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Bingmann posted 06-03-99 09:42 AM ET
Announcing the Bing Challenges (why fight tradition):
Bing Challenge: 4 Square (BC4S)
4 humans (other 3 factions eliminated)
standard random planet, average everything, no blind tech, all victories, no restart, flexible start, no spoils, allow cooperative victory, all factions spread out and separated by water, thinker
(Any options can be changed if all players indicate a preference for the same options when responding to me.)
---AND/OR---
Bing Challenge: Free For All (BCFFA)
7 humans
huge random planet, average everything, no blind tech, all victories, no restart, flexible start, no spoils, allow cooperative victory, all factions spread out and separated by water, thinker
(Again, any options can be changed if all players indicate a preference for the same options when responding to me.)
Both games will be played initially by the players in their own 1-player hot-seat game until the CMN merges the individual games into a multiplayer PBEM game when first contact is imminent. Players will play a fixed number of turns specified by the CMN and then forward the resulting save games to the CMN. The CMN will then either merge the games into a multiplayer PBEM game or call for more player turns, repeating as needed. The first turn cycle will be 10 turns.
For each game you are interested in (both will be different - you can play in both), reply with a preference ranking of all 7 factions (factions will be assigned based on preference and play order vs. PBEM times), PBEM times (try to narrow this down as much as possible to specific times you can check for and play a turn - if you specify a time window, include how many times you would check for a turn over that period of time, say infinite if you are continuously logged on during that period and are immediately notified when mail arrives - lucky!), and a list of options you prefer over the options listed above. Also, make a preference list of all landmarks you would like near your starting location, additionally rating each landmark by worth in Unity pods.
I hope to have the first game (whichever fills first) ready for a Monday (June 7) start with the second game to follow shortly after.
Bingmann posted 06-03-99 09:44 AM ET
The way the landmarks vs. pod rating will work is as follows: All players will receive a number of extra pods equal to the highest rating (most pods) given to a landmark by any of the players. The players will then trade in the extra pods for available landmarks based on their ratings, starting with players that bid the most. Unrated landmarks will be given a rating of 0 (except Great Dunes -3, New Sargasso -1). You can give negative ratings - you will get extra pods if you get the landmark! Landmarks rated closer to 0 will be farther from your starting position.
Bingmann posted 06-03-99 09:50 AM ET
BC4S Player #1: MoSe
Factions: SF, UoP, HH, TLB, GS, PF, MI
Times: 0800-1600GMT infinite
Prefers: transcend, adundant life
Bingmann posted 06-03-99 09:53 AM ET
BCFFA Player #1: MoSe
Factions: UoP, PF, MI, GS, HH, SF, TLB
Times: 0800-1600GMT infinite
Prefers: transcend, adundant life, weak erosion, dense cover
FannyMae posted 06-03-99 11:37 AM ET
BC4S Player #2: Fanny Mae
Factions: GS, UoP, MI, SF, HH, TLB, PF
Times: 21:00 to 23:00 Eastern Time
Prefers: doesn't give a damn
FannyMae posted 06-03-99 11:40 AM ET
BCFFA Player #2: Fanny Mae
Factions: GS, UoP, MI, HH, TLB, SF, PF
Times: 21:00 to 23:00 Eastern Time
Prefers: doesn't give a damn
JAMstillAM posted 06-03-99 12:30 PM ET
BC4S Player#3: JAMiAM
Factions: PF,GS,UoP,MI,HH,SF,TLB
Times: 9:00am to 11:00pm (PST)
Prefers: Huge maps, weak erosion, dense clouds, no stealing tech.
JAMstillAM posted 06-03-99 12:50 PM ET
BCFFA Player#3: JAMiAM
As above for BC4S. Also, Transcend and 50-70% ocean coverage are preferred in both.
Mongoose posted 06-03-99 01:21 PM ET
Factions: MI,PF,UoP,HH,GS,SF,TLB
Times: 17:00 to 23:00 Eastern Time (check at least once/hour)
Prefers: Any clouds BUT sparse, blind tech, weak erosion, spoils on, Transcend
Pod bids submitted by email.
JAM Why on planet would you give the UoP the benefit of turning stealing tech off? Or do you mean spoils of war?
Mongoose posted 06-03-99 01:22 PM ET
Sorry, above refers to BCFFA.
JAMstillAM posted 06-03-99 01:27 PM ET
Mongoose,
Yes, that's what I meant, spoils off. Thanks for bringing the ambiguity of my reply to light.
