[SPOILERS - NO PLAYERS] PB41 Lurker Thread: RNG Roulette with a Shotgun

[Zed-F]

I don’t think I’d call it a dick move, as to me that implies intent to annoy. I simply don’t think BGN thought about how this move would look to other players at all, so at most I’d say it’s inconsiderate. But Comm is probably right that if PYFT is the motivation to get Donovan out of the game, he should have hit Asteroids first.

[darrelljs]

If Rusten is so close to Steel/Grenadiers, I am a bit surprised he is drafting Muskets so aggressively (especially with Police State). Still, he's in a really strong position...yes, he had metagame luck that obviated some diplo mistakes, but it's his A+ empire management that has him in the catbird's seat.

Darrell

[thestick]

Sounds about right, though really wish we had Commopin's perspective. No real idea how strong Rusten's lead is at the moment.

[mackoti]

If Rusten is so close to Steel/Grenadiers, I am a bit surprised he is drafting Muskets so aggressively (especially with Police State).  Still, he's in a really strong position...yes, he had metagame luck that obviated some diplo mistakes, but it's his A+ empire management that has him in the catbird's seat.

Darrell

Production is scarce and muskets are 1 pop and if he goes for cannos you need something to mop up and even he goes for greens from my experience in the end the numbers won the day and he needs some serious number and needs them quick so drafting is just perfect.

[Mardoc]

If Rusten is so close to Steel/Grenadiers, I am a bit surprised he is drafting Muskets so aggressively (especially with Police State).  Still, he's in a really strong position...yes, he had metagame luck that obviated some diplo mistakes, but it's his A+ empire management that has him in the catbird's seat.

Darrell

At this point, hammers into military is all he really needs.  If he can overwhelm CommoPin he wins, if he can't he loses.  I don't think anyone else might intervene, even if they manage to research to Destroyers while he's still on Frigates.

I could argue against the choice if it weren't already the Final War, but I think this really is the right time to convert everything into military.

[Bobchillingworth]

I thought Mali had comparable or better land to the Celts, plus tech parity, but it seems Rusten's war declaration was enough to plunge Pin & Commodore into despair. Game's probably over once they start to lose cities.

[Zed-F]

I don’t know that it’s despair so much as Comm has a new job.... really hard to say what his morale is if he isn’t reporting. We have heard he’s playing relatively short turns but ascribing a motive to that seems chancy at best. It’s too easy to get a one-sided picture of how the conflict is going.

[Bobchillingworth]

I suppose you could have high morale and play 15 minute turns with a 30+ city empire, but that would seem to indicate a rather brazen cockiness for someone who is losing a game-defining war.


Or perhaps Rusten is exaggerating the state of the game, I'm just taking him at his word since Commpin isn't reporting.

[superdeath]

Now im curious if, we could have achieved an understanding on our "duel" island.. would i have been able to expand well enough into the sea to challenge Rusten? Very curious how things are going in Compin's side of the war.

[Krill]

Possibly. It depends on hi you play it but that was one of the considerations of the map.