MP Game - Artifact Game - running 48hr qh

Rathar · #1 March 4th, 2006, 07:51 AM

Was fun to play with you all! Learned a lot!

Very cool scenario you made for us, thanks Ironhawk!

Looking forward to the next game.

Rathar

Ironhawk · #2 March 4th, 2006, 04:52 PM

Congrats on holding out so long Rath

Very much welcome for the scenario - it turned out to be a lot of fun. I'll let you know when the next interesting one is about to start.

OG_Gleep · #3 March 4th, 2006, 07:05 PM

Tuper contacted me, he was surprised I had been in the game, apparently he didn't ask to be subbed. I turned back over the reigns to him.

quantum_mechani · #4 March 5th, 2006, 03:21 PM

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OG_Gleep said:
Tuper contacted me, he was surprised I had been in the game, apparently he didn't ask to be subbed. I turned back over the reigns to him.

Yes, sorry, that was my fault. I interpreted his statements about giving up dom2 (and being fed up with this game in particular) together with some staling to mean he was finished. But subbing was not really in vane, he would have staled that turn otherwise.

shovah · #5 March 5th, 2006, 03:34 PM

so how are the artefacts?

OG_Gleep · #6 March 6th, 2006, 03:27 AM

NP, was happy to do it.

archaeolept · #7 March 6th, 2006, 04:58 AM

so, upon discussions w/ quantum, it appears that not only was this a 6 vs 1 gangbang, but that the decision was earlier made to throw the game to ironhawk. That's one way to play, but not a style I am interested in supporting. after this turn i plan on staling my way out of the game, though i shall not resign.

I fairly enjoyed the scenario, and the long war though. Ulm really sucks, but the gate stone is w/out doubt rather overpowered for especially the early game... so it kinda balanced. The war itself, after a serious amount of reorganization, generally went as well as could be expected - I've mostly crushed the minor powers (not the jots yet - well played btw morkilus), but have overall been mostly at a stalemate w/ quantum (though the dark hand of Ironhawk's ctis was of course behind it as well). Caine was the only player not to join against me, and I'd like to thank him for that.

But when the two major adversaries, who were each basically comparable to me in gems and magic, which are the two major determinations of power in this game, make a deal such that one shall expand unchecked, and that even when QM is acknowledging that IH will win, he says he cannot do anything about it - this is in essence the notion of "throwing the game". While i've enjoyed the game so far, I'm not interested in participating in such a charade.

games aren't primarily about winning; they're at least as much about playing well, and playing honorably. I don't especially feel that *.* has done either - anyone can amass a huge army if completely unchecked; or, rather, actively campaigned for by the other major player. But if he feels that's what a win is, then that's his prerogative.

perhaps w/ a giant vacuum where I am, the dynamics will cause there to be a real game now between qm and ih, rather than the sham game it turns out we've been having so far.