PBEM 61 Organization & Tech Thread

[Commodore]

We will need someone reliable to check over Commodore's map.

Retep had asked if I'd be willing; if you object that's fine, you are welcome to find another scapegoat.

[Jowy]

If you refuse to let anyone check over the map, then yeah we'll have to get someone else. It's not fun to commit months of time to a game only to find out we're playing on some unbalanced gimmick map none of the players asked for.

[Commodore]

I've never released a second-party-unchecked map unless it was a mirror map.

Cornflakes, it often works well to give a desired #cities and/or #tiles for map size. PB9 was on the big side of average, though, particularly when some crazy genius decided to rush Rome.

[Jowy]

Okay good, that's all we can ask for

[retep]

Well that was somenthing. Anyway we need moar people, so this is basically a bump

[Cornflakes]

Cornflakes, it often works well to give a desired #cities and/or #tiles for map size. PB9 was on the big side of average, though,

Commodore, I have never set up a map so I just looked over my PB9 stitch and counted tiles. You and I were 10 tiles apart on a direct diagonal, and that feels about right. Diagonal distance "feels" further than horizontal distance so maybe a couple more if aligned horizontally or vertically. That leaves something like 120 tiles/person *.66 = 80 land tiles, or 5-6 core cities and then cities start getting cramped along the borders.

I completely BS's the above numbers, so don't take those to mean much if they don't make sense.

[Cornflakes]

A modest proposal? Scout starts for everyone.

Yes, scout start for everyone.

[Cornflakes]

Probably best not to start rolling maps until we get another player or two. I don't mind waiting a week or two to start.

[retep]

I though that was a given We definitely need at least one more player.

[ReallyEvilMuffin]

Hey there all I just joined Realms Beyond, basically because I am looking for a few more games to play like this. I am in a couple of PBEM games at Civfanatics, of which I started partaking in 6 months ago but it still doesn't give me enough of a civ fix since gamespy went down!

Although I am fairly new to the world of PBEM I have had much experience of 'AI diplo' type games which is basically what all of onilne civ is. I also have recently started pitbossing too. I believe I play to a fairly high level, being fairly good in always war duels online and winning more than my fair share of pan FFAs, so I'm sure I will be able to be competitive in this game.

I especially like the idea of creating a balanced, map maker made map. When I suggested a more balanced and fairer map script over the other site I was mercilessly shot down as boring for wanting people to have roughly equal starts. I also quite like the sound of all the suggested rules/alterations for a more balanced match. Seems like people here think more along my wavelength of not wishing to invest a good proportion of time in an heavily unfair map.

Hope you guys will want me to join I'm easy and keen to get another game going.

I did have a question - will you be using the tracker?