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PBEM 45 Vets Tech Thread

#71
October 22nd, 2012, 21:22
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For thoroughness, barbs haven't been mentioned but i'm gonna go out on a limb and say those should be turned off
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October 22nd, 2012, 21:23 (This post was last modified: October 22nd, 2012, 21:23 by scooter.)
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Official blockade proposal: No blockades unless it's a modern ship, modern behind defined as > 8 strength and > 4 movement. I'm in favor obviously. Other opinions?

Edit: yeah barbs off probably
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October 22nd, 2012, 21:23 (This post was last modified: October 22nd, 2012, 21:24 by SevenSpirits.)
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Obviously I'm not playing, but my experience with both ancient (pbem39) and modern (pbem19) naval combat makes me think that blockades work fine, and in particular, ancient blockades are actually more "fair" than modern ones. Enacting a blockade before galleons requires you to build ships you wouldn't otherwise build, and often isn't even worth the effort, since no one wants to be working coast tiles back then anyway. On top of that, caravels are the best unit pre-galleons, and they can't blockade.

The most (only?) complaining I recall happening in a game that actually allowed blockades, was in PB6, between Team 1 and Team 3. And that was actually quite interesting for the lurkers. It seemed to me that the blockades added more strategy and naval action to the game, at the cost of frustrating some of the players. But that's their problem, IMO. wink
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October 22nd, 2012, 21:23
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(October 22nd, 2012, 21:23)scooter Wrote: Official blockade proposal: No blockades unless it's a modern ship, modern behind defined as > 8 strength and > 4 movement. I'm in favor obviously. Other opinions?

Agree with this
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October 22nd, 2012, 21:23
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(October 22nd, 2012, 20:26)regoarrarr Wrote: I think that I should go before Ruff. I generally can play quite frequently, so I think that would be faster. But I'm fine either way

Why? What is your time zone? I can play NYC 6am to 7am and 7pm to midnight.
(October 22nd, 2012, 20:32)pindicator Wrote: We are all agreeing on 2x Last to First for picking, right?

Can someone explain how that works?
(October 22nd, 2012, 20:37)scooter Wrote: I didn't see any objections to that. Seems like it's pretty much a necessity with AI Diplo.

And what is allowed with AI Diplo and what isn't. Are you allowed to type anything in the trade box? Can you type an AI reply such as 'over my dead body'?

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October 22nd, 2012, 21:25 (This post was last modified: October 22nd, 2012, 21:26 by NobleHelium.)
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AI Diplo = no text and don't try to spell out words with city names/resources. And I assume no attempts at morse code. wink
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October 22nd, 2012, 21:37
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2x Last to First means that after the turn order is generated, the person who has his turn last picks first, then the second to last, etc. After everyone has picked once, the picking processes repeats in the same order. If you end up last in the turn order, for example, you would end up picking first in each round.
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#78
October 22nd, 2012, 22:26
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(October 22nd, 2012, 21:25)NobleHelium Wrote: AI Diplo = no text and don't try to spell out words with city names/resources. And I assume no attempts at morse code. wink

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(October 22nd, 2012, 21:37)Merovech Wrote: 2x Last to First means that after the turn order is generated, the person who has his turn last picks first, then the second to last, etc. After everyone has picked once, the picking processes repeats in the same order. If you end up last in the turn order, for example, you would end up picking first in each round.

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Let's get the turn order randomized!
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October 22nd, 2012, 22:29
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Is there a lurker that can roll us a random person to go first?
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October 22nd, 2012, 22:36 (This post was last modified: October 22nd, 2012, 22:39 by BRickAstley.)
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