Apolyton University Modified Succession Game Sign-up

Rhothaerill · September 9, 2003, 16:23

This thread will essentially take the place of the First poll as a sign-up in the interest of having the specific list of people who want to play available to me to divide into teams if that is the way we want to play (see Third poll) I will update the list for all new additions.

Rhothaerill - scenario designer and overseer...not a part of a team
Nuclear Master - AU dean...not a part of a team
Dominae (opportunists)
Theseus
Master Zen (opportunits or conquest/domination victory)
Arrian (opportunists or any team)
Mountain Sage
Alexman (space victory)
Konquest02 (any team)
Vlad Antlerkov (space victory)
Nor Me (opportunists)
vmxa1 (space victory or any team)
ZargonX
Godking (opportunists or conquest/domination victory)
the Arsenal (conquest/domination victory)
Taian (any team)
Tarquinius (space victory)
Beta
BRC (opportunists)
Plattfuss (space victory or opportunists)

Tassadar500 · September 9, 2003, 18:09

Put me down but I won't be playing

vmxa1 · September 9, 2003, 18:50

Add me as well. I thought I voted in that thread?

Rhothaerill · September 9, 2003, 18:53

Updated. Sorry vmxa1. I only counted a certain number of yes votes and a certain number of people that posted they wanted to play. That was why I restarted a new thread to find out exactly who wanted to play.

Mountain Sage · September 10, 2003, 06:17

Wow, being in such an august company

BTW, I finished AU209. Postings this Fri.

TheArsenal · September 10, 2003, 11:26

Now there’s a list of names that qualifies as heavy hitters. I’m leaning toward playing, but will reserve judgment until I see what the game parameters are.

Arrian · September 10, 2003, 12:01

Where is Catt? Considering how important the AARs will be, surely he needs to be involved (Catt writes some of the best AARs out there)!

Come on, Catt, sign up.

-Arrian

Master Zen · September 10, 2003, 12:04

I'll see if I can talk some other people into signing up too

Rhothaerill · September 10, 2003, 12:13

Right now we can have two teams of five. Let's get some more people in here. It'll be fun for all the forum veterans, but I'd like to see some new people too...at least down the line a little if not right away.

Come join us!!!

ZargonX · September 10, 2003, 12:27

I'd be interested, but I just don't know that I have the time to write AARs for every turn block...

vmxa1 · September 10, 2003, 12:32

Rhothaerill if you come up with an odd number of players, you could have a few as lukers or backups.
IOW if you had planned on 5 per team and 17. I would be happy to join and just follw a given team to make it easier.

Arrian I have not seen many post by Catt lately, maybe life is getting in the way of gaming.

GodKing · September 10, 2003, 12:41

I would be interested - but don't know how often I would be available to play.

Rhothaerill · September 10, 2003, 12:54

Quote:

Originally posted by GodKing
I would be interested - but don't know how often I would be available to play.

That's fine. That was part of the reason I set the game up the way it's going. You don't have to play a set block of turns like a standard succession game or even every block of turns if you aren't able to. I'll go ahead and add you though.

Rhothaerill · September 10, 2003, 12:58

Quote:

Originally posted by vmxa1
Rhothaerill if you come up with an odd number of players, you could have a few as lukers or backups.
IOW if you had planned on 5 per team and 17. I would be happy to join and just follw a given team to make it easier.

I hadn't planned on any hadr and fast rule for the number of people in a team. If we have a lot more sign up in the next few days I might divide it into three teams. But for now I'd like to stick with two. Having at least six or seven people on a team will be good since not everyone will be able to play the turn blocks in the set time. RL reasons of course.

Rhothaerill · September 10, 2003, 14:01

Per alexman's suggestion in Part 3 of the three polls, and assuming that teams with different goals wins that poll (

), for all those who have already signed up that they would like to play in this game please state your preference of team goal (conquest win, spaceship win, or that it does not matter). I will add them to the top post for ease of rationing the teams before the start of the game.

This also applies to anyone who signs up from here on out. Please post your preference in case the differing goals game wins the third poll. