To all my PBW games: notice of leave and looking for replacements

[Slynky]

Originally posted by Alneyan:
I sent an email to you about TGE3 yesterday Slynky, did you receive it? Or, knowing me, I sent it to the wrong address at your work. And I will also have to email the players in the 2vs2 game.

Yes, I received it and instead of responding to it, I responded to your message here (since it was on the same subject). TGE runs slow anyway, from what I hear (the reason I dropped out) so you MIGHT be able to go and return and the turn still not ready . But seriously, I'd hate to see you lose out on a possible rated win in that game (after all, the more points you have, the more Mark and I get from our win in "Grudge" ).

[Alneyan]

Well, you could argue that the said player won't alter the outcome of the game much, as he would only have to handle retrofitting, colonization and the incredibly interesting prospect of micromanaging. (The AI can handle the rest without too much problem)

Hmm, I am not making this look very appealing, am I? At least I am being honest I guess.

Thanks Greybeard, I emailed Geoschmo (and virtually all the owners of the games I am here) to tell them about my leave. If possible, I would rather not grind the game to a standstill because of my own absence, but if I am not the only one away it could be another story.

[AMF]

If NGC4, TGE3 were put on hold, that would be great for me - I'm gone from 24th - 29th...

thnaks,

alarik

Originally posted by Alneyan:
Well, you could argue that the said player won't alter the outcome of the game much, as he would only have to handle retrofitting, colonization and the incredibly interesting prospect of micromanaging. (The AI can handle the rest without too much problem)

Hmm, I am not making this look very appealing, am I? At least I am being honest I guess.

Thanks Greybeard, I emailed Geoschmo (and virtually all the owners of the games I am here) to tell them about my leave. If possible, I would rather not grind the game to a standstill because of my own absence, but if I am not the only one away it could be another story.

[Ruatha]

NGC4 will run about on time (approximation), so set the "Ai will make no changes during simul turn", the same goes for NeGoC5, sorry.

[AMF]

Not a problem at all!

Originally posted by Ruatha:
NGC4 will run about on time (approximation), so set the "Ai will make no changes during simul turn", the same goes for NeGoC5, sorry.

[Alneyan]

I am still looking for a replacement in NGC4. Why this game? Merely because this Empire is in such a bad situation that leaving it alone for three turns is a death sentence (in fact, I will leave the AI in charge of the Empire, as it is badly needed.)

Why is it so bad? Basically, you have about thirty planets, share most of your systems with two other Empires, are at war with one of them (and I just received another war declaration this turn ; not sure if it is an AI glitch or an actual war), have a military not worth mentioning, do not have a great Empire setup, and to finish with, you have the pleasure of having the Dreaded Neutral happiness type.

The only saving grace is your allies, which mean you can (and will in fact) survive, as long as this Empire is ruled. The Neutral happiness type unfortunately means you will either have to wait for all your worlds to riot, or use the rather gamey trick of making Non-Interference agreements, then breaking them, and starting again. I went for the second option when all my worlds save three rioted. (I'm sorry, but the message "Population of system XXX is growing unhappy because of our recent battle *victories*, sire" bothers me a lot. If you cannot even win battles without rioting, what are you going to do?)

So, this Empire is looking for a competent ruler, skillful in the ways of diplomacy and survival. It won't take long to play, as you just won't have much to play with, so feel free to answer if you believe you would be interested by such an Empire. Thanks in advance!

Alneyan

Alneyan,

I'll give this a go. Can't promise any miracles, but if you e-mail me the details and a briefing on the diplomatic situation, I'll do my best.

Mark