Turns of AXT029 game, third thread - Page 3

Googlie · April 14, 2001, 17:45

Allie:

still nothing received here - if you've sent already, can you resend?

Thanks

G.

Googlie · April 15, 2001, 01:44

2165 turn received, played, and sent on to Misotu

Misotu · April 15, 2001, 13:21

It seems that the cyanide was not effective

2165 is off to the Prophet.

RedFred · April 15, 2001, 19:27

2166 to Alinestra.

Alinestra Covelia · April 16, 2001, 05:27

Turn sent to Googlie.

Googlie · April 16, 2001, 09:10

2166 to Misotu

RedFred · April 16, 2001, 16:11

2167 to Alinestra.

Misotu · April 17, 2001, 00:03

The University is relieved to announce the completion of the VW, which might sort out the pesky drones for a bit ...

2166 to RedFred.

Googlie · April 17, 2001, 10:04

2167 to Misotu

Misotu · April 17, 2001, 11:12

2167 sent spinning along to RedFred.

RedFred · April 17, 2001, 14:33

To Alinestra.

Googlie · April 17, 2001, 22:04

2168 to Misotu

The Gaians are pleased to announce the completion of their Secret Project, The Command Nexus

Misotu · April 18, 2001, 11:05

Congrats m'Lady ... 2168 is off to the Prophet.

RedFred · April 18, 2001, 13:05

2169 to Alinestra.

Googlie · April 19, 2001, 17:50

2169 to Misotu

Allie:

It is my understanding (correct me if I'm wrong, Mis) that once you call elections, reporting it by post or e-mail, then you are free to contact other players, human or AI, as can any other candidate in the elction (or other human player, to make or seek a bribe for votes)

What we can't do is use the diplo screens to make or respond to a bribe offer from another human, 'cos that is the computer, not the human, making these offers

The intent of e-mailing (preferable to posting, since some of us don't open the thread until we've played the turn, so wouldn't know the election as called until opening the gamescreen) is to put each candidate on an equal footing as far as soliciting votes from other humans, and offering appropriate bribes.

Really a moot point in this game, being a team game, but quite important in others, especially the seven-human games.

G.

Misotu · April 19, 2001, 18:14

That's right, no bribing or accepting bribes from human-controlled factions in the election screen. Apologies for the reload message - my PC tried to dial in while I was playing the turn and the game froze

Nothing changed, except that one of my units didn't make it onto a new square with 0.3 movement points left the second time around ...

2169 is off to RedFred

RedFred · April 19, 2001, 22:54

Grumble. Just like a real election. Didn't like any of the choices. What the heck, I'll go with Alinestra.

I once had a single player game where I bribed enough votes to get in for twenty years. When the next election came up I wasn't even one of the candidates. By voting strategically I managed to deadlock the election and stay in another twenty years.

2170 to Alinestra.

Alinestra Covelia · April 20, 2001, 00:53

Okay, a few things need to be mentioned here, since this is my first PBEM and I'm not au fait with PBEM Planetary Council.

I have called a Planetary Election and the two contenders are myself and Misotu. I've voted for Misotu. I understand that in this case we are not allowed to contact other human players to make deals, nor may we accept computer-offered deals from other players' factions.

If I have done anything untoward, please excuse me as it's my first ever dalliance with PBEM procedures. Also please excuse the Chairman Yang as well - it's his first ever dalliance with democratic electorial procedures.

Turn turned to Googlie.

Alinestra Covelia · April 20, 2001, 04:57

Turn heading out to Googlie soon.

Googlie · April 20, 2001, 10:51

2170 to Misotu

(And it is interesting that citizens in transit - forming colony pod convoys - are disenfranchised. If I hadn't built 3 CP's last turn but instead had left my good citizens tilling the fields and tending the forests in their home bases, I would have been the other candidate, not AC. I expect the great democracy advocate and defender of the UN Charter to rectify this injustice)

G.

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Misotu · April 20, 2001, 16:34

Sadly, Lal didn't make it to Planet this time so there's no-one around to defend the sissy UN Charter. Unethical research is more our line ...

2170 is off to RedFred.

Alinestra Covelia · April 21, 2001, 00:13

This post has been edited for unsightly smugness, and to fit your screen.
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