Solstice--Fomoria wins!

[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: )

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.