S... For stupendous!
T... For tiger, ferocity of!
U... For underwear, red!
P... For power, incredible!
E... For excellent physique!
N... For... Um... Something... Hm, well, I'll come back to that...
D... For determination!
U... For... Wait, how do you spell this? Is it "I"??

Players and Contacts:

• Sareln - (gmail) Sareln09
  
• TheHumanHydra / Sian
  
• Fintourist
  
• Azza
  
• Viqsi
  

• Snakey archipelago similar to pbem17 (but not duplicate of)
  
• Make naval strategy as important as land strategy
  
• Enough land that Astronomy is not the One Right Choice
  
• Land connection between all starting capitals? (I'm unsure on this but someone told me they prefer it)
  

• AI Diplo (Sareln, Azza)
  

• Leader / Civ / Wonder bans to be determined by map maker. Map Maker needs to weigh the water-based civs & civics & wonders; would be nice for them to get a lot of input on this with the map thread.
  
• Map size - lots of land to expand to or relatively cramped? I think i would like land to expand, but capital's close enough that you can have early game wars.
  
• Difficulty - any strong opinions here? Prince is probably fine, maybe monarch if we don't have a toroid.
  Draft leaders / civs from what is remaining
  
• No Nukes
  
• No War Elephants
  
• Spies? I think these get banned too
  
• No Huts
  
• No Events
  
• Played on BtS (no RBMod this game)
  

Oh, I feel old. Got out of bed the other day and couldn't feel the floor. It was either my legs had really gone to sleep on me or I was sitting in my new bed which is only(!) 37 inches high (Have to duck my head when the ceiling fan is on).

Has anyone tried these new smilies?

:the_iron_man::money:

I'm ready for it.

The game looks very interesting if you like stealth games.

Video reviews:

IGN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbDvYP0wGpI

TotalBiscuit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acbP0NOoKEk

It turns out my life is way busier than I had anticipated, and I'm going to have to bow out of Civ. I can still play in the short term, but I'm not going to be doing well.

Fun Facts:
1) You are playing a game against Seven, Mackoti, Novice, and Serdoa. Y'know, some of the scariest most skilled players out there.
2) I'm a pretty mediocre player already. You are probably going to lose this game. Don't let this discourage you!
3) I'll keep dedlurking you and give strategic advice if possible.

After the build up phase the first phase of war will begin...

PBEM XXIII has two missing players. One is Kyan who due to personal reasons can't play anymore, and leaves Arendel of the Ljosfaltar. As far as I know he just defended an attack from Mardoc quite handily and to me seems in a very good position.

The other Player is Bob Thessalonica of the Elohim, so far peacefully, leaves probably a good developed civ for you.

The interesting turns have just begun, this is the optimal time to join in!

XXIII has a map made by Commodore with 6 players playing. It's the first EitB PBEM with the v9 patch and new leaders were priority picks.

It features:
Amelia: Mahala of the Dovello
Mardoc: Averax of the Sheaim
Hiding Kneel: Volanna of the Svaltarfar
YOU: Thessalonica of the Elohim
YOU: Arendel of the Ljosfaltar
Yell0w: Shekinah of the Sidar

JOIN PBEM XXIII NOW!

Side effects may include: dry mouth, insomnia, sexual side effects, diarrhea, nausea, sleeplessness

That is very exciting!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19959531

If they find another one there within the "green zone" I will first play CIV again with an attempt for a space ship victory and then dig out Alpha Centauri again!
:D

mh

Just under the wire, it's 11:59 PM Pacific time Tuesday...well crap, bit of snag losing my password on the new forum. And the dog ate my homework

Summary:
Chose Justinian, won in 1450AD

Turn 205, becomes 187 with the 18-turn handicap.

Decided that even with civic changes off, 63 half price temples and 18 turn handicap makes Spiritual an obvious choice. There was one downside I had to discover later...
If you haven't, go read T-hawk's G-minor 99 . It explains a lot of the basics well. Of course there are differences when you aren't playing Chieftain but it's a good blueprint.

Oh and it was a blast. Good idea from Swiss, much enjoyed

Or, how to absolutely FAIL at cultural victory, in 5 easy steps!



Placeholder. Sorry if too late.
Can't remember exact date, T300ish.