next one is due Sunday, 9pm.

[StormCrow434]

So far I've seen seven Prophets, including my own. Also at least two Pretenders on the board.

Which leads me to ask...how long does a VP game usually last? Noticeably shorter than a "kill'em all" game? Newbie with inquiring mind now worries that he should not have 'Imprisoned' his Pretender...

[RonD]

The main danger with an imprisoned pretender in this particular game is not so much the VPs, but the crowded map. I expect that everyone will bump into a neighbor or 2 very soon. Whether your strategy is good or risky depends on what you did with the points. If you are cranking out ultra-blessed super troops, you'll be fine.

[djo]

Prophets are popular because they are useful for everyone. If you are playing a bless strategy, you want them for "Divine Blessing" (since every prophet is at least H3, they can all cast it).

Even if you aren't playing bless, all prophets can Smite. Plus, all prophets spread dominions, which is useful if your pretender is asleep or on holiday.

I don't know how many non-VP games truly go to the bitter end. My sense from reading these forums is that by the time one player has about half the world, the others often concede. That's why you often see VP games with victory set around 50% (like this one). Pasha sets it even lower for some of his games.

So VP games with conditions like this will go for a while. For this game: the map is a bit more crowded than average, plus we have some new players. I would guess it will go briskly, but I bet we get 50-60 turns out of it anyway (do the other experienced player agree?).

Now, if you use cumulative VP conditions, it puts a real ticking clock on the game. Not too many people have run those games here.

[djo]

Turn 5 has been emailed. Orders due Monday, 9pm.

In general, I will not host as early as I did today, even if I have all the turns. I figure this early in the game, though, there was little chance of anyone wanting to change orders at the last minute.

[djo]

Turn 6 is out. Next orders due at 9pm Tuesday.

[djo]

Turn 7 is out. Next one due on Wednesday at 9pm.

This map is just a bit more crowded than usual, but it feels worse...anyone fighting yet?

[StormCrow434]

I've seen two other capitals, Fomoria and Abyssia. Definitely the neighbors are too close for comfort, but ain't that part of the charm? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Nova]

I'm planning on hiring the Brave Breakers. If you want them PM me and perhaps we can save each other some gold.

[RonD]

If you get out-bid for a merc company, you get to keep your gold.

[Nova]

This map is just a bit more crowded than usual, but it feels worse...anyone fighting yet?


It wouldn't be so damn crowded if you didn't have all those friggin' giants running around taking up space!

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[djo]

They're small giants (*), how could you have anything against that?

(*) (so far)

[Nova]

djo said:
They're small giants (*), how could you have anything against that?

(*) (so far)


Well that line of reasoning is just one step down a slippery slope that leads to me having to take some vague sort of responsibility for something which is <font color="red">completely</font> unacceptable!

[PashaDawg]

djo:

Is this "Nova" character your fwend that you mentioned previously?

Pasha

[djo]

Um, yes. I suppose I am responsible for inflicting him with Dominions, and hitherto, him on all of you.

[djo]

The 8th turn has turned. The ninth will follow at 9pm, Thursday.

[otthegreat]

I'm feeling very constricted myself. Which hopefully explains certain tensions with RonD...

[PashaDawg]

Greetings Nova, Fwend of djo. Welcome to the wonderful world of Dominions! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[djo]

It's time for turn 9. We will continue in this popular series tomorrow evening at around 9 pm.

[RonD]

Sheesh. How crowded can one little isthmus be? I can see me, Ermor, Abysia, Fomoria, and now TC is knocking practically right on my door. I'm afraid this game has a really bad case of unequal start positions. *Someone* must have a bunch of room to expand - and they are the odds-on favorite to win the game. Kind of sad to know this already by turn 8.

[StormCrow434]

Is turn 9 out? I'm afraid I've not seen it yet.

