Tales From the Rear :D

deity · July 26, 2003, 00:32

Played a galah last night in a 4 way game.

He declared war on me but had no surprise attack planned. All he could do is steal a few techs. He's stuck in Monarchy in the late game researching nothing. I took 3 cities and got the techs to cancel his GL and GW. He's hunkering down in a defensive posture with no clear attacks evident.

Would you declare war and not have immediate decisive atacks planned?

DrSpike · July 26, 2003, 05:39

Please tell me it wasn't Horse. If it was though, I'll get extra popcorn.

Makeo · July 26, 2003, 06:22

sure, makes the game a bit more interesting.

Hydey · July 26, 2003, 06:57

You best stock up on the popcorn Doc

deity · July 26, 2003, 07:48

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Originally posted by Makeo
sure, makes the game a bit more interesting.

But what do you think of the strategy? The advantages?

He might think he's slowing me down (to let another player win perhaps) but it's just a sideshow. He's even unlikely to steal more techs. His Sun Tzu will be nullified soon too.

Makeo · July 26, 2003, 07:50

well obviously its a **** strategy but i've often done something like this just because i was bored. more interesting defending for your life than just moving cara's around etc.

just to stir things up

deity · July 26, 2003, 07:52

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Originally posted by DrSpike
Please tell me it wasn't Horse. If it was though, I'll get extra popcorn.

No need. Horses don't eat popcorn... or humble pie it seems

atawa · July 26, 2003, 12:02

Usualy I dont even declare war, I just attack out of the blue.

Makeo · July 26, 2003, 12:12

atawa, play later? now?

atawa · July 26, 2003, 12:20

Cool.

DrSpike · July 26, 2003, 13:06

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Originally posted by Hydey
You best stock up on the popcorn Doc

Hehe, I bought the extra extra large fat bastard size, so there is plenty to go around. We still await the Horse's response to the thread.

rah · July 26, 2003, 16:45

What's peace?

deity · July 27, 2003, 01:25

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Originally posted by atawa
Usualy I dont even declare war, I just attack out of the blue.

Not true!

You are the most civilised war-monger I've ever come across

finbar · July 27, 2003, 03:37

Hydey's doing very well in the game in question. I'm not sure how much progress he made the other night with a blood alcohol content of .99, though.

finbar · July 27, 2003, 03:39

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Originally posted by DrSpike

Hehe, I bought the extra extra large fat bastard size, so there is plenty to go around. We still await the Horse's response to the thread.

"What thread?"

- Horse.

deity · July 27, 2003, 06:42

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Originally posted by finbar
Hydey's doing very well in the game in question. I'm not sure how much progress he made the other night with a blood alcohol content of .99, though.

He's doing pretty well. He's on Electronics now but I've taken another route

Do you mean well as in techs finbar? He trails in the pg.

deity · July 27, 2003, 06:44

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Originally posted by rah
What's peace?

This just goes to show that two-timers are missing HALF the game

Hydey · July 28, 2003, 07:24

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Originally posted by finbar
Hydey's doing very well in the game in question. I'm not sure how much progress he made the other night with a blood alcohol content of .99, though.

Thankyou finbar

My progress was hampered by pressing the wrong key on the odd occasion

and my choise of techs became a matter of "don't try and read just hit enter"

deity · July 28, 2003, 07:52

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Originally posted by DrSpike
Please tell me it wasn't Horse. If it was though, I'll get extra popcorn.

Sorry, didn't catch the guys name - wouldn't talk to me...

deity · July 28, 2003, 07:55

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Originally posted by finbar

"What thread?"

- Horse.

This thread does not exist.

Hydey · July 28, 2003, 08:03

Does Horse have you on his ignor list?

Does that mean he does not see this entire thread?

DrSpike · July 28, 2003, 08:10

I didn't think it worked like that. But I'm not ignoring anyone (or being ignored

) so I can't really tell.

rah · July 28, 2003, 08:12

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Originally posted by deity
This just goes to show that two-timers are missing HALF the game

We aren't missing half the game. That part is called not-war. Much different than peace.

deity · July 29, 2003, 07:46

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Originally posted by rah

We aren't missing half the game. That part is called not-war. Much different than peace.

I wonder what definition of country you would use...

Cyrion · July 31, 2003, 05:28

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Originally posted by DrSpike
But I'm not ignoring anyone (or being ignored

) so I can't really tell.

No, you just ignore the thread topic and post nonetheless...

DrSpike · July 31, 2003, 05:31

Well I was addressing the previous post. Thread topics tend to have a low life expectancy around here sometimes anyway.

rah · July 31, 2003, 08:00

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Originally posted by deity
I wonder what definition of country you would use...

Actually, as far as I'm concerned, peace is a time to grow fat and happy. Not-war is a time to prepare yourself for the inevitable war. I don't consider those the same thing.

atawa · July 31, 2003, 11:52

Economic war is basicly the same as a war with units.

deity · August 1, 2003, 07:39

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Originally posted by atawa
Economic war is basicly the same as a war with units.

War is blood and guts.

Not war is not

Peace is politics and diplomacy which is, err not war