grs
17-12-2004, 22:44
Hiho,
since "the longest PBEM ever" proves to be a short one for me I want to propose a new (or maybe a very old?) idea. I would like to start a PBEM game without any outgame diplo.
1. No diplo or exchange of game information, maps, trade proposal etc. out of the boundaries of the game engine! No MSM, ICQ, Email, whatever. This does not forbid open threads where we may note world events or spoiler threads, but is meant to stop outgame diplo.
2. Trades and diplo are arranged by the ingame mechanics - including the haggeling. Want to trade techs? Put it on the table and send it unaccepted to your neighbour to ask what he offers.
3. No breaking of deals! If you pay gpt or resource, you can't escape via declaring war. Same goes for all other deals and treaties. Obviously there will be situations where you might lose a resource not by your fault. That may happen and is ok ouf course, but cutting a resource intentionally abandoning a town etc is not. Use your common sense and fairness to judge.
4. Map trading restored to map making, contact trading restored to writing. So PTW diplo requirements apply.
I would like to play with 4 - 6 players without AIs. I think a small pangea should be the way to go and I like fair, but not artificially equal starts. C3C besides the diplo rules.
Who wants to do diplo the hard way with me?
since "the longest PBEM ever" proves to be a short one for me I want to propose a new (or maybe a very old?) idea. I would like to start a PBEM game without any outgame diplo.
1. No diplo or exchange of game information, maps, trade proposal etc. out of the boundaries of the game engine! No MSM, ICQ, Email, whatever. This does not forbid open threads where we may note world events or spoiler threads, but is meant to stop outgame diplo.
2. Trades and diplo are arranged by the ingame mechanics - including the haggeling. Want to trade techs? Put it on the table and send it unaccepted to your neighbour to ask what he offers.
3. No breaking of deals! If you pay gpt or resource, you can't escape via declaring war. Same goes for all other deals and treaties. Obviously there will be situations where you might lose a resource not by your fault. That may happen and is ok ouf course, but cutting a resource intentionally abandoning a town etc is not. Use your common sense and fairness to judge.
4. Map trading restored to map making, contact trading restored to writing. So PTW diplo requirements apply.
I would like to play with 4 - 6 players without AIs. I think a small pangea should be the way to go and I like fair, but not artificially equal starts. C3C besides the diplo rules.
Who wants to do diplo the hard way with me?