New MP Game - Random, Anonymous, No Diplomacy

[Shmonk]

Bill -

You really should stay and try. It's not that big of a loss in the 2nd turn. In my 2nd MP game, I practically lost my Pretender on the 2nd or 3rd turn to a curse and getting FeebleMinded, with Indy 9. Having to wait for 5 or 6 turns to get him back up to being semi-usable didn't sound like fun, so I was going to quit. But I decided to stick it out and give it a try, and now I'm doing pretty well (Paradise Lost game as Arco). I would think if you didn't lose your Pretender, you're not that bad off. So you lost 400 initial gold and an army. You can still bunker down and have this be fun/learning experience for you. And if you ended being in the top 5, that would be cool, wouldn't it?

Just my 2 cents.

[BillPaxton]

Shmonk said:
Bill -

You really should stay and try. It's not that big of a loss in the 2nd turn. In my 2nd MP game, I practically lost my Pretender on the 2nd or 3rd turn to a curse and getting FeebleMinded, with Indy 9. Having to wait for 5 or 6 turns to get him back up to being semi-usable didn't sound like fun, so I was going to quit. But I decided to stick it out and give it a try, and now I'm doing pretty well (Paradise Lost game as Arco). I would think if you didn't lose your Pretender, you're not that bad off. So you lost 400 initial gold and an army. You can still bunker down and have this be fun/learning experience for you. And if you ended being in the top 5, that would be cool, wouldn't it?

Just my 2 cents.

I wouldnt have quit except research is so hard. The 400 starting gold is crucial in a game like that.

[Turin]

BillPaxton said:

I wouldnt have quit except research is so hard. The 400 starting gold is crucial in a game like that.

Care to explain?

400 gold less means ~4 less researchers. That meanse after 50 turns your research will be ~1200 rp less. That sucks, but doesn´t mean the game is over, especially if you get lucky and find sages.

Besides you don´t have to pay upkeep for those troops anymore. Judging from the hall of fame, it doesn´t seem as if your pretender died either, so you should be good to go.

And if you have a lucky 500 gp event you are as well of as you were at the start. Surely you don´t want to imply that getting 500 gp in the first few turns automatically wins games?

[The Panther]

BillPaxton said:
I wouldnt have quit except research is so hard. The 400
starting gold is crucial in a game like that.

I would mention that the research is quite hard for everybody. Nobody is making fast progress, but that is the point of very hard research.

I would say that you ought to stay around. I can surely guarantee that it will be a learning experience for you. After all, the point is not winning (since 16 players won't win). They point is to enjoy playing. As somebody once said, you don't get anything for winning. And you also don't get anything for finishing second or even 17th!

[PashaDawg]

We might have a replacement. Please stay tuned. I will play the missing player's turns until we have the replacement.

[PashaDawg]

Turn 6 is up and out!

[Huntsman]

I'm going away for a long weekend too (Fri-Sun). So I'll need a sub as well if anybody is available.

Edit: Actually, I might not need a sub afterall considering turn 6 doesn't host until Friday and I suppose turn 7 won't host until Sunday night (10PM EST) then I'll still have time to take my turn as I'll be home well before that.

BTW, Pasha, I'll be up in your neck of the woods. I'm going to a NH state campground with the kids for the weekend. We were planning on going one near Old Orchard Beach but I decided against it since we do the beach thing down here in RI plenty. So we're going to the woods instead.

[PashaDawg]

Hi Huntsman:

It's fine. We will shoot to host Turn 7 on Sunday night, but if you need a bit more time, I could host on Monday.

Have fun in New Hampshire, but watch out... they aren't right in the head over there. Strange folk!

Of course, in OOB, you'd be far outnumbered by French Canadians, and they see the world so darn differently, and they talk funny. On the other hand, you Rhode Island folk kinda talk funny, too.

Pasha

[The Panther]

PashaDawg said:
Turn 6 is up and out!

Pasha - For some reason, I do not have turn 6. Please re-send that to me.

Thanks,
Panther

[PashaDawg]

The Panther said:

Pasha - For some reason, I do not have turn 6. Please re-send that to me.

Thanks,
Panther

SENT!!