24-04-2004 16:48									#1
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This is the replacement players first game thread. Please post your sends here. Enjoy

	24-04-2004 19:14									#2
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j, is this using 1.22 or 1.15?

	24-04-2004 19:15									#3
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Either is fine by me: Dual installs work perfectly

	24-04-2004 19:37									#4
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and when is the game going to start? and who is playing?

	24-04-2004 20:13									#5
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It's 1.22. The first game is launched. I need one name before launching game two.

	24-04-2004 21:42									#6
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One name, eh?

Sure, why not. Just give me who I'm getting beat up by and what civ I can choose from ...

	24-04-2004 22:53									#7
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We may be delayed a bit by some initial confusion that I'm trying to work out. Have patience for a day or so

	24-04-2004 23:16									#8
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quote: Originally posted by jshelr It's 1.22.

OK. Thanks.

4000bc played and on to Milo (kenthur).

j... why did you use our email addresses as opposed to nicks for in-game names??

	24-04-2004 23:54									#9
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3950BC sent to jshelr.

	25-04-2004 01:44									#10
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I used the emails for names because I didn't know who was whom from the email responses I got.

Probably should have spent some time to figure it out, but now we at least know how to get in touch with other civs.

Sent.

I have not read all the rules the players established in the tourney thread, but I guess there is no escaping doing so now.

For the other people waiting for the next game to start, I should launch it early tomorrow as ICR2.

jshelr of Russia / Russ (appropriately enough)

	25-04-2004 02:48									#11
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OK - 3950 to:

kenthur/Milo/richthur.

Not sure what his Polyt name is.

	25-04-2004 09:24									#12
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3900BC to JShelR

	26-04-2004 05:53									#13
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Received from j. Played and sent on when Poly was down.

	26-04-2004 07:28									#14
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3850BC to JShelR.

	26-04-2004 18:40									#15
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posted and sent

Last edited by jshelr on 27-04-2004 at 17:34

	27-04-2004 07:19									#16
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To kenthur/richtur/Milo. Who is he here on Poly anyway? He said richtur, but have not seen a post yet.

Now the question is - who are the 5 who downloaded the save. I was not one of them.

Not sure why you are posting it j. I get it just fine by e-mail.

	27-04-2004 09:09									#17
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3800BC to JShelR.

Interesting question Beta. I did not either. I suppose we can wait for someone to open it and post some DARs. But we might be waiting for a while.

	27-04-2004 17:33									#18
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I post it due to lousy aol email delivery. I guess I had better stop. Sent.

	27-04-2004 22:58									#19
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A-a-a-h-h-h, here we are.

I sent my simple little turn on.

Sure wish there was a way to get some of these early years out of the way with a brief online MP, then switch PBEM when things get hairy or complex. A 2 hour session get get us thru WEEKS of these do-nothing turns. Bet alot more players would then hang in there until much later i the games.

BTW: is this contest for the ladder or just practice?

The Eygptians & their 1 worker are getting antsy.

	28-04-2004 05:04									#20
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Sent to richtur. Yes - it would be good to co-ordinate a time to zip through a handful of turns and get us into a more interesting period.

	28-04-2004 17:46									#21
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3750BC to JShelR.

I agree. It is sooo much handier to be on Turn 20 than turn 5. There are units then.

	28-04-2004 18:18									#22
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He, he.....I'm puttering through the last several weeks before retirement. (Please go easy on gramps when those units arrive.) I can do a few turns practically anytime you guys want to arrange it.

Sent, by the way.

	28-04-2004 22:45									#23
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Hot dang! Let's do a live session.
Q is, can the game do it?

If so, we're all here in No.Amer so shouldn't be too hard to find a mutually good time. I am VERY flexible since i'm self-employed-work-from-home-single kinda guy (lady friends & clients just have to understand there are priorities in life).

Name a time & i'll be there. IF the system can do it. Hell i'd be willing to restart if we have to, in order to get 20-40 quick turns of no contact. nearly no-brainer turns. Heck i'd think an hour & we'd be weeks ahead of PBEM 's pace.

We would need to agree to stop & go PBEM as soon as:
a) 1st contact or...
b) we get too many units or...
c) negotiations commence (or get too heavy)

Since we're all NOT into being speed freaks, we could do turn based, slow timer setting. "Slow" is a very relative term obvious, compared to PBEM pace.

If this is possible, we could be on to something that PBEM could really use.

	28-04-2004 23:26									#24
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I do not think that it is possible to convert between MP and PBEM.

However, it is possible to coordinate times and then eMail the turns as usual. I had one the last week where a couple of us were actually getting the file turned around in about 4 minutes. Realistically it should take longer than that, but with 4 people you should be able to knock out about 3-4 turns an hour.

	28-04-2004 23:42									#25
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quote: Originally posted by MFCamillus I do not think that it is possible to convert between MP and PBEM. However, it is possible to coordinate times and then eMail the turns as usual. I had one the last week where a couple of us were actually getting the file turned around in about 4 minutes. Realistically it should take longer than that, but with 4 people you should be able to knock out about 3-4 turns an hour.

This works well if the players are crazy enough. We had a group of 4 guys that were doing 5 or 6 turns a day starting about 3.30pm workdays. Straight email is ok when everyone is around and expects the turn soon. You can also play even more quickly by posting saves to the thread and alt-tabbing between the thread and the game.

	29-04-2004 11:13									#26
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I tried to check on the 'jump-start' idea of doing online start and then switching over to PBEM last year. At the time, someone told me this was possible going from live MP to PBEM but not the other way 'round. I never did get around to trying it out. I'm not sure I can bypass my firewall as easily anymore, but it might be worth a try...

	30-04-2004 22:36									#27
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We were thinking of getting together for an accelerated session. I could do a few turns sometime on the weekend if everyone wants to jumpstart this game.

	01-05-2004 00:22									#28
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Sorry for the dealy. The game is on to richtur.

I am around this weekend if you want to get in some faster play.

	01-05-2004 00:53									#29
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Let me propose Saturday morning as a time when we all monitor our email and look for the chance at fast turns. If you can do this and get this message, it would be helpful to post agreement so we are all encouraged to give it a shot.

	01-05-2004 01:00									#30
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Let's define what we mean by morning and I might be able to work something out.