08-10-2004 22:24									#1
	Newbie Seeks PBeM Conquests Tired of ads?

Sometimes I win at monarch level.

Any games out there ?

	09-10-2004 17:12									#2
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I'm probably the same level and looking for a game too.

	09-10-2004 22:02									#3
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Maybe if some others wandered by, we could start a game of our own. Which civ interests you ?.... I fancy those Panzers if I last long enough.
Tina

	09-10-2004 22:07									#4
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i'll step in, too. i'm not the greatest, though. only playing my first few pbems now.

	10-10-2004 01:33									#5
	Got spare money?

come on let`s play

	10-10-2004 01:41									#6
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i could be in too... what kind of game? i am new to pbem

	10-10-2004 11:02									#7
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seeing as this is snakegurl's show, she's got to decide how many players, what difficulty settings and whatnot. i suggest everyone find the ettiquette guide and read it.

	10-10-2004 15:40									#8
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The etiquette guide should be found as the subject :
"The PBEM Info Thread" in this forum. Sorry I tried to copy the link but couldnt.

We seem to have five people interested, so I reckon that's enough unless anyone else signs on in the meantime, in which case they would be welcome.
If anyone is up for it then maybe you should say so and also mention the civ you would prefer.
I'd prefer the Germans.
In the meantime i'll mug up on what needs to be done to get this moving.
I suggest that each person has a day to get their move done, I can only get my turns done in the evening and I live in the UK. I guess anyone else who is working is similarly constrained.
If anyone has any experience/suggestions about the play mechanics then please say so.

	10-10-2004 20:14									#9
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My brother has been playing PBEM's for a while. Normally the turn order is organised by time zones. For us that would be:

snakegurl, GMT, Germans
Yamamoto, GMT,
selfbiased, GMT-5 (allthough Poland should be GMT+2)
sixpack, GMT+1, Hittites

4 people should allow for a good paced game. Maybe 1 more for the extra fun.
Small map, temperate, 5 billion years, Pangea should
work.

	10-10-2004 21:12									#10
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Sounds good to me, Sixpack.

If we have difficulty level =, say, Monarch then anyone interested please confirm your civ and pm me your email address then we can get started.

I take it that we don't include AI civs unless anyone posts a good reason to the contrary.

	10-10-2004 21:33									#11
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With more 'real' people in the game, there's potential for stalls, etc. when RL intrudes.

If you need a substitute later for somebody away on holidays, etc., I'd be available to fill in.

	10-10-2004 22:01									#12
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Soltz, you can count yourself in from the start if you want. No else has sent their email to me by way of signing on yet ! Which civ do you want ?

	10-10-2004 22:07									#13
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monarch, the hittites. `s good for my

	10-10-2004 22:24									#14
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so far :
Small map, temperate, 5 billion years, Pangea, Monarch

Sixpack, Hittites
Snakegurl, Germans

Who else is going for it ?

	10-10-2004 22:46									#15
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Me.

I'd like the Egyptians, please.

	11-10-2004 01:31									#16
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so far :
Small map, temperate, 5 billion years, Pangea, Monarch

Sixpack, Hittites
Snakegurl, Germans
Modo44, Egyptians

Any more takers.... ?

	11-10-2004 02:14									#17
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i'll go with japan.

	11-10-2004 16:38									#18
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so far :
Small map, temperate, 5 billion years, Pangea, Monarch

Sixpack, Hittites
Snakegurl, Germans
Modo44, Egyptians
Self biased, Japan

If there are no more takers in the next 24 hours then I suggest we go for the game.
Folks, I'll need your email addresses which I intend to email out with mine to all players in this game without posting on this thread. Can you pm them to me, please.

	11-10-2004 20:16									#19
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If acc. prod. is on, I join with the Sumerians
If not, Im out, since this will be to slow than (not enough to do every turn ).
Timezone: GMT +1
eMail: DanielXY at gmx dot net

	11-10-2004 22:18									#20
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OK Folks

Is Accel Prod on ? I think DanielXY has a point and I've seen this on other game threads, so I'd vote yes on that one. Please can I have a show of hands and comments on it ?

Thanks Modo, BTW, who has sent his email address,... still waiting for the others...

	11-10-2004 22:30									#21
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I don't know a thing about accelerated production - have never played with it. My concern here is, I don't know how much this option changes the game. I'm new to PBEM, so learning to deal with human players and with accelerated production in the same game might be too much. Or is it just a simple speed-up, not changing general strategies?

	11-10-2004 22:54									#22
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Well all it does is: You got half the shild cost for everything (improvments and units.. with 5 shilds net prod. you can produce a spearman in 2 turns for example) + your citys will grow at a doubled rate. (if you got the standard 2 food surplus a size 1 city will grow in 5 turns instead of 10).

So I dont think it changes strategy too much, just speeding up everything

	11-10-2004 23:29									#23
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Ok, then I'm ok with it, I guess.

	12-10-2004 00:15									#24
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whatever's cool.

self dot biased at gmail dot com

	12-10-2004 04:10									#25
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If you are still taking players - Babylonians.

	12-10-2004 16:47									#26
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And I suspect Grandpa Troll would be up for a game as well.

	12-10-2004 17:02									#27
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so far :
Small map, temperate, 5 billion years, Pangea, Monarch
Accel prodn

Sixpack, Hittites
Snakegurl, Germans
Modo, Egyptians
Self biased, Japan
DanielXY, Sumerians
Beta, Babylonians

If Granpa Troll wants a game then please get with it.
Anyone who hasn't forwarded their email address yet, please do so now. I expect to get the game started this evening (6 hours time from now)

When I do so I'll post the start on this thread. I assume that we won't be including combat reports..... comments please if you disagree.

	12-10-2004 21:52									#28
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sounds good, although make sure everyone has access to everyone else's email addy. i'm going to assume no contact out of game until contact in game?

	12-10-2004 21:57									#29
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The basic PBEM ethiquette is described in the Info thread in this forum ( here: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...threadid=112863 ). I think we can stick to those guidelines, except for the battle reports? What do you think, snakegurl?

	12-10-2004 22:30									#30
	Suffering from ads?

Six is a good number for pbem. Just do NOT make it a large map. And no AI's. That heavily favours those that start near the AI.

Small map still works for six. Or standard. Personally - I would vote for small, but I am easy either way.

And I concur - no battle reports.