Adventure 9 - Darrell's Reprot

[darrelljs]

Well, it is Monday in Malaysia

http://www.erudita.com/darrell/Adventure...-adv9.html

Darrell

[Sirian]

Well, it is Monday in Malaysia

http://www.erudita.com/darrell/Adventure...-adv9.html

Darrell

That isn't the standard. Customary is to wait for the game sponsor and/or a tournament admin to announce that the game is Closing. Only rarely (maybe twice? Out of 60+ events now) has that not happened by midnight US Eastern Time.

I should hope that we can maintain that custom without any further need for intervention. An event opens when the download is made available and closes when the event's sponsor says so.

I realize that closing events late on Sunday US time means the deadline comes in the middle of the night for some people, but there has to be a method or things will descend into madness. Since I am the most prolific game sponsor, and I tend to be a night owl, if we tried to have me close games on Monday morning US time, a bunch of them would be waiting for me to get up, meaning the actual time I post would be all over the clock, and that wouldn't be for the best. So I picked a time I can most consistently meet, and that's the time it will always be for my events. We give other sponsors some leeway, but most adhere to the custom because players are used to it.

That said, it will be at least another half hour, as of this writing, before this event is officially closed. However, no need to take down your report until then -- we'll let this one slide -- and the curious are welcome to read your report now. However, the NEXT person who requires Griselda and/or me to intervene over a report posted prematurely is going to be in some hot water. We probably won't boil them, but it may sting a bit.


- Sirian

[darrelljs]

Sorry Sirian...it won't happen again (well, at least not by me).

Darrell

[T-hawk]

Just to toss in a couple comments, as the second most prolific sponsor

We trust our players to avoid reading results in the forum before they finish playing, but the earlier someone posts, the more chances arise for temptation or accident. Late Sunday US time, coming at the end of the weekend, is a popular time for squeezing in last-minute gaming.

That said, there most certainly is an incentive to jump the gun. The earliest reports have historically gotten the most comments and attention. It was worse back in the N54 days when the reports appeared to everyone in chronologically posted order, but it still happens even now. There's a snowball effect where the earliest reports get more comments earlier, which draws more viewers to those threads sooner, who post more comments. 8)

[Sirian]

That said, there most certainly is an incentive to jump the gun. The earliest reports have historically gotten the most comments and attention.

I don't think so. All you get for jumping the gun is being fussed at. Players don't want others reading distractions in their threads; they want their reports to be read.

Reports posted within an hour of closing get read by folks who are hanging around reading on Sunday night, that's true. But often the early comments are flat out wrong. More reports roll in and perceptions change.

I think that where larger discussions break out is in threads that have brought some surprising results or shed new light on something.


Now what I think is true is that if your results are very much like someone else's, or especially if they are "normal" for that event and are like several other peoples', that yes, the early birds get more comments. However, that is not going to change anybody's perception in the end. Results and final impressions count for more than post count in your report thread. There never has been and never will be an event scored on post-mortem post count.

If your results stand apart from others, being stronger, or being unusual in some way, that will gather attention no matter when you post. After all, we're talking about a 48 hour difference, at most, between the first posted report and the last. Some readers may not even check in until Tuesday!


- Sirian

[Sullla]

Umm... I have a comment about darreljs' game.

I tried to go after Sarmatian off the bat in my game too, but I was not so lucky and four archers were unable to kill two warriors on defense. (See, everything doesn't always work out for me! ) I do think, however, that city had to be razed if you were going to take it. I wonder if you dug yourself an extra-large stagnation hole at the start by taking on even more economic burdens (?) That would be something different to ponder.

Nice to see you get good value out of an "Astronomy slingshot". Never seen that before, but as Sirian once told LKendter about Civ4, any tech can be used as a slingshot if you play your cards right!

Quite a fast cultural finish too, given the stagnation start especially. I'm happy to see RB19 as an inspiration for a game. Thanks for the report.

[Sirian]

I built the scenario without using the worldbuilder. So everything there evolved on its own from the game's premise.

Good eye on spotting the barbarian worker and managing to capture him. I wonder if you should have razed the city, though? Looking back on it now, what do you think?

Cultural win was impressive, given the situation. I've certainly never sprung a dozen Great Artists in one fell swing!




- Sirian

[Compromise]

Okay, I just loved that triple great artist flamestrike collage. Good game; I'd hoped to see someone try a cultural victory!

[sooooo]

Nice, 11 techs for astronomy! That must have felt goooood.

[blid]

Good game Darrel. You went the lux slider way in the end but had the defenses to cope with sneak attacks
Must say too that trading astro to get alphabet is somewhat atyipic