04-03-2001 10:52									#121
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Chairman Mark13 of the Human Hive provided with alternate address.
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	04-03-2001 10:37									#122
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2161 to the Chairman.

	04-03-2001 19:16									#123
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2161 to Oniron - no problem getting through this time

	05-03-2001 01:52									#124
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Turn 2162 sent to Datajack Misotu of the Data Angels.

	05-03-2001 03:32									#125
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2162 to the Chairman.

	05-03-2001 06:45									#126
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2162 striding across the lush, green, English countryside, and into Oniron's desktop

	06-03-2001 07:50									#127
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Turn 2163 sent to Datajack Misotu of the Data Angels.

	06-03-2001 09:39									#128
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2163 striding across the fungus-ridden, mindworm-infested arid wasteland around all of my bases to the Chairman

	06-03-2001 17:44									#129
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2163 to Oniron....

	07-03-2001 05:13									#130
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Turn 2164 sent to Datajack Misotu of the Data Angels.
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	10-03-2001 01:38									#131
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Sorry for the delay - I was moving house and without the internet for a few days. 2164 is now off to the Chair.

	10-03-2001 19:23									#132
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Do tell

2164 to Oniron

	11-03-2001 04:30									#133
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My turn to generate some delay On the positive side, my next turn should be coming from a machine made of titanium ... more timing details in the next couple of days


In the meantime... it is obvious that the two of you are planning a cooperative full scale assault on the Pirates fairly soon: massive military and intelligence cooperative buildup and movement, absolute focus on energy, strategic transfer of military units and technologies, telltale negotiation positions, the list goes on...


If, for any reason, you wish to change your mind and solemnly pledge that you will not attack the Pirates unprovoked for the next 15 years and will attack the other player if they did, do so now. Otherwise, consider us at war

	15-03-2001 09:54									#134
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Timing details: expect the turn in roughly a week

	21-03-2001 08:29									#135
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Oh goody. I'm in my new place, connected up, ready to go and the turn should be arriving any minute now

OK, well, some time in the next few days, anyhow. *Bump*

	22-03-2001 02:10									#136
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Turn 2165 sent to Datajack Misotu of the Data Angels, but not from a titanium computer...yet

	22-03-2001 02:13									#137
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Double Post.
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	22-03-2001 02:16									#138
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Triple post.
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	22-03-2001 04:53									#139
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I don't care what computer it comes from, I just want the turn

	23-03-2001 10:45									#140
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2165 to the Chairman ...

	23-03-2001 00:00									#141
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2165 to Oniron....

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It has begun. The moment the collective Hive has been dreading for the last 25 years has finally arrived - and it took the form of a wave of horrific native life forms. Horrified, our former crews put up a valiant effort against the invaders, but to no avail - the merciless Pirate juggernaut continues its inevitable march.

	24-03-2001 05:18									#142
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Turn 2166 sent to Datajack Misotu of the Data Angels.

	29-03-2001 10:27									#143
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Humble apologies to you both. As you know, I've been moving and things have been hectic. I've been keeping up with my games, just about, but I haven't had time to check through all my game threads (especially now I have dial-up instead of a cable connection). The turn didn't reach me, and I didn't see Oniron's post.

Oniron chased me up by email today - I'll play the thing as soon as it arrives. Sorry

	31-03-2001 01:00									#144
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So much for good intentions ... played no games at all yesterday in the end. But 2166 is *finally* on its way to Mark. Sorry about the delays.

(observers notice a small twitch in Mis' right eye)

Think that's all I have to say right now.

Apart from 3 words.

"Fusion power"

and

"How?"

	31-03-2001 18:18									#146
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Wow, I must say I am astonished.

Haven't heard back from Misotu yet, but I think the general consensus is that we are ready to throw in the towel. Those 1-<3>-1*2s sure are tough nuts to crack

First of all, I offer massive congratulations to Oniron on what has been an absolutely masterful performance in this game. From what I have heard, you annihilated the PKs pretty early on, and moved from strength to strength. This is my account of the events that unfolded in this game:

When I took over, in a pretty poor position, the Hive were firmly pacted with the Angels, with three primary objectives in mind:

1) Secure our bases. We knew that if you attacked in the 5-10 turns or so after my arrival, it would have been game over. Once I had something of an army up, and I was fairly certain that your mind worms wouldn't be able to penetrate my defenses, set about building.

2) Expand. The priority was to ICS to the north, and make sure I had reasonable production in all bases to prepare for the inevitable war.

3) Get to D:AP. After a little detour to IndAuto, for wealth and crawlers, that is. We thought that if we could get to D:AP in reasonably short order, and throw something resembling an airforce up, we could overrun you. After researching, trading and generally fluking our way to D:AP, we set about the airforce.

And then....well, you know the rest.

I would also like to add that this is one of the most enjoyable PBEMs I have ever had the pleasure to be involved in, and to thank everyone who participated (including Adam Smith, and of course Emjaycue).
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	02-04-2001 15:04									#147
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Hi, sorry for the delay in posting. I haven't been able to access this site for a couple of days now - thanks to Mark13 for the urls that enabled me to get back here!

*Very* well-played Oniron, congratulations! And like Mark, I thoroughly enjoyed the game. Pity you got to Fusion so early in a way. We'd counted on AMA, but not that - without the level 2 reactors it would have been quite an exciting finish :big grin: We'd planned on using nerve gas, so it would have been quite tough keeping up production with no commerce income, and most of your bases would have been hard to reach too.

Anyway, a well-deserved victory. I emailed Tau with the result, by the way. Are you playing more tourny games Oniron? If so, hope to meet up with you again ...

	03-04-2001 05:59									#148
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Thank you so very much for a wonderful game and your generous congratulations. I obtained fusion power in '64 after probing superconductor from Mark13 in the first year of the war: I had been sitting on cyberethics (from the Cyborg Consciousness) for a while and AMA came through alien artifacts.

I think what was more key was the psychological advantage of leading all the categories (except energy credits in '66) and the power chart for such a long time

I would indeed be tempted by a rematch, although I would rather play another random map as I enjoy exploration a lot: I find that it favours the bold rather then the experienced

Why don't we stick with our factions and find a new player for the Peacekeeping Forces?
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	03-04-2001 18:40									#149
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I am surprised you managed to probe Superconductor - I thought I had covered all my angles probe-wise....evidently not....

I can see what you mean about the psychological advantage, but I think Fusion Power was the key moment....had you not had that, we would have fancied our chances with our 4x-1-10s (and lots of them)....

The suggestion for a rematch is indeed a good one, although it is safe to say that the Hive aren't my favourite faction right now - I would prefer one of the builder factions, to be honest. Still, let me know what you decide.....if we do go for a random map game, it might be a good idea to start with a couple of extra pods, just to get things moving a bit quicker.

Thanks,
Mark

	03-04-2001 22:20									#150
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Yeah, I'd take a rematch but like Mark, I'd prefer a change of faction. The Angels are OK, in fact, but don't suit my style of play that well. I'd take the PKs if they're up for grabs. Otherwise Gaia would be good. What do you fancy Mark?