The "don't be a jerk" rule works when jerks don't play in the game. That's something to keep in mind.
William brings up a good point, and maybe that's an actual factor to consider. I think with this many civs being in the game we would probably prefer to not do player teams for a given civ. If two people want to play, why not pilot your own civ? That would make the turns take less time to play, not having to coordinate, and we're going to have trouble filling this up anyway. I know some people prefer a team format, and who am I to argue how you should play a game, by all means play in the way most fun, but I think given the format of this game a lower time investment and quicker gameplay may be more suitable.
This isn't the game to play to show how good you are at civ. The winner will be the player who gets the most favorable neighbor matchups and is least buggered by the RNG as he goes (in addition to his own good gameplay). Super tight micro matters less I would think in a game like this than in the normal type of game we run. Maybe in that context playing solo instead of as part of team isn't such a big deal? Again, though, it's a game we play for fun, so do what is fun.
William brings up a good point, and maybe that's an actual factor to consider. I think with this many civs being in the game we would probably prefer to not do player teams for a given civ. If two people want to play, why not pilot your own civ? That would make the turns take less time to play, not having to coordinate, and we're going to have trouble filling this up anyway. I know some people prefer a team format, and who am I to argue how you should play a game, by all means play in the way most fun, but I think given the format of this game a lower time investment and quicker gameplay may be more suitable.
This isn't the game to play to show how good you are at civ. The winner will be the player who gets the most favorable neighbor matchups and is least buggered by the RNG as he goes (in addition to his own good gameplay). Super tight micro matters less I would think in a game like this than in the normal type of game we run. Maybe in that context playing solo instead of as part of team isn't such a big deal? Again, though, it's a game we play for fun, so do what is fun.
Played: Pitboss 18 - Kublai Khan of Germany Somalia | Pitboss 11 - De Gaulle of Byzantium | Pitboss 8 - Churchill of Portugal | PB7 - Mao of Native America | PBEM29 Greens - Mao of Babylon