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Kramerman · July 1, 2002, 02:54

I think it should be recommended that they be civ related, but I bet there are a ton of potentially great stories that would be written if they relaxed on this rule. I mean you could argue almost any story to have some sort of connection to civ anyway. Like your history class story, though I haven'y read it Im sure you could say something along the lines of 'its about a boy in a history class where he is learning about civilization' or something like that.

Metaliturtle · July 1, 2002, 03:01

Actually, I recommended the rule change, if I wanted to I could post my story that came in third in a writing contest and got me $400, but it is through the perspective of a drunk dog. The history class story was basically just a quotation of everything that was said in a 5 minute period of my history class.

Kramerman · July 1, 2002, 03:13

A drunk dog? Thats original for sure.

Kman

That was a luagh out loud, but not quite the good laugh Im looking for. Perhaps you could whip up a good one. Id appreciate it. May even vote for you in the contest

. I'm going to go lookup these old stories of yours.

civman2000 · July 10, 2002, 23:45

response to question:
You can write non-civ stories (though it has to be someone related or might be considered just spam or stuff that should be in OT) but the civ-related rule is for the contest because it is th official civ stories contest, not the official anything stories contest

DarkCloud · July 13, 2002, 12:59

Ah, welcome back civman

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actaully the stories wouldn't belong in the OT, but the Stories/Diplo forum

MIK_IZ_WAK · July 18, 2002, 14:29

i'm a new member of the forum, but not new to civ 3, and i am a seasoned veteran of civ 2. i have written before, and what i want to know is can a story be about a fictional game of civ 3, or do u actually have to play it? cos i'd really like to write one about a "perfect" scenario in the civ 3 environment, that i have never actually played. can i do this?

feedback grateful

MIK

Verto · July 18, 2002, 14:33

it can be a story on a game you've played, a game you wish you'd played, a combination of games, or whatever. I think as long as it has something to do with Civ, it's allowed.

Kramerman · July 18, 2002, 16:55

Quote:

Originally posted by MIK_IZ_WAK
i'm a new member of the forum, but not new to civ 3, and i am a seasoned veteran of civ 2. i have written before, and what i want to know is can a story be about a fictional game of civ 3, or do u actually have to play it? cos i'd really like to write one about a "perfect" scenario in the civ 3 environment, that i have never actually played. can i do this?

feedback grateful

MIK

Yeah, Believe me when I tell you that it only has to be argueably related to civ... The story I've been writing is pretty much some historical/science fiction that was inspired by the civilization game concept. Its my masterpiece...

Kman

DarkCloud · July 19, 2002, 14:58

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what i want to know is can a story be about a fictional game of civ 3, or do u actually have to play it?

Certainly not. I've never played a game of Civ III and I received 2nd in a story contest

writing about a game that never happened

MIK_IZ_WAK · July 20, 2002, 15:17

ok cheers, i'll bear that in mind and maybe i'll create a masterpiece of my own sometime soon

MIK

Lorizael · August 5, 2002, 15:44

Do the stories have to be Civ 3 civilization related? Because I've got future stories (still on Earth with humans) and I've got stories about galactic civilization and such. What about those?

civman2000 · August 11, 2002, 19:11

The answer to that is simple: No

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