JAMiAM
HeavyPresure posted 06-03-99 02:29 PM ET
BCFFA Player #4 HeavyPresure
Factions: GS,MI,UoP,SP,TLB,PF,HH
Times: 10:00-16:00, 21:00-01:00 PST
Perfers: Huge map, dont care about
the rest
HeavyPresure posted 06-03-99 02:32 PM ET
oops i mean "Prefers"
sorry was alittle excited there :-)
(geez they need a spell checker on
this thing) ;-)
Bingmann posted 06-03-99 03:11 PM ET
Hey, everyone's usurping my official player notification format! Release the mindworms!
BC4S Player #2: FannyMae
Factions: GS, UoP, MI, SF, HH, TLB, PF
Times: 21:00 to 23:00 Eastern Time
Prefers: whatever the others decide
BC4S Player #3: JAMstillAM
Factions: PF,GS,UoP,MI,HH,SF,TLB
Times: 9:00am to 11:00pm (PST)
Prefers: Huge maps, weak erosion, dense clouds, no spoils
One more and this game is full.
Bingmann posted 06-03-99 03:15 PM ET
(Should have read all the way down before posting...)
BC4S Player #3 (modified): JAMstillAM
Factions: PF,GS,UoP,MI,HH,SF,TLB
Times: 9:00am to 11:00pm (PST)
Prefers: Huge maps, weak erosion, dense clouds, no spoils, transcend, 50-70% ocean
Veracitas posted 06-03-99 03:23 PM ET
BC4S Player #4: MoSe
Factions: Spartans, UoP, Gaians, Hive, PK, Morgan, Believers
Times: 1600-2000 EST 7 days/week
Prefers: Huge map, average life
Bingmann posted 06-03-99 03:31 PM ET
BCFFA Player #2: FannyMae
Factions: GS, UoP, MI, HH, TLB, SF, PF
Times: 21:00 to 23:00 Eastern Time
Prefers: whatever the others decide
BCFFA Player #3: Beagle
Factions: HH, GS, SF, UoP, PF, MI, TLB
Times: 7-9am, 7-10pm (PST) about once an hour
Prefers: default
BCFFA Player #4: JAMstillAM
Factions: PF,GS,UoP,MI,HH,SF,TLB
Times: 9:00am to 11:00pm (PST)
Prefers: Huge maps, weak erosion, dense clouds, no spoils, transcend, 50-70% ocean
BCFFA Player #5: Mongoose
Factions: MI, PF, UoP, HH, GS, SF, TLB
Times: 17:00 to 23:00 Eastern Time (check at least once/hour)
Prefers: not sparse clouds, blind tech, weak erosion, spoils on, transcend
BCFFA Player #6: HeavyPresure
Factions: GS,MI,UoP,SP,TLB,PF,HH
Times: 10:00-16:00, 21:00-01:00 PST
Prefers: Huge map, otherwise whatever the other players decide
One more player and this game is full.
Bingmann posted 06-03-99 03:44 PM ET
BC4S Player #4: Veracitas (no MoSe impersonators, please)
Factions: Spartans, UoP, Gaians, Hive, PK, Morgan, Believers
Times: 1600-2000 EST 7 days/week
Prefers: Huge map, average life
This game is now full and will be the first to start (hopefully Monday June 7). I will continue to take names for alternates, but I don't need all the sign-up info - just names.
Mongoose posted 06-03-99 04:23 PM ET
BCFFA Spoils off is fine with me!
Let's rock & roll !
marc420w posted 06-03-99 05:26 PM ET
All right, lets give it a try
BCFFA has a spot left if I read this correctly.
Generally I'm available in the evenings (19:00 to 23:00 Eastern US) and some on weekends. Occasionally may miss a day, but usually I can play at least a turn.
Factions
Pk,Hv,Ga,UoP,Be,Sp,MI
don't really have an opinion of nearby landmarks....but I don't see any on others listed either.
Generally I like to play
Huge world, no blind research, no tech with conquered city, do or die, no pods.....but i'm generally not picky with these. In general I like trying different factions and different settings, so I'll be flexible.
Bingmann posted 06-03-99 06:05 PM ET
BCFFA Player #7: marc420w
Factions: Pk,Hv,Ga,UoP,Be,Sp,MI
Times: 19:00 to 23:00 ET
Prefers: Huge world, no blind research, no tech with conquered city, do or die, no pods
This game is now full. I'm still taking names for alternates, however.
Since BC4S filled first, it will get priority in getting started. I still hope to get both started by Monday June 7.