[everz]

RonD said:
Sheesh. How crowded can one little isthmus be? I can see me, Ermor, Abysia, Fomoria, and now TC is knocking practically right on my door. I'm afraid this game has a really bad case of unequal start positions. *Someone* must have a bunch of room to expand - and they are the odds-on favorite to win the game. Kind of sad to know this already by turn 8.



There are two lucky guys among us: Ulm &amp; Mictlan. Ulm may just see TC now; Mictlan even doesn't see anyone else...

[djo]

Turn timing:

Arco's turn has been resent.

everz requested a delay Friday evening from 9pm to 11pm. As I am an early morning person, I may not run the turn before Saturday morning.

If the Friday hosting is done Saturday, I'll probably relax the Saturday deadline and slide into Sunday. On the other hand, if everyone makes it anyway, I will probably host.

[StormCrow434]

Interesting. The original turn showed up at 3:48a...I'll blame my ISP. They are HIGHLY blameable. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Turn 9 played and the .2h sent back.

A delay for the next turn is fine, but I know that the Arco turn will be in before 10p Sat night!

Now, is there any way to guarantee a GOOD event? So far I've been slammed by bad luck...and no luck scales, good or bad, are present in my provinces.

[djo]

Having taken a close look at the map, and integrated what people have reported here with my own observations...holy cow, that is an uneven distribution of territory! Ulm and Mictlan must feel like the Americas before the Europeans over there.

Contrariwise, this is a victory point game, and there are more VPs where there are more nations. So you can think of that as an advantage, if you like.

Fortunately, there is a simple answer to the crowding issue, which is to exterminate your neighbors. I encourage everyone to get on with it!

[Nova]

StormCrow434 said:
Now, is there any way to guarantee a GOOD event? So far I've been slammed by bad luck...and no luck scales, good or bad, are present in my provinces.


What you need is to buy lots of seers.

[Nova]

djo said:
Having taken a close look at the map, and integrated what people have reported here with my own observations...holy cow, that is an uneven distribution of territory! Ulm and Mictlan must feel like the Americas before the Europeans over there.

Contrariwise, this is a victory point game, and there are more VPs where there are more nations. So you can think of that as an advantage, if you like.

Fortunately, there is a simple answer to the crowding issue, which is to exterminate your neighbors. I encourage everyone to get on with it!


With my luck Ulm and Mictlan will have a short war of extermination and I'll be staring at a post WWII U.S.A. I, on the other hand, plan to win this game by buying victory points from the other nations with pretty gems and lots of love slaves.

[djo]

Turn 10 has gone out.

Official deadline for next turn: 9pm Sunday

Unofficial deadline: if all turns are in by Saturday evening, I will host on the original schedule. No pressure, though. Due to general crowding of the map, I understand if you want the full 24 hrs for your turn.

Future schedule: we will be in 3 turn/week mode by the holidays (Tues/Thurs/Sun). Please post here regarding how much we need to slow down or pause.

[djo]

Everyone got their orders in, so turn 11 is out. Next orders due 9pm Sunday.

[djo]

Turn 12 has been emailed. Next orders are due by 9pm Monday.

[djo]

It's time for me to admit some of my own stupidity here...

(Let me throw in some icons so Pasha will understand: http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/redface.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/confused.gif)

It has just been pointed out to me by one of the players that Fomoria actually has 2 VP in its capital. I honestly did not even notice it--the graphics on the map are pretty close together, and I didn't think it was even possibly under these victory settings. If I had noticed on turn one, I would have offered to restart the game.

Can't do that now, though, and I hope no one feels cheated. All I can do is make sure everyone knows it, so people know that Fomoria is twice as valuable a target now.

I invite further comments on the issue if it bothers anyone.

[djo]

Turn 13 is out. Orders are due Tuesday at 9pm.

[djo]

Turn 14 has been emailed. Orders due Wednesday, 9pm.

