24-09-2003 08:41									#1
	Contact! Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Southward ho! Across all those mountains we've finally found something worth finding: Team Sunshine! Looks like we're not alone after all

	24-09-2003 08:49									#2
	Got spare money?

Sunshine is Greece. That means they have Alphabet and Bronze Working. I did an analysis of tech costs before and after contact, and they also have Myst; however, they do not have HBR. They do not have Masonry or The Wheel either, two techs that we have.

So, to sum up:
Techs that both of us have: Ceremonial Burial, Warrior Code, Pottery
Techs only they have: Bronze Working, Alphabet, Mysticism
Techs only we have: Masonry, The Wheel

Edit: Some other observations.
They founded their capitol on the first turn.
They are two points ahead of us in score.
Powergraph currently looks about even.
Our military is strong compared to theirs. They must have fewer warriors.

	24-09-2003 09:01									#3
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

I'd suggest this trade: On our side, The Wheel and Masonry. On their side, BW and Alphabet and some gold (the trade is 1.5 tech points in their favor, as we have BW half-finished; so maybe around 25 gold?). I'd suggest including NDAs too; I don't want Sunshine beating us to a trade.

	24-09-2003 09:01									#4
	Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

Cool!

Do I sense some tech trading in order?

So who is going to be the FAM contact for them, or are we just going to have a general FAM team to handle all contact. I don't really know any of their members all that well except for HarryH from Vox.

	24-09-2003 09:09									#5
	Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

Well, I'll contact them for now, and we can sort out official ambassadorships later. I'll propose the trade Kloreep suggested, with 30 gold as the difference point.

	25-09-2003 15:05									#6
	Get a bigger avatar today!

Hi, I'm more or less back.

Watch out with those Sunshine guys, I know them of Roleplay and they are clever traders.

Togas and BigFree are in that team and they are quite experienced in team games, diplmacy and trade.

Aidun

	25-09-2003 21:43									#7
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

quote: Originally posted by Aidun Hi, I'm more or less back. Watch out with those Sunshine guys, I know them of Roleplay and they are clever traders. Togas and BigFree are in that team and they are quite experienced in team games, diplmacy and trade. Aidun

I think we have our ambassador then.

	28-09-2003 02:01									#8
	Got spare money?

Yay, we must be careful with them. Me thinks I had a dream in which I saw myself among them in a far away land called Spain. This Togas was a King and Big Free was a...something or other. Anyhow, they're probably some of the very best and most dedicated tacticians on the map. We must watch out. However, me thinks that they would be faithful to us if we were to them. Yet, when we get too powerful, or if we are of equal strength, then I think that they might go after us.

In other news, these Hippies haven't got much to offer us by way of educating the old palette. That is, unless, you are interested in marijuana brownies. I suggest that we find the few items on their menu worth sticking in the cookbooks, but for the most part leaving their inferior garbage alone!

Jean Pierre O'Higgins
Gastronome Extraordinair