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Yup, the game is slow enough already!
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NO simul turns balance it out.
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June 16, 2002, 15:01
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skill vs speed
I have played many people over the ages...... but what is everyones position on slow play? Personally its the one part of the game that drives me bonkers....
should slow players get a break if their skills are great..or should the game move along at the quickest pace possible?
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June 16, 2002, 15:12
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I have no problem with people who take the time needed for their turns... BUT WHAT THE HELL CAN TAKE 2 or 3 minutes on the openning turns.
Slow play really pisses me off and takes a lot of the enjoyment out of the game. It's not funny to watch three players take less than a minute per turn early, while somebody else is taking forever.
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June 16, 2002, 15:36
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It annoys me to no end.
In the 7 player we played 3 turns in ~3 hours of actual playing time. Diety had 21 units TOTAL and 14 cities, yet he managed over 20 minute turns. I had lunch and came back and he was still moving, this i just can't understand.
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June 16, 2002, 18:22
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You should have combined the Deity and the Trade arrows options 
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June 16, 2002, 18:29
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yes i guess i could have......silly me 
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June 16, 2002, 18:44
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It's not funny to watch three players take less than a minute per turn early, while somebody else is taking forever.
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June 16, 2002, 18:45
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must be why we don't play  settings aside of course
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June 16, 2002, 18:56
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Looks like Deity is in front with the polls again
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June 16, 2002, 19:32
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have you ever thought of electing him for office mind you it would take two terms to get anything done 
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June 16, 2002, 19:34
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I'm surprised to see Ming posting in this thread. He did, after all, in another similar Deity-bashing thread, declare there were already enough Deity-bashing threads.
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June 16, 2002, 19:35
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20 minutes is damn fast by Deity's standards.
Don't ask us about the time he took in the Big Aussie game - its still a searing psychic wound 
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June 16, 2002, 19:41
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I'm surprised to see Ming posting in this thread. He did, after all, in another similar Deity-bashing thread, declare there were already enough Deity-bashing threads.
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i am not bashing Deity directly......its a simple , honest question.....it applies to many other players as well  which is quite unfortunate.
all everyone wants to know...other than Horse (whom we know is surfing porn or only using one hand ) what are you guyz doing between turns....
especially if you have fast connections
BTW Finbar......are you playing again these days?
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June 16, 2002, 19:42
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I have no problem with people who take the time needed for their turns... BUT WHAT THE HELL CAN TAKE 2 or 3 minutes on the openning turns.
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Saving the game and start it up on the second computer for one
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June 16, 2002, 19:43
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I'm surprised to see Ming posting in this thread. He did, after all, in another similar Deity-bashing thread, declare there were already enough Deity-bashing threads.
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June 16, 2002, 19:50
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all everyone wants to know...other than Horse (whom we know is surfing porn or only using one hand ) what are you guyz doing between turns....
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In my case if I'm having a slow turn its more likely to be because I'm feeding the baby, changing his nappy or holding one of my kid's head whilst he vomits into the toilet 
Deity's slow play is a real mystery. There are two main theories - obsessive perfectionist micro management or procrastination.
Or both I suppose - he's never come clean because he's in denial about it
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June 16, 2002, 19:52
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i am not bashing Deity directly......
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Why on earth not?
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all everyone wants to know...other than Horse (whom we know is surfing porn or only using one hand ) what are you guyz doing between turns....
especially if you have fast connections
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We prattle on KC, Horse disappears to do things with baby bottles and nappies, Hydey watches the footy on TV, etc.
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Yep. Not as much as I was. I got out of the habit when I had 6 or 7 months away thanks to mad work schedules. Our Friday night Oz group - whomever turns up - is a lot of fun. I probably should try to get back into the groove.
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June 16, 2002, 19:54
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The mind can only boggle at what the original title might have been.
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There's also Deity's famously parrot ravaged connection
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June 16, 2002, 19:59
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i have heard about the connection deity has...... even seen it in action....
The footy your talking about ....is that aussie rules footy, Real footy (soccer) or *yikes* american football...my guess is the first
U guys should use icq phone or even better a different messenger service which allows conference calls
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The footy your talking about ....is that aussie rules footy, Real footy (soccer) or *yikes* american football...my guess is the first
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Yep. Aussie Rules. Hydey is a fervent Carlton supporter. They are currently bottom of the ladder. If they finish there at the end of the season, it will be the first time for about 80 years. Of course, we're all praying they will.
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What? To listen to Horse's baby screaming his lungs out? Hydey abusing the umpire? Deity's clock ticking while he contemplates thinking about the vague possibility of having his turn?
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June 16, 2002, 20:45
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*Horse files away the fact that Hydey is a Carlton supporter for later use*
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June 16, 2002, 21:03
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LOL....it makes restarts quicker....livens the game up.....even if you use icq phone ...at the very least you can tak to one player.....
unless you can't stand you mates.....
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slow play doesn't bother me to much.....I just clean the house or do the dishes.......lol
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Hes lieing. You can tell exactly how much lag someone has by the speed of there units when they move by you. His caras on automove just zip around the map... hes got as much lag as anyone else.
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June 16, 2002, 21:08
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slow play doesn't bother me to much.....I just clean the house or do the dishes.......lol
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i enjoy lifting weights ....do a set of arm curls or tricep extensions.....
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June 16, 2002, 21:12
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Yeah slow play doesn't bother me that much either - our main beef with Deity, and the source of all the jokes, is the fact he flatly denies that he dawdles. If he'd admit it and tell us why there'd be no more room for jokes.
Which means D, for humour's sake, please maintain your denials
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June 16, 2002, 21:16
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whatever adds spice to your games i guess....in your case with a baby and kids.....i am sure playing Mr. Mom requres breaks....
i don't smoke and i live on my own....so i don't have distractions...other than the tv......
and i can do the laundry while the others move.....
but 20 min for a short turn.....yikes....
with four players we can do four turns each during the midgame !!!!
but whatever works for you lads......
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whatever adds spice to your games i guess....in your case with a baby and kids.....i am sure playing Mr. Mom requres breaks....
i don't smoke and i live on my own....so i don't have distractions...other than the tv......
and i can do the laundry while the others move.....
but 20 min for a short turn.....yikes....
with four players we can do four turns each during the midgame !!!!
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Same here, but i watch tv at the same time, or play games at yahoo during turns.
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We like playing Deity even if he is slow - that's the bottom line
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exactly....no shame in that.....i like to play my reg group..but its good to branch out and play other settings / other peoples
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