We are about to move to the 3 turns/week schedule, which will be Tues/Thurs/Sunday. Unless there are objections, I will run 15 on Wed, then 16 immediately on Thursday, then the next one on Sunday the 23rd.

For the holidays: no turn on Tuesday the 25th. Does anybody object to picking up again on Thursday the 27th? Or shall we pause a little longer?

Let me know your preferences. I wouldn't mind a pause, as I'll be visiting and only have access to email via website via dial-up, which makes mass email a bit of a pain.

[PashaDawg]

Whichever is fine with me, but I will have family visiting. So a break would be welcome but not necessary.

[StormCrow434]

I'm easy. Home for the holidays with only short day trips. But no problem with a break either.

[djo]

Turn 15 has been emailed. Next orders are due Thursday, 9pm. This is the last of the daily turns!

I emailed one possible holiday schedule. Let me know what you prefer. So far we have 3 mild votes for a break (beyond the definite "no turn on Xmas" break).

[everz]

Any schedule works for me.

[Nova]

I'm on vacation now and the only reason my turn might get in today is because I have my sister cooking me breakfast while I make my moves.

I don't mind a slowish vacation schedule as long as I know what the days are.

How about this schedule:

Thursday Dec. 20 (tomorrow)
Sunday Dec. 23
(nothing Tues. Dec. 25)
Thurs. Dec. 27
Sun. Dec. 30
Tues. Jan 1

Tues/Thurs/Sun thereafter

[RonD]

I will have visiting in-laws, but I will be able to squeeze in a few minutes here and there, so any schedule works for me.

[djo]

I am hearing that most people expect to be able to play turns, but most people (including me) would not mind more of a slowdown than skipping one turn at Xmas. So let me propose another plan:

Turns on:

Thur. Dec. 20 (tonight)
Mon. Dec. 24
Fri. Dec. 28
Tues. Jan. 1

...and Tues/Thur/Sun thereafter. Sound good? Especially over the holidays, I won't host without everyone's orders.

[Torin]

sounds good to me

[PashaDawg]

Fine

[otthegreat]

Works for me

[djo]

Turn 16 has been emailed. We now begin "relaxed holiday schedule 2.0".

Turns will be hosted Monday the 24th and Friday the 28th, then back to Tue/Thur/Sunday starting Jan. 1.

Don't worry about being late for turns. I will not host unless all turns are in. Relax and have a happy holiday.

[djo]

Turn 17 has been emailed. Let me know if there are any problems; I'm not at my usual computer while traveling, so the possibility is higher than usual.

Next orders are due on Friday, Dec. 28. If you can't make it, that's OK, we'll delay. Let me know if you know you will be late.

[djo]

Turn 18 is out. Next orders are due Tuesday, Jan. 1 at 9pm. We will then resume the Tuesday/Thursday/Sunday schedule.

[djo]

Turn 19 has been emailed. We are back to our normal schedule now, with turns due Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday evenings at 9 pm EST. So the next one is due Thursday Jan. 3.

[djo]

Turn 20 is out. Orders for the next turn are due Sunday by 9pm.

[djo]

Turn 21 is out. Next orders due Tuesday at 9pm.

[otthegreat]

On the fields of Ermor two great armies met in battle. While the Ermorians fought well and fireballs fried many giants, nothing could stop the Fomorians. The survivors prepare for one final counter attack but all hope appears lost...

Well I don't think I'll be in this game much longer. Thanks to everyone and especially to djo for hosting. I guess that makes up for him crushing me. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Torin]

gg, ott.
best luck next time.

[Nova]

Good game Otthegreat and thanks for reducing Giant over population!

[djo]

My DSL is down, so hosting will be delayed until Verizon gets its act together. (I'm posting this from my phone.)

[Nova]

Clearly you need to upgrade that phone and ditch Verizon DSL!

[djo]

My DSL problems are gone. Turn 22 just went out. Since we've got an extra day to play with over the weekend, let's push the Thursday hosting to Friday, to keep a two day separation between turns. If anyone can't make that schedule, let me know.

