PBEM 57- Tech Thread

[Commodore]

I love my tight rotational mirrors, and it seems other people have enjoyed them. I've got another little map here, anyone interested in playing it? I have recommended rulesets if interested, but people can certain beg to differ. I see no reasons why RBmod or Tides of War couldn't be used either, entirely up to the players. It's a very refreshingly different way of play, making trait and civ values rather different, and it tends to be a good deal less of a time drain than bigger sprawl games with empires maxing out at ~10 cities or so.

The stats:
Emperor Difficulty
24x24 Toroid
Raging Barbarians
Always War
Primarily land map, mirrored/rotated starts a la 34, 42, 44 (salt water but no naval size seas)
Start with two CG3 archers (or equivalent UUs) in addition to your settler and warrior or scout.
MAP (final)

Standard bans:
War Elephants
SoZ
Great Artist bombs
Nukes
Spies

Players, turn order:
Ruff- Elizabeth of China (ruff.hi)
Commodore- Napoleon of Native America (commodore.rb)
Queeg- Ramses of India (hawk2370)
Oxyphenbutanane- Fredrick of Sumer (rbpbemoxy)

Tracker:
http://mistbinder.org/tracker/tracker.php?game=bts57

[Catwalk]

If there are 3 other green players who are up for a casual game with a steady turn rate of 1 per day, I'd be interested. A small mirror map would be a great way for me to practice a bit of warfare and get out of my farmer's gambit mindset. I had fun reading the Greens and Vets games earlier, would be fun if that could be set up.

[Oxyphenbutazone]

I'd be interested

[Catwalk]

How does casual / green / steady turn pace sound to you Oxy? I can be a bit impatient if people are playing like slugs, other than that I'm quite mellow for the most part If there are others who want a more serious or higher level game, by all means go for it.

[Ceiliazul]

Not to be mean, Catwalk, but you joined one of these before, in 42. You sure you want to sign up for the same thing again?

[Catwalk]

Oh I remember that one well. I was heavily annoyed with myself for screwing it up (and with my opponents for not letting me sandbox in peace ), but I did enjoy the map. I did stipulate that I'd be up for a green and casual game, so if others join with different interests I'll just sit it out.

[Ceiliazul]

I was heavily annoyed with myself for screwing it up (and with my opponents for not letting me sandbox in peace )

That's what I was getting at. There's no peace in these tight AW games.

Green and casual sounds fun to lurk... I guess, as the guy who picked up the pieces in 42, I'm asking if you're still going to want to play when your sandbox goes Godzilla.

[Oxyphenbutazone]

How does casual / green / steady turn pace sound to you Oxy? I can be a bit impatient if people are playing like slugs, other than that I'm quite mellow for the most part If there are others who want a more serious or higher level game, by all means go for it.

I have a pretty consistent time for playing civ so I should be fine on turn pace if we can coordinate turn orders

[Catwalk]

I was heavily annoyed with myself for screwing it up (and with my opponents for not letting me sandbox in peace )

That's what I was getting at. There's no peace in these tight AW games.

Green and casual sounds fun to lurk... I guess, as the guy who picked up the pieces in 42, I'm asking if you're still going to want to play when your sandbox goes Godzilla.

I apologize for that, and I solemnly swear to not bail when the bulldozers come stomping. I do want the early pressure, and I won't succumb this time whether I succeed or not.

[Catwalk]

I'll resist the temptation to sign up for this one, even if I say I'm going to play it casually it probably won't end up that way and the next 6 months will be rather busy for me. I'm definitely up for dedlurking someone, though.