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General Diplomacy -- How should we approach it? This poll is closed.
Homeland Diplomat Policy -- always have some on hand for defense	1	5.88%
Exploring Diplomat Policy -- send them out to explore and get embassies	7	41.18%
Nasty Diplomat Policy -- use them for city bribes and tech stealing	6	35.29%
No Diplomat Policy -- build Marco Polo's Embassy instead	0	0%
Banana Policy -- diplomats armed with bananas never lose in Civ2	3	17.65%
Total:	17 voters	100%

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-Jrabbit

Emperor

of the Electronic Egyptians
Feb 2002
time: 23:22

16-09-2002 18:52

Foreign Affairs, Part Ii

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Let's offer King Hydey some general advice on how we would like our foreign affairs handled.
(We all know how much King Hydey loves his foreign affairs!! )

cavebear

Emperor

of the Pleistocene
Oct 1999
time: 00:22

16-09-2002 19:30

Increase Your PM Length

It has never seemed to me that Dips do much in the way of defending. I say send them out to find other sivs and establish embassies.

-Jrabbit

Emperor

of the Electronic Egyptians
Feb 2002
time: 23:22

16-09-2002 20:36

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They are good on defense for 2 reasons.

1. Use them to bribe barbs, reducing need for defensive units in cities. Usually with a single bribed unit, you can defuse an entire barb invasion.
2. No upkeep costs -- critical in a representative govt.

H Tower

Emperor

Jul 2001
time: 23:22

16-09-2002 20:38

Remove this text

the science minister suggests using the diplomats to help close the technology gap that has opened

cavebear

Emperor

of the Pleistocene
Oct 1999
time: 00:22

16-09-2002 22:51

Enter the AD-FREE zone

quote:
Originally posted by -Jrabbit
They are good on defense for 2 reasons.

1. Use them to bribe barbs, reducing need for defensive units in cities. Usually with a single bribed unit, you can defuse an entire barb invasion.
2. No upkeep costs -- critical in a representative govt.

I agree about bribing barbs, and even incoming enemy units (which you did not mention). I was thinking in terms of against other Dips.

CannonFodder

Prince

Alabama, home of the Chronically Ignorant
Jan 2002
time: 23:22

17-09-2002 00:22

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I think stealing some techs would be a very good idea.

shade

King

of bribery.
May 2001
time: 06:22

17-09-2002 02:19

Nasty diplomat policy

Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

this sounds like music to my ears

Shade

-Jrabbit

Emperor

of the Electronic Egyptians
Feb 2002
time: 23:22

17-09-2002 02:40

Tired of ads?

Looks like it's going to be hard to maintain a "peace and defense" approach if this is how we use our dips...

Your Foreign Minister strongly advises that we use diplomacy for exploration and defense.

shade

King

of bribery.
May 2001
time: 06:22

17-09-2002 02:48

Re: Nasty diplomat policy

Increase the size of your Attachments

quote:
this sounds like music to my ears

maybe a little nuancation:
eg. if the japanese keep attacking and act agressively then I would have no problem letting our diplo's having some fun...
but if the play nice-->we do so to.

Shade

-Jrabbit

Emperor

of the Electronic Egyptians
Feb 2002
time: 23:22

17-09-2002 02:52

#10

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That's better, Shade. Thx.

Zedd

Prince

Of Morr hill
May 2002
time: 00:22

17-09-2002 03:13

#11

Inflate your Upload Space

Before trade I sometimes reach the delima of not wanting to support more troops or pay for city improvements, and the need to build something. So diplomats searve a purpose there, I have had armies of 15-20 diplos at my disposal and ransacked a attacking civ, and then some just hang arround and become spy's

Galvatron

Prince

of the Decepticons
Aug 2002
time: 23:22

18-09-2002 15:04

#12

Increase Your PM Length

Tech stealing would be a good idea to close the gaps in some tech areas. I think bribing will not be such an important factor as I did remember from studying the screenies were are short on gold most of the time. Of course establishing embassies may also be a good idea but in the first instance we should use them to gain techs.