Next orders are thus due 9pm Friday.

[djo]

Only waiting on Ulm...I'll host early Saturday if the turn arrives.

[djo]

The turn has been hosted but not emailed...Ermor seems to have half-disappeared. I am verifying that Ermor has gone AI before sending the turns out, in case something else weird happened. (Ermor has no turn, has disappeared from the turn-screen, but I see Ermor on the map. Without graphs, that's my best explanation.)

[Nova]

I guess they really are the undead nation ....

[djo]

Turn 23 has been emailed.

Ermor is now AI, though not quite dead.

The next orders are due...let's say Tuesday, since it's already Saturday evening. I personally hate 1-day deadlines.

[otthegreat]

Sorry to delay you guys. This was my first MP game so I didn't know to tell djo when I went AI.

[djo]

Turn 24 is out. Next orders due Thursday at 9pm.

[RonD]

I'm setting Tir na n'Og AI this turn. I tried to break out of my crap starting position by attacking Formoria while he attacked Ermor's capital. I figured I might get lucky and they would bloody each other enough (or I could get *really* lucky and Ermor would win, I was 100% certain my thunderstriking mamas could beat Ermor). But I couldn't thunderstrike enough to take down the blessed giants. A super-crowded space like mine was no place to be without a big bless, and I don't see Tir as playing well with a bless strategy.

On top of the crowding, I had all kinds of bad luck. Some (barbarian attacks, armies of trolls, burned lab) due to my Order 3 Misfortune 2 build. Others, though, were just plain bad luck. Like the horde of cataphracts in a province adjacent to my capital. Or the lizardman shaman with a soul contract 2 steps away. (By the time I dealt with him, he had 17 devils. I only got him by using a Bean Sidhe as a lightning-bolt throwing assassin).

Good luck to y'all, and a huge thanks to djo for hosting the game.

[djo]

You certainly gave Fomoria a good pounding on the way out.

Thanks for the game, and see you in the next one.

[djo]

Turn 25 is out. Tir na Nog has gone AI, as promised. Next orders are due Sunday at 9pm.

[djo]

Turn 26 has been emailed.

Next orders are due Tuesday at 9pm.

[djo]

Turn 27 is out. Next one is due Thursday.

[djo]

I'm waiting on one turn. If it comes in by morning and I'm up early enough, I'll host before work. Otherwise, watch for the turn Friday evening.

[djo]

Turn 28 is out. Next one is due Sunday evening.

[Torin]

GG everyone. I dont want to se anymore flying fat bold giants.
Now my lands will be distributed between the three of you. But Tienchi has my capitol.

[djo]

Who's got flying fat giants?? Fomorian giants are all lean and athletic.

And the real question on everyone's mind: is Arco-Abysia-Tien Chi the new axis of evil? Just curious...

[djo]

Turn 29 has been emailed. Next orders are due Tuesday.

[Nova]

Hi everyone. I will be gone from the 31st to the 6th and probably will not be able to run my turns. I'm still looking into a sub or something, but right now it doesn't look promising. Would people object to pausing after the 31st and restarting on the 7th?

[djo]

That would only be a 2-turn pause. OK with me. There's enough conflict going on that it would be hard for a sub to take over.


By the way, Mictlan is now AI. I didn't notice yesterday, and I even sent Torin an email with no turn attached.

[PashaDawg]

Fine with me.

[everz]

2-turn pause? No problem.

[djo]

OK, everyone seems happy with the pause. It'll give us time to plan and conspire.

So we then will have:

-- turn due tonight as usual (play with 3.10, then upgrade)
-- (possibly as late as tomorrow AM, at Pasha's request for a slight delay)
-- turn due Thursday Jan. 31 (with 3.14 from then on)
-- skip Sunday/Tuesday, next one due Thursday Feb. 7

[djo]

Turn 30 is out. The next turn is due Thursday.

