Okay, got some diplowork done.
For Team Dinosaurs and Eggheads:
And for Orgynized (which we now know for sure lacks Parkin, and thus we can afford to be a bit more lenient with as their threat level without Parkin has dropped significantly):
For Team Dinosaurs and Eggheads:
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Thank you, Eggheads, for the screenshot of Antium.Yossarian has taken the time to make a composite image of the lands we know the Romans have that we are including in this joint email.
We currently have 3 quechuas strategically located around the Roman lands as scouts. Our plan is to replace two of these with Axes, and the third one we'd like to hear your thoughts about we should do with since he's landlocked between Roman and Dinosaur land. Dinos: We can move him the way you feel is best, or and send screenshots to you both, or we could even sell him to you if you're interested.
Also, Asterix approached us with an idea that we attempt to bribe Rome into starting a fight with India instead of any of us. It turns out GG has actually responded to correspondence from Team M&M. We would obviously need to rely on Asterix to do the talking if we are interested in that arrangement as Team M&M is the only one we know of that GG has actually responded to, which is a bit of a weak link to this suggestion. It could be nice to keep India occupied with some nasty praetorians to keep their score more even with the rest of us, and we could also make the suggestion that "Either you fight India, or you fight all three of us instead" (Which for some reason reminded me of the old "We have nuclear weapons to back up our words!" AI diplomacy in the previous Civ games). What do you guys think? We're not really sure what to make of it, but thought it was an idea that we should discuss together.
Blameteer Caledorn, on behalf of the Blame Caledornian nation
And for Orgynized (which we now know for sure lacks Parkin, and thus we can afford to be a bit more lenient with as their threat level without Parkin has dropped significantly):
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We are very disappointed that you only sent sexy female diplomats as half our leadership prefers sexy male diplomats, but we are eagerly awaiting a remedy to this unfortunate incident. :D
On the less serious matters of friendship, naps, and all those minor issues compared to the above - we are indeed very pleased to meet you. We now have contact with all the different teams, and as a gesture of friendship we will happily share the layout of the teams with you, in case you were not aware of this already. The map is split in two halves, one northern and one southern, with some very hostile lands comprised of tundra and ice between the teams in those hemispheres. In the north you will find yourselves, EggHeads, Care Bears, Asterix/Maga and SutOxy (in that order from west to east) - while in the south you will find us, GG, Dinos, Ponies and BowAivo. Your location in the north is slightly offset, so that your team is located approximately north of the middle of the lands between us and BowAivo, making you our northwestern neighbour.
We would happily sign a NAP with you, if you are interested - our initial suggestion is until T140 for now, with renegotiations around T125-130. We would also like to let you know that our main concern at the time being is making sure that ever quiet Rome does not turn their aggressive Praetorians on us.
All the best,
Caledorn - Court Fool of Team Blame Caledorn
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