[SPOILERS - PBEM17] novice and spaceman - Suryavarman of India

[novice]

Heh, does that mean we can contact darrell or not?

I think so, we got contact with him in-game after ending turn, when Seaside's borders expanded.

[spacemanmf]

I think so, we got contact with him in-game after ending turn, when Seaside's borders expanded.

Well, there's no rush anyway. I'll give a little time for Shoot to reply.

I can at least start drafting our note to go to darrell:

Hi

We are the Straight Talkers. We tell it like it is and we get to the point.

Good to have met you - we are peaceful. You're the second person we have met. Shoot is to our east and slightly south [confirmation on whether we can reveal the name (and location) of Shoot awaited].

It seems that there are incomplete land bridges giving everyone an easy way of finding everyone else. Have you met anyone else?

Is there anything you would like to know?

spaceman

We can propose to swap maps (just our locality, not Shoot's map at this stage). What do you say?

[novice]

We can propose to swap maps (just our locality, not Shoot's map at this stage). What do you say?

I don't really see the need to propose it, I feel we know enough about the layout of the world. Although we might need to discuss borders. If Darrell suggests it we can consider it. We can propose open borders, though. Maybe wait until we have writing, unless Darrell has it already.

I think Darrell is in position to poach our land, and we're in position to poach Shoot the Moon's. So I guess ideally we would like a border agreement with Darrell but not Shoot the Moon. Although I'm uncertain if poaching land is a good idea anyway. Then again, if others poach our land we need to pay it forward...

[spacemanmf]

Response from Shoot.

Thanks for letting me know and feel free to tell him we've met. That's really close though.

Actually along those lines, would you guys be willing to try to set up a meeting between the two of us? I currently have a warrior 1N of the bananas in the attached screenshot. At least based off fog gazing, it appears that the sugar tile in the screenshot may be connected to Darrell's land. Would you guys be willing to see if that is indeed the case and if so ask him to send a unit that way so we can meet? It just seems to make the most sense while I already have a unit there. If I'm ever in the situation to set you guys up with a meeting with someone, I'd certainly return the favor

Thanks,
Shoot the Moon

The screenshot he attached is:

[spacemanmf]

It's not totally clear whether darrell can get to the sugar, but we can at least let him know.

Updated draft message to darrell.

Hi

We are the Straight Talkers. We tell it like it is and we get to the point.

Good to have met you - we are peaceful. You're the second person we have met. Shoot is to our east and slightly south.

It seems that there are incomplete land bridges giving everyone an easy way of finding everyone else. Shoot has a warrior to his south-west (and therefore our south/south-east) - however, it is not clear from our map information whether you can make it east along land to meet him (to the sugar).

Have you met anyone else?

Is there anything you would like to know?

spaceman

[spacemanmf]

Message back to Shoot.

Sure, we'll try to arrange that, although it's not clear from our map information so far whether darrell is connected to that sugar or we are. I will keep you updated.

spaceman

[novice]

Well I'm pretty sure that sugar is on our landmass.

[spacemanmf]

Well I'm pretty sure that sugar is on our landmass.

Yeah well I wasn't...

[spacemanmf]

Message from Krill:

Hello.

Ok, he's more to the point than we are... (subject title was Greetings).

I sent this

Hi

We are the Straight Talkers. We tell it like it is and we get to the point.

Good to have met you - we are peaceful. You're the second person we have met. Shoot is to our east and slightly south.

It seems that there are incomplete land bridges giving everyone an easy way of finding everyone else. Shoot has a warrior to his south-west (and therefore our south/south-east) - however, we think that the sugar is part of our landmass so it's not clear if you can find a way over there.

Have you met anyone else?

Is there anything you would like to know?

spaceman

[novice]

Krill is doing a better job at minimizing diplo than us, it seems.

Darrell and Krill will have no idea what sugar you're talking about.