Remember to patch up to 3.14!

[djo]

Turn 31 has been emailed. We are now on holiday for a bit.

Next turn is due in one week, on Thursday, Feb. 7. I will probably send a reminder next Tuesday or so.

[djo]

Slight delay--I'm waiting for one more set of orders. I'll try to host in the morning.

[djo]

Turn 32 is out. Since we still have two days, we'll keep to the normal schedule. Next orders due by Sunday at 9pm.

[djo]

Turn 33 has been emailed. Next one is due Tuesday.

[djo]

Turn 34 is out. Next orders are due Thursday.

[djo]

Turn 35 has been emailed. Next turn is due Sunday.

[djo]

We're waiting on Ulm...Pasha hasn't mailed turns in the other games, so maybe he's running late. I'll try to host in the morning.

[PashaDawg]

Ooops! Sorry. I will play my turn tonight.

Pasha

[djo]

I've just mailed out turn 36.

Since we were a little late, we will do this: if everyone gets their turn in by 9pm Tuesday, I'll host as usual. But you should not feel any pressure. If anyone is late, I'll postpone until Thursday.

I know this seems wasteful of time for a small delay in Sunday's hosting, but I very much want to keep a steady, predictable schedule, and always give players a full 48 hrs to play their turns.

[djo]

Turn 37 is out. Next one is due Thursday at 9pm.

[djo]

StormCrow, I resent your turn. Email, PM, or post here if you did not get it.

[StormCrow434]

All good. The original turn did finally show up, 13.5 hours after it was sent!

I won't have a problem with getting the turn in by the Thursday Deadline...

[djo]

Turn 38 has been emailed. The next one is due Sunday.

[djo]

Turn 39 is out. Next turn due Tuesday at 9pm.

[everz]

I need extra time for this turn. Can we just have a 2-days pause?

Sorry to ask in last minute. I'm too busy with exams.

[djo]

Fine with me. We have been keeping up a good pace. We are hereby paused until Thursday.

Anyone changing their mind about their orders may send me a new turn at any time. I will always used the most recently received orders. I will not host before 8pm-ish on hosting days, so don't wait until the very last minute.

[djo]

Turn 40 is out. Next one is due Sunday.

[djo]

Turn 41 has been emailed. Next one is due Tuesday.

[djo]

Turn 42 is out. Next turn is due Thursday.

[everz]

Sorry to ask for extension again, but I'm preparing for another exam. Could you make this turn due Friday instead of Thursday? We'll still be in two days' schedule.

[djo]

Unless someone protests, I have no problem. As you said, we won't miss a turn.

What are you studying?

[everz]

My major is electrical engineering. Currently preparing for a test on nonlinear circuit...

[StormCrow434]

Cool by me...worked very late today so that will give me more time as well.

[djo]

OK, we're officially delayed one day. Next turn is due Friday evening.

[djo]

*** Patch time! ***

Steps to take:

-- play your current turn (now due Friday) using the old version (3.14)
-- watch forums to be sure there isn't a game-breaking bug in 3.15 (rare but possible)
-- patch (keeping multiple versions as necessary for your games)
-- the turn due Sunday should be played with 3.15, barring aforementioned rare possibility of a bad bug in 3.15

[djo]

Turn 43 is out. I hosted it with the 3.15 patch, so you should play your turns with the patch from now on.

Since we still have two days, the next turn will be due Sunday at 9 pm as usual. Do we have anyone international left in our game? The US goes on daylight savings time this weekend, so Sunday at 9 pm will be one hour earlier than previous weeks relative to your local time.

[PashaDawg]

I've been snuffed out.

Farewell all. Thanks for hosting, djo.

[everz]

Your cyclops is quite impressive...

Good luck for your next game.

[djo]

Turn 44 has been emailed. Next one is due Tuesday.

[djo]

Turn 45 is out. Next orders are due Thursday evening, 9pm.