Messer Niccolò

Prince

of the Sarzaneers
Oct 2001
time: 06:22

18-09-2002 15:22

#13

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I'm happy to see that I'm not the only one to understand the power of a bunch of Banana Diplos

-Jrabbit

Emperor

of the Electronic Egyptians
Feb 2002
time: 23:22

18-09-2002 18:38

#14

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With Hydey's Camel Army, we will close the tech gap quickly without resorting to tech stealing.
Plus we'll be rich.

atawa

King

Somewhere over the rainbow.
Jul 2001
time: 06:22

18-09-2002 21:43

#15

Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

quote:
Originally posted by -Jrabbit
With Hydey's Camel Army, we will close the tech gap quickly without resorting to tech stealing.
Plus we'll be rich.

And if we steal tech and get the wrong ones it will only slow our techrate down.

teic

Chieftain

in the netherlands
Jun 2002
time: 06:22

19-09-2002 00:15

#16

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Use your money on science instead of diplos.
We dont need them.
But Queen hydey chooses what to do with them and we all know what she wants...

Last edited by teic on 22-09-2002 at 13:50

123john321

King

Boo!
Feb 2002
time: 23:22

19-09-2002 02:25

#17

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quote:
Originally posted by teic
Use your money on science instead of diplos.
We dont need them.

I agree

quote:
Originally posted by teic .....But Queen hydey..........

ARE YOU INSANE!!!!! HOW DARE YOU INSLUT THE QU.. KING, (even if is a bit of a jackass...) AS FORMER PRES. (or dicktor), I SAID, OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!

Hydey

Emperor

up shyte creek without a paddle
Mar 2000
time: 14:22

19-09-2002 03:09

#18

Get a bigger avatar today!

quote:
Originally posted by teic
But Queen hydey chooses what to do with them and we all know what he wants...

Please , if you feel the need to slag off the King and call him Queen at least go all the way and say she instead of he.

the people begin to slag me off, it may well be time to hand control back to John.

shade

King

of bribery.
May 2001
time: 06:22

19-09-2002 15:04

#19

Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

quote:
Originally posted by Hydey
Please , if you feel the need to slag off the King and call him Queen at least go all the way and say she instead of he.

hehe a problem with consistency

do we still have to explore some polar regions???

Shade

JCP

Prince

Paris, France, Europe
Aug 2001
time: 06:22

19-09-2002 23:17

#20

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Again a poll closed before I vote !
It's difficult to have a buzzy job and to want follow a demogame on the rythm of our President Hydey !

cavebear

Emperor

of the Pleistocene
Oct 1999
time: 00:22

20-09-2002 04:29

#21

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quote:
Originally posted by Hydey

the people begin to slag me off, it may well be time to hand control back to John.

Please calm down, Sire, these petulant threats are beneath Your Majesty. May I remind the King that your idle Minister of War has some bored troops who would be delighted to assist their King in "re-educating" a quarrelsome Minister?

atawa

King

Somewhere over the rainbow.
Jul 2001
time: 06:22

20-09-2002 04:39

#22

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quote:
Originally posted by cavebear

Please calm down, Sire, these petulant threats are beneath Your Majesty. May I remind the King that your idle Minister of War has some bored troops who would be delighted to assist their King in "re-educating" a quarrelsome Minister?

Since when is teic a minister?

Or....is it me you are talking about?

*atawa starts spending massive funds to bribe our army *

Galvatron

Prince

of the Decepticons
Aug 2002
time: 23:22

20-09-2002 13:34

#23

Suffering from ads?

quote:
Originally posted by atawa
*atawa starts spending massive funds to bribe our army *

There goes our taxes. Now we citizens know what the ministers do with all the gold they get from us: bribing armies and fighting among themselves little power hungry wars .

Hydey

Emperor

up shyte creek without a paddle
Mar 2000
time: 14:22

20-09-2002 15:46

#24

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the ministers are sreaming for more tax money

JCP

Prince

Paris, France, Europe
Aug 2001
time: 06:22

20-09-2002 18:59

#25

Remove this text

Anarchy in our leaders ?
We need a revolution !
So this government collapses !

shade

King

of bribery.
May 2001
time: 06:22

20-09-2002 20:08

#26

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quote:
Originally posted by JCP
Anarchy in our leaders ?
We need a revolution !
So this government collapses !

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