24-09-2003 07:19									#1
	Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima f*cking culpa Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

I am SO sorry, everyone.

Due to lack of time or just damn attention, I take the blame for Turns 260 and 270.

I was not available for consultation with nye while Turn 260 was played... and therein lay the problem.

I did not sufficiently communicate to nye my plan... that on Turn 260, beyond true-fortifying the 3 Pikes and 8 Knights moved to the planned Fort Liberation, we would complete a road at FLib6, and consolidate the majority of our forces in FLib.

In a review of the end-of-T260, we would have had in FLib:
5 Pikes
12 Knights
7 MedInf
7 Cats
1 stealth Settler

In other words, 24 defensive combatant units, which, on a hill and with the Cats, I deemed to be more or less unassailable by estimated local enemy forces.

FLib 3 and 6 would have each had 2 Pikes... bait, and on T270, when FLib would have been built, attackable by the Knights. I did not consider FLib 63 to be a danger zone.

I was also considering the sacrifice of 1 Knight on a recon mission to the gold hill at FLib87, for visibility in the entire Alamo / Merida basin, which was the only locale for an Ansar threat.

A couple of thoughts:

* nye, nor any one or two players, can manage this game. Everyone needs to focus / comment / critique, especially at these key junctures.

* Military plans need to be more completely and clearly spelled out, at the level of our economic plans. Unfortunately, style-wise, Arrian and I are similar, and not as micro / detailed oriented as we need to be. We need to be supplemented by an adjutant or something, in order to provide great specificity to the player(s).

If anyone would like me to resign my post, that is fine. Again, I am so sorry... I'd fall on my sword if I could.

T

	24-09-2003 07:39									#2
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It is not your fault, Theseus. As I said in my PM, I should have known better if I had taken the time to think when I played the turn.

It is done, and as DeepO pointed out, this may well work perfectly for our plans in the North.

	24-09-2003 07:46									#3
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quote: Originally posted by Theseus If anyone would like me to resign my post, that is fine. Again, I am so sorry... I'd fall on my sword if I could.

That is entirely unnecessary. In fact, the problem truely lies elsewhere.

I am active when not many others are. Therefore, I have asked Sir Ralph if he could play turns again. I will back him up when needed. Failing that, Shiber is eager.

If Sir Ralph cannot play the turn, I will to the best of my ability from what is posted. If I cannot get it done, Shiber will.

We will get through this.

	24-09-2003 08:11									#4
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Don't resign!

We need actives around. I haven't been active lately. I am still waiting on a new power supply for my good pc and rl is weighing heavily on my head at the moment.

What's done is done. They defeated that stack at a high price, and I think they will become over confident.

	24-09-2003 10:15									#5
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Remain in office, Theseus!

As for me playing turns... thing is, I have 2, at most 3 hours per day to play (and I have a few PBEMs running, which also demand some attention). That's the whole time I have for civing right now. I practically can't afford to open the turn, to post screenies, to wait for opinions and advice, to level differences and to keep it open until all is decided. I can play only prepared and discussed turns. Or we'd have to change our playing scheme and the people in charge meet only general decisions, while the player goes straight through the turn and decides most questions himself.

	24-09-2003 11:00									#6
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Sir Ralph, your judgement would be OK by me in a New York minute.

I question my own because there is almost no comment while I am on in a turn. We have seen the result of me rushing a turn before I went to work... I notice that most comment is while I am at work. That is while you are on.

Between the two of us, I think we can cover. I am thinking that many times it would be better for you to play due to other players being active. If you cannot get it done, leave a note for me, and I will. If I cannot, then Shiber can pick up.

The key would be to have plans posted.