[djo]

Turn 46 is out. Next one, Sunday.

[everz]

I have two questions:

1. What mod are we using?

2. A commander equiped with "pills of water breathing" has stayed in an underwater province for several turns. Now he throw away the "pills of water breathing" and move toward a land-province. Next turn should he safely reach the target land province or drown in water?

[djo]

1. We aren't using any mods.

2. I don't know, but I see you've got answers in the main forum.

[everz]

Thanks. I got it.

[djo]

Turn 47 has been emailed. Next turn is due Tuesday.

[djo]

Turn 48 has been emailed. Gmail gave me some trouble when I mailed the turns out, so let me know right away if there are any problems.

Next turn due Thursday.

[everz]

I need extension again......Can we just make next turn due Friday, as what we did last time?

[StormCrow434]

OK by me. Moving to attack positions...stay on target...stay on target...

Wait! That's Abysia! Abort! Abort! Go other way! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif

[djo]

OK, next turn due Friday.

[djo]

Turn 49 is out. Next one is due Sunday.

[djo]

We've reached turn 50. It's been emailed, and the next turn is due Tuesday.

[djo]

One player notified me that his turn may be in late tonight. I will host tomorrow morning if necessary.

[djo]

Turn 51 is out. Next one is due Thursday.

[everz]

I'm extremely sorry to post the following:

I decide to leave this forum and drop this game. Due to a recent issue in another MP game. I lost all my interests of dom3...

Sorry to Nova, Stormcrow. We have gotten this far, but I'm not able to see the end. Thanks for hosting, djo. Very nice designed hosting scheme.

I'm trying to find a sub. Please allow me one extra day.

[Nova]

I'm sorry to hear this, but let me wish you better times in your other pursuits!

[djo]

Thank you for giving us notice instead of disappearing. We will go into semi-indefinite pause to allow for some time in finding a sub. In any case, Arco also warned of the possibility of another late turn. So we'll aim for Friday, but if a sub isn't found right away, we'll wait a bit and at least discuss here (or in email) what to do. (That is, we are definitely paused until Friday, and possibly longer.)


I can't take credit for the hosting scheme--that's Pasha's invention. I find the pace perfectly suits me, so I stole it. I don't think there are enough slower games.

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[StormCrow434]

Sad to see you go, everz. You've been an honorable sort.

[everz]

DryaUnda is interested to continue this game as Tien Chi. Let me wish you all have great time! have fun!

[djo]

I'm going to hold us in pause mode until the TC power transfer is over, and, let's be frank, to give time for the other three players to discuss how they are going to beat up Fomoria.

DryaUnda, it would be helpful if you would PM me your email address.

[djo]

OK, we're nearly set. But Abysia would like more time to confer with the new TC, so I'm going to keep us paused until Tuesday.

Remember, if you've already sent me a turn and want to change your orders, just send me another one. I'll always use the most recent orders. I nominally host at 9pm eastern time, but I reserve the right to host anytime after 8pm. I will not host if I don't have turns from everyone, and I will not host before 8pm in any case.

[djo]

We're off again!

Turn 52 is out. If you did not receive it, email me or PM me.

Since there were no strong objections, we will now move to a Tuesday/Friday/Sunday schedule. The next turn is due Friday at 9pm.

[djo]

Wow, there are a lot of active games going on. After just three days, our game thread almost fell off the front page.

Turn 53 has been emailed. Next orders are due by 9pm Sunday.

[djo]

Turn 54 is out. No more orders are due.

Moral of the story: in a VP game, keep your eyes on the VPs!

Thanks everyone, and see you in the next game.

[StormCrow434]

Beautifully done, my friend! Even against an alliance (three against Fomoria) the Giants pull it out! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/shock.gif

This was my first game and the mistakes were myriad. You really showed me how it SHOULD be played! Good Job, djo! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[PashaDawg]

Congrats, djo! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif