18-09-2002 00:33									#1
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This is apparently in the latest PCGamer (Nov.):

quote: Play Against the Maker Want to put your civilization-building skills to the ultimate test? We'll give you a couple of months after Civ III:PTW's late-October realease to get in some serious practice, and then one lucky reader will be able to square off in a multiplayer showdown with none other than Sid Meier, the game's creator. We'll have a couple of other representatives from Firaxis, as well as PC Gamer's own Civ III champion, ready for the ultimate battle for global domination. To enter, just send an email to civcontest@pcgamer.com and get in some needed practice. We'll inform the randomly chosen winner of the official challenge date, which will be sometime in late January 2003, and in a future issue we'll report the winners and losers, plus who cried and who died. Good luck.

	18-09-2002 01:22									#2
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Just got that issue. Sure enuf. I can take ya, Sid. And all your friends.

Last edited by WarpStorm on 18-09-2002 at 21:35

	18-09-2002 04:02									#3
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I wonder how much time Sid has actually spent playing any of his games.

	18-09-2002 04:23									#4
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I entered, but what are my odds?

pretty crappy if you ask me.

anyway, Firaxis should let me be a ringer for them.

I could pass for Soren

	18-09-2002 05:28									#5
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damn it! i posted the same thing 2 minutes ago on the general forum!

	18-09-2002 06:53									#6
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I can just see Sid Meier sitting down to play:

"Mmmmmkay, where's the DOS prompt? Or can I actually launch from within Windows 3.1?"

	18-09-2002 07:07									#7
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Watch out for Sid's sneak launch attack of a stack of I.M. Picky specialised units. If they don't "approve" of your civilization, you don't get any border extensions!

	18-09-2002 07:08									#8
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quote: Originally posted by jdd2007 damn it! i posted the same thing 2 minutes ago on the general forum!

Well you were only 5 hours later than this thread.......

	18-09-2002 07:08									#9
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I think it's just a way to get more people to buy PtW.

	18-09-2002 10:00									#10
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Thats fine and does not hurt anyone. I suspect he will just look on why an ace tester will come in to handle the action. We have plenty of people here who can make them sweat.

	18-09-2002 10:18									#11
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I guess it's quite hard to get to have an MP game with Sid, isnt it?

	18-09-2002 11:49									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Terser I can just see Sid Meier sitting down to play: "Mmmmmkay, where's the DOS prompt? Or can I actually launch from within Windows 3.1?"

Possibile, considering that Sid didn't had anything with Civ2 or Civ3.

	18-09-2002 12:31									#13
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Death to Sid

	18-09-2002 17:20									#14
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Sid is probably not good at civ3, but the other Firaxis guys would maybe be a bigger challenge..

	18-09-2002 20:07									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Terser I can just see Sid Meier sitting down to play: "Mmmmmkay, where's the DOS prompt? Or can I actually launch from within Windows 3.1?"

well, since this is one of his favorite sites, he probably pick up a few good tactics

	18-09-2002 20:25									#16
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I bet they all cheat

	19-09-2002 01:01									#17
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i hope its aeson that gets to play sid, that will teach him.
i think they would all have to ally against him to have a chance

	19-09-2002 08:11									#18
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How will we really know it's Sid who is being played against? What's the bet they'll use a "ringer"?

	19-09-2002 22:34									#19
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I can just imagine all of you now...

(Apolytonian boaster, in a whiny voice): "Noooooo Sid...Nooooo, Please don't wipe out my capital!! Pleeeeeeease..."

(Sid): Ahahahahahahahaha! You fool! You thought you could take down the immortal Sid Meier! Well, take this!

With one swipe, Sid's panzers roll into Apolytonian boaster's capital, and his civ is exterminated!

	19-09-2002 23:08									#20
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Hmhm... Even Bruce Shelley (yes, I mean BRUCE SHELLEY, the inventor of AoE) once admitted that he had no chance against some of his beta-testers...

So, somewhere out there there are always people who can teach the designers a lesson in playing their own game.

S.M. won't be an exception.

	20-09-2002 01:28									#21
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Oki, let me place my bet:

1- Sid will play Romans because it's his favourite. (look at Civ3 site decoration)

2- The other player will be Iroquois or Celts because their UUs are overpowered. Celts are even more overpowered than Iroquois because their UU has 1 more on defense and they get to be Mil+Rel!

3- Sid will get 0wn3d by a small group of UUs that cost 30 production shields, have 3 of attack and 2 of movement.

	20-09-2002 02:40									#22
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quote: Originally posted by XOR Oki, let me place my bet: 1- Sid will play Romans because it's his favourite. (look at Civ3 site decoration)

I really doubt Sid designed the website.

	20-09-2002 10:31									#23
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quote: Originally posted by JtheJackal I really doubt Sid designed the website.

Dan Mahaga did. But if I remember correctly, Sid himself has said in an interview that his favourite civ is the Romans.

	20-09-2002 22:01									#24
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hi ,

it would be nice to see SID posting and playing ones in a while , ......

have a nice day

	21-09-2002 09:26									#25
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well if he plays the romans then i need to get my viking justice or maybe Greek... you know with all the stuff with PTW im still going to buy it cause im a civ junkie i have every version of civ ever made even Sid's 1st board game man i suck......

	21-12-2002 23:56									#26
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*bump*

dont want you all to forget...

	22-12-2002 00:02									#27
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quote: Originally posted by jdd2007 *bump* dont want you all to forget...

hi ,

still no post from SID , ......

have a nice day

	22-12-2002 02:47									#28
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is sid going to wait for the 4th patch or what?

edit: path -> patch

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	22-12-2002 19:26									#29
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quote: Originally posted by UberKruX is sid going to wait for the 4th patch or what? edit: path -> patch

hi ,

well it seems like that Uber , ........

have a nice day

	22-12-2002 21:05									#30
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either that or sid was swallowed whole by infogreed.