what about a scenario for 4 players ?

[Arghis]

if i understand well you say that some players abandon cities for avoiding them to be captured ...

if your friend at CFC is a good player, i'm ok. what i call a good player can include being a strong player, but is first someone who plays for making the game interesting.
abandonning cities the way i understand it seems like an exploit of a game mechanics (unless in very specific case, hee and there). so i agree with Matrix

GPS implies the fact that we can discuss in the mail used to send the save, but we can't discuss in other context (MSN, common mail, ...). ok for me.

Also, those scenarii seems having been built for 1 human player. we can perhaps arrange things in the editor, no ?

[Matrix]

I agree with everything.

[romeothemonk]

I'll sign up for the game. I'll take anybody. After playing with/against akots, I am not in a huge hurry to be in a locked war with him, but I will, if necessary.
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Ready whenever.

[Matrix]

Cool, so then we are with four!

I prefer to play as Rome or Carthage.
Akots does not like to play as Macedon.
Romeothemonk does not like to play as akots' counter-civ.

[akots]

I can take Carthage or Rome, Matrix will then be Rome or Carthage, respectively. Romeo/Arghis can be the Macedon/Persia pair. How does that sound?

[Arghis]

it is ok for me.

Do you want modification to be made to the scenario ?

A sidenote on GPS way of discussing : this is only for the locked wars ? (carthage / rome & macedonia / persia) So if i'm persian, and i want to discuss with carthage, nothing prevents me to do so. we're ok on this.

Last point, who launches the game ? If it's me, Matrix send me your adress by PM

[Matrix]

I believe Rome has too start the game. I'll send you my e-mail address anyway.

Akots, you may choose to play as Rome or Carthage.

[Arghis]

ok for Rome beginning. What for the rest of the list ? this is not automatic ?

As Romeo has no favorites, i choose to take the Macedonian.

[akots]

Seems OK with me.

Matrix - Rome
akots - Carthage
Arghis - Macedon
Romeo - Persia

The following modifications to the scenario can be made:

Turn AP off.
Set all difficulties to Emperor.
Change the order of players (2 European then 2 US) do that we can play a turn per day. Is this needed? Alternating order would result in playing 1 turn per 2 days.

Custom rules:
No abandoning cities
No phony wars between locked pairs

The order of play is:
1.Rome
2.Macedon
3.Persia
4.Carthage

But this can be changed in the editor IIRC. If Arghis takes the Persians, this would not be required.

Let's hear what Romeo has to say and then we can start.

[romeothemonk]

I am fine with the Persians. I agree with the no AP. I check my email in the morning and evening 7 AM and 7 PM in mountain standard time. Turns will go quickly once I get my micro set.