RAH rules V: Attack of the Ferrets - Page 2

Cobra · June 16, 2003, 10:55

Bringing ships at every point you want: sometimes you need lots of battleships on a lake and there is no land tightness narrowly enough for a Panama-City. Just found a city at the seacoast. Bring in the ships, dissolve the city (ships stay on land) move settler one field away, found new city, bring in ships, dissolve...and so on.

rah · June 16, 2003, 11:05

I have no problem with that. How about the rest of you? Expensive way to move ships and a bummer if you lose a stack

. Fewer opportunities to need that type of thing on our small rock worlds.

Ming · June 16, 2003, 11:09

I remember when the "dry dock trick" first came up, people considered it a big cheat. But I see your point.

War4ever · June 16, 2003, 12:33

if your going to spend the resources to do that in our worlds.....all the power to you.....

i certainly won't........

-Jrabbit · June 16, 2003, 13:54

Battleships in Oklahoma?

Oh yeah, that's consistent with game logic.

Ming · June 16, 2003, 14:19

As consistent as bribing a city for 23 gold

rah · June 16, 2003, 17:09

But we don't allow city bribing.

It would be good for a sneak attack on an inland lake. But dangerous setting up. If you're spotted, it could get dicey.

Ming · June 20, 2003, 02:07

Yeah... ships caught in port... and a size one city could be nasty

Did anybody ever remember that rule we discussed over the weekend of the lost?

ColdWizard · June 20, 2003, 02:24

oops, forgot to include the warrior gunpowder thingy. I'll try to add it in tomorrow (if 'poly is still fast)

Ming · June 20, 2003, 02:27

Yeah... add it when you can... late night and early morning are the best times these days.

Ben Kenobi · June 20, 2003, 06:30

Battleships on an mountain fortress with no city nearby would be interesting to see.

rah · June 20, 2003, 08:05

If you're playing the AI, it would be a cruise missle bait area. Do Battleships get the terrain modification defense bonus or the fortress modifier for that matter?

DrSpike · June 25, 2003, 08:26

Rah in another thread: The other day I started on the 0 coordinate on a river. I was able to start two cities on the river that both could use the same whale. Sweet.

A rarity sure, but it happens............is Rah clever for exploiting it? Or is he doomed to be eaten alive by his own ferrets for his cynical exploitation?

rah · June 25, 2003, 08:58

That has never been discussed here, but I doubt anyone has an objection to using that exploit. You are right, it is a rare occurence. If anyone does, please post it here.

rah · June 25, 2003, 09:45

On second thought, you really can't outlaw it since whenever your city grew, it would automatically use the whale. That would make it a bit too tedious, having to remember to take it off every time, and if you missed it once, you wouldn't want to be accused of cheating.

DrSpike · June 25, 2003, 09:50

Good point.

There was a very small discussion a while back after I brought it up following a game with War. I don't recall anyone objecting there either, but the discussion didn't really get going IIRC.

War4ever · June 25, 2003, 13:11

I HAVE NO OBJECTION.....

I DID THE BOAT IN THE INLAND LAKE ONCE, PICKED OFF A FEW UNITS BEFORE I DISBANDED IT....THE SURPRISE ONLY WORKS ONCE

rah · June 25, 2003, 13:36

Yeah, i've done that to deliver the diplo for the tech steal at a critical moment.

War4ever · June 25, 2003, 18:07

yes that is the classic example of why, or to take a city by surprise

Ming · June 25, 2003, 19:38

I have no problem with two cities using the same special... I remember we were the ones that originally posted about it years ago.

War4ever · June 25, 2003, 23:43

i always count my blessings...especially when its a whale at the beginning of the game

rah · June 26, 2003, 08:11

But it is rare since our tiny rocks seldomly have a land wrap.

War4ever · June 26, 2003, 14:52

like i said i count my blessings..b/c it is so rare and if its going to happen its usually in the mid game when you find it

Hydey · June 26, 2003, 18:30

Quote:

Originally posted by War4ever
like i said i count my blessings..b/c it is so rare and if its going to happen its usually in the mid game when you find it

You forgot to say "on someone elses land"

War4ever · June 26, 2003, 23:18

i remember the first time i encountered it...i wondered if i could squeeze four cities around that whale....so i plopped three and four down at the same time and was horribly mistaken to find out i could not

rah · June 27, 2003, 08:23

FOUR, what were you smoking?

I've probably started about a dozen games on the 0 line.

War4ever · June 27, 2003, 09:47

well i didn't realize there was a limit...i mean if you can use it for two cities , why not three....or four for that matter....

its called GREED

rah · June 27, 2003, 09:56

Obviously you didn't think it through so well.

War4ever · June 27, 2003, 09:58

the key was i over thought...........

when two cities can use the same resource....its conceivable to think another city could do the same thing.....

thankfully there was some other decent land around there, so it wasn't a total bust

rah · June 27, 2003, 10:17

Quote:

Originally posted by War4ever
when two cities can use the same resource....its conceivable to think another city could do the same thing.....

I don't see how anyone could possible say OVER THOUGHT on that statement.