Bingmann posted 06-03-99 06:07 PM ET
All games are full. You can let me know if you want to be an alternate or receive pre-notification of future games.
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Author	Topic: 2 New PBEMs: The Bing Challenges
Bingmann	posted 06-03-99 09:42 AM ET Announcing the Bing Challenges (why fight tradition): Bing Challenge: 4 Square (BC4S) 4 humans (other 3 factions eliminated) standard random planet, average everything, no blind tech, all victories, no restart, flexible start, no spoils, allow cooperative victory, all factions spread out and separated by water, thinker (Any options can be changed if all players indicate a preference for the same options when responding to me.) ---AND/OR--- Bing Challenge: Free For All (BCFFA) 7 humans huge random planet, average everything, no blind tech, all victories, no restart, flexible start, no spoils, allow cooperative victory, all factions spread out and separated by water, thinker (Again, any options can be changed if all players indicate a preference for the same options when responding to me.) Both games will be played initially by the players in their own 1-player hot-seat game until the CMN merges the individual games into a multiplayer PBEM game when first contact is imminent. Players will play a fixed number of turns specified by the CMN and then forward the resulting save games to the CMN. The CMN will then either merge the games into a multiplayer PBEM game or call for more player turns, repeating as needed. The first turn cycle will be 10 turns. For each game you are interested in (both will be different - you can play in both), reply with a preference ranking of all 7 factions (factions will be assigned based on preference and play order vs. PBEM times), PBEM times (try to narrow this down as much as possible to specific times you can check for and play a turn - if you specify a time window, include how many times you would check for a turn over that period of time, say infinite if you are continuously logged on during that period and are immediately notified when mail arrives - lucky!), and a list of options you prefer over the options listed above. Also, make a preference list of all landmarks you would like near your starting location, additionally rating each landmark by worth in Unity pods. I hope to have the first game (whichever fills first) ready for a Monday (June 7) start with the second game to follow shortly after.
Bingmann	posted 06-03-99 09:44 AM ET The way the landmarks vs. pod rating will work is as follows: All players will receive a number of extra pods equal to the highest rating (most pods) given to a landmark by any of the players. The players will then trade in the extra pods for available landmarks based on their ratings, starting with players that bid the most. Unrated landmarks will be given a rating of 0 (except Great Dunes -3, New Sargasso -1). You can give negative ratings - you will get extra pods if you get the landmark! Landmarks rated closer to 0 will be farther from your starting position.
Bingmann	posted 06-03-99 09:50 AM ET BC4S Player #1: MoSe Factions: SF, UoP, HH, TLB, GS, PF, MI Times: 0800-1600GMT infinite Prefers: transcend, adundant life
Bingmann	posted 06-03-99 09:53 AM ET BCFFA Player #1: MoSe Factions: UoP, PF, MI, GS, HH, SF, TLB Times: 0800-1600GMT infinite Prefers: transcend, adundant life, weak erosion, dense cover
FannyMae	posted 06-03-99 11:37 AM ET BC4S Player #2: Fanny Mae Factions: GS, UoP, MI, SF, HH, TLB, PF Times: 21:00 to 23:00 Eastern Time Prefers: doesn't give a damn
FannyMae	posted 06-03-99 11:40 AM ET BCFFA Player #2: Fanny Mae Factions: GS, UoP, MI, HH, TLB, SF, PF Times: 21:00 to 23:00 Eastern Time Prefers: doesn't give a damn
JAMstillAM	posted 06-03-99 12:30 PM ET BC4S Player#3: JAMiAM Factions: PF,GS,UoP,MI,HH,SF,TLB Times: 9:00am to 11:00pm (PST) Prefers: Huge maps, weak erosion, dense clouds, no stealing tech.
JAMstillAM	posted 06-03-99 12:50 PM ET BCFFA Player#3: JAMiAM As above for BC4S. Also, Transcend and 50-70% ocean coverage are preferred in both.
Mongoose	posted 06-03-99 01:21 PM ET Factions: MI,PF,UoP,HH,GS,SF,TLB Times: 17:00 to 23:00 Eastern Time (check at least once/hour) Prefers: Any clouds BUT sparse, blind tech, weak erosion, spoils on, Transcend Pod bids submitted by email. JAM Why on planet would you give the UoP the benefit of turning stealing tech off? Or do you mean spoils of war?
Mongoose	posted 06-03-99 01:22 PM ET Sorry, above refers to BCFFA.
JAMstillAM	posted 06-03-99 01:27 PM ET Mongoose, Yes, that's what I meant, spoils off. Thanks for bringing the ambiguity of my reply to light. JAMiAM
HeavyPresure	posted 06-03-99 02:29 PM ET BCFFA Player #4 HeavyPresure Factions: GS,MI,UoP,SP,TLB,PF,HH Times: 10:00-16:00, 21:00-01:00 PST Perfers: Huge map, dont care about the rest
HeavyPresure	posted 06-03-99 02:32 PM ET oops i mean "Prefers" sorry was alittle excited there :-) (geez they need a spell checker on this thing) ;-)
Bingmann	posted 06-03-99 03:11 PM ET Hey, everyone's usurping my official player notification format! Release the mindworms! BC4S Player #2: FannyMae Factions: GS, UoP, MI, SF, HH, TLB, PF Times: 21:00 to 23:00 Eastern Time Prefers: whatever the others decide BC4S Player #3: JAMstillAM Factions: PF,GS,UoP,MI,HH,SF,TLB Times: 9:00am to 11:00pm (PST) Prefers: Huge maps, weak erosion, dense clouds, no spoils One more and this game is full.
Bingmann	posted 06-03-99 03:15 PM ET (Should have read all the way down before posting...) BC4S Player #3 (modified): JAMstillAM Factions: PF,GS,UoP,MI,HH,SF,TLB Times: 9:00am to 11:00pm (PST) Prefers: Huge maps, weak erosion, dense clouds, no spoils, transcend, 50-70% ocean
Veracitas	posted 06-03-99 03:23 PM ET BC4S Player #4: MoSe Factions: Spartans, UoP, Gaians, Hive, PK, Morgan, Believers Times: 1600-2000 EST 7 days/week Prefers: Huge map, average life
Bingmann	posted 06-03-99 03:31 PM ET BCFFA Player #2: FannyMae Factions: GS, UoP, MI, HH, TLB, SF, PF Times: 21:00 to 23:00 Eastern Time Prefers: whatever the others decide BCFFA Player #3: Beagle Factions: HH, GS, SF, UoP, PF, MI, TLB Times: 7-9am, 7-10pm (PST) about once an hour Prefers: default BCFFA Player #4: JAMstillAM Factions: PF,GS,UoP,MI,HH,SF,TLB Times: 9:00am to 11:00pm (PST) Prefers: Huge maps, weak erosion, dense clouds, no spoils, transcend, 50-70% ocean BCFFA Player #5: Mongoose Factions: MI, PF, UoP, HH, GS, SF, TLB Times: 17:00 to 23:00 Eastern Time (check at least once/hour) Prefers: not sparse clouds, blind tech, weak erosion, spoils on, transcend BCFFA Player #6: HeavyPresure Factions: GS,MI,UoP,SP,TLB,PF,HH Times: 10:00-16:00, 21:00-01:00 PST Prefers: Huge map, otherwise whatever the other players decide One more player and this game is full.
Bingmann	posted 06-03-99 03:44 PM ET BC4S Player #4: Veracitas (no MoSe impersonators, please) Factions: Spartans, UoP, Gaians, Hive, PK, Morgan, Believers Times: 1600-2000 EST 7 days/week Prefers: Huge map, average life This game is now full and will be the first to start (hopefully Monday June 7). I will continue to take names for alternates, but I don't need all the sign-up info - just names.
Mongoose	posted 06-03-99 04:23 PM ET BCFFA Spoils off is fine with me! Let's rock & roll !
marc420w	posted 06-03-99 05:26 PM ET All right, lets give it a try BCFFA has a spot left if I read this correctly. Generally I'm available in the evenings (19:00 to 23:00 Eastern US) and some on weekends. Occasionally may miss a day, but usually I can play at least a turn. Factions Pk,Hv,Ga,UoP,Be,Sp,MI don't really have an opinion of nearby landmarks....but I don't see any on others listed either. Generally I like to play Huge world, no blind research, no tech with conquered city, do or die, no pods.....but i'm generally not picky with these. In general I like trying different factions and different settings, so I'll be flexible.
Bingmann	posted 06-03-99 06:05 PM ET BCFFA Player #7: marc420w Factions: Pk,Hv,Ga,UoP,Be,Sp,MI Times: 19:00 to 23:00 ET Prefers: Huge world, no blind research, no tech with conquered city, do or die, no pods This game is now full. I'm still taking names for alternates, however. Since BC4S filled first, it will get priority in getting started. I still hope to get both started by Monday June 7.
Bingmann	posted 06-03-99 06:07 PM ET All games are full. You can let me know if you want to be an alternate or receive pre-notification of future games.