posted 06-03-99 02:01 AM ET        

Anyone can register, everyone will play. randonly. when you finish this turn, you will send it the same way you received it.

HUH? you ask? Whomever receives this turn, will randomly pick the next player of the turn from those crazzy enough to post their email here. If you don't want to play this game, DO NOT post in this thread. That sender puts in this thread, who they sent the turn to. Sender, please keep a copy of the game until the next player posts.

An umpteen author storyline thread will be created.

You play all 3 human factions for your turn. This is a Human VS AI game. once the AI has been eliminated, the game will be over. But, I am going to create this with the scenario editor, and the AI is going to be given a "few" breaks.

You can NOT pick yourself from the list when determining who to send the game to. >

Thoughts?

posted 06-03-99 02:19 AM ET            

Huh? I ask. The Flour Flotilla? Do you call it this because too many cooks spoil the cake? As I see it, what you're doing is creating a schizoid triple human player and setting it against the AI. Is this correct? Given that the vast majority of strategy game players are CONTROL FREAKS I think you've got one crazy idea. I see nothing but frustration on the part of the humans as they struggle to overcome not only the AI (as I'm sure that with Transcend level and whatever other benefits you bestow it'll kick ass) but also, the meddlesome humans that will constantly do the wrong thing, change production, etc., blah, yada, yada, yada. In short... count me in for getting this thing off the ground.

One question. Will the three human controlled factions be allowed to trade techs? That will be too much of an advantage to the human(s) unless you REALLY beef up the AI factions.

One suggestion. I would suggest that the human factions be the most pacifistic/builder oriented ones available; namely, Gaians, Morgans and PKs.

posted 06-03-99 11:09 AM ET            

[email protected]

Will it be an open list (players joining in underway)?

Will the order of play be fixed or it can be randomly scrambled for subsequent turns?

If we know each other, we'll end bullying the weaker ones by e-mail.

It would have been nicer if you played as hub, you decide who to send, and we return the turn to you, so that we don't know WHO actually massed it till the end...

posted 06-03-99 02:18 PM ET            

What do you get a guy who has enough PBEM games going to kill a YAK?

Why a cousLee special.

Thanks cousLee.

Goob

posted 06-03-99 02:21 PM ET            

I had answered before I finished reading cousLee's first post.

Goob

posted 06-03-99 05:00 PM ET            

I will make another one also. That thread, please ONLY put your email addy. It will be the list the player randomly chooses from. I wonder was the Guinesses is for players in a single game? . That thread will be called "The Flour (restricted access)".

This current thread will be used for game creation discussions, and "turn to" posts.

posted 06-03-99 08:16 PM ET            

Flour flotilla, you gotta be kidding me....

I would never waste my time with such trivial numbnuts bullsh*t. It is irresponsible to mess around with this kind of stuff while such serious games as Mastor and Aredhran's Challenge are tearing along at a blistering one turn per week clip.

I am far too responsible to obligate myself to this when I have theseserious PBEM games to worry about. If Nell_Smith were here she would tell you the same thing.

Count me in. Please, please, please...

jimmytrick
Lord of SMAC,
SMACGOD PRIME, and
AAGG

posted 06-04-99 12:50 AM ET            

But I can't stop thinking of "The Flour Tortilla" every time I see the game title.

posted 06-04-99 12:41 PM ET            

Let me tell you guys, it's tempting... very tempting.

posted 06-04-99 04:41 PM ET            

BTW, If someone wanted to "see what PBEM was like", this is a good chance. V3.0 required.

posted 06-04-99 07:00 PM ET            

Goobmeister. Flotilla.hive.2105

BTW, no password problems were encountered.

posted 06-05-99 10:12 AM ET            

Of course I'd roll the guy who has no access on the weekend.

posted 06-05-99 06:38 PM ET            

No flame intended. No flame thread needed. In charactor, the Lt. Col. would treat with great distain any sort of defensive units. I was just trying to set up a story line in my own awkward, inept way. Since it was not appreciated, I will be pleased to knock it off.

posted 06-05-99 08:17 PM ET            

And the unit reminded you of a "Bradley Fighting Vechicle", FIGHTING vehicle.

I guess that the diffrence in rank qualification really shows here.

posted 06-05-99 08:45 PM ET            

In response to your recent post:

1. I thought it was humorus, that the LtCo was saying no defensive units, but the title is: "Tri-Chiron Defense League", DEFENSE league.

General, may I remind you, you sir were the founder of the, er, Defense League....

2. And the unit reminded you of a "Bradley Fighting Vechicle", FIGHTING vehicle.

Which functioned as a "troop carrier", but was named by a, er, General....

3. I guess that the diffrence in rank qualification really shows here.

If, sir, you would consider the War of Northern Agression, and the rank such great soldiers such as Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson entered into service with, I am sure the General will agree that the difference in rank qualification means little on the battlefield.

posted 06-06-99 11:15 PM ET            

If we all have our own characters a la Col. Jtrick we should not have much trouble with stepping on each others toes.

I could have a McClellan type character that we all could cast desdain upon.

But I say the story thread should be open to posting at all times.

posted 06-07-99 03:40 AM ET            

George B. McClellan was the Union general (US Civil War) responsible for building up the Army of the Potomac into an extremely large and, potentially, effective fighting force in 1862. He allowed himself to be outmaneuvered by R.E. Lee because of his plodding (apologists say "methodical") advance and lack of nerve. Very popular with his troops and perhaps not quite deserving of his detractors claims (Lee thought he was the best of his opponents) he nonetheless received a reputation for sitting on his butt and being difficult to convince to take decisive action. He opposed Lincoln in the 1864 elections as a "Peace" candidate and was defeated, soundly.

posted 06-07-99 04:40 AM ET            

Only, I'm not sure if my home mail worked properly.

posted 06-08-99 11:56 PM ET            

I wish we had an autoplant forest command and a autobuild impact rover command. What else would we need, save some bloody transports.

posted 06-09-99 05:12 AM ET            

Aredhran

posted 06-09-99 04:42 PM ET            

Be sure to read Chief Engineer Aredhran's (the famous inventor of the Chiron Army knife ) address to the workshop designers on ACOL !

posted 06-09-99 05:44 PM ET            

oh, well.

posted 06-09-99 05:55 PM ET            

.....

the one who goti it from me, thatzit.

posted 06-09-99 09:22 PM ET            

Three times inna row!

And all he does is bitch about terraforming and whatnot. MoSE, pretty soon they are going to find out that we(I) are the same person, and just want multiple turns...

(just kidding folks)

I am using MoSe's chart and cutting cards, have drawn two sevens in a row.

posted 06-10-99 04:59 AM ET            

This game also has the purpose (OK, maybe it's not a purpose but an added benefit) of teaching a few tricks to some of the players.

If you build a 4-1-1 prototype, it's going to cost you 30 minerals. A 4-1-2 will cost 50. You do the math... Maybe the person who did this simply did not realize that. If you don't point out people's mistakes, they will never learn from them.

I learned a couple useful things/tricks from PBEM games myself already, and I thought it would be the right thing to do to return the favor to others. The purpose is not to be pedantic or to laugh at someone else's mistakes.

posted 06-10-99 06:45 AM ET            

I wanted to try something new, applying overlooked concepts.
Of course, protos have 50% tax, so, the higher the base unit cost, the higher "added" prototype cost you have to face, and normally you should try to avoid that, in building plain units with just the new equipment and the rest all 1, or maybe as high as it doesn't increase the x.1.1, 1.x.1, or 1.1.x cost.
But there is also the morale notch up you gain only for the unit you prototyped, that in particular situations may drive you to prototype not exactly the cheapest choice.
I actually designed a complete wrong-minded 4.2t.1 unit! Just to see if someone would take the effort to correct it.
And, even if not suitable for prototyping, a 4.1t.1 unit is nearly as good as a 4.2.1 unit (psi instead of armor defense, if you want a mixed infantry). Find the cacth in the previous sentence.

posted 06-10-99 06:57 AM ET            

Everyone must be free to do as they please, and by all means go ahead and undo my undoings if you want to. Just expect another rant from the Chief Engineer if you do

Anyway. If I see something /I/ consider stupid, I'll "correct" it, if it does not cost too much resources or TP (Terraforming Points).

posted 06-10-99 08:01 AM ET            

Well Mr. A RED H RAN, we are all looking forward to your instruction.

Perhaps, in Erewhon, I may be so kind as to return the favor by teaching you a few jimmytricks.

You can hide but you can't run.

posted 06-10-99 09:47 AM ET            

Jimmy, I can run all right (Hey, I'm the Swift Swiss after all )... but you're right, it might prove difficult with my crappy Morganites in Erewhon

posted 06-10-99 08:24 PM ET            

Deserves a new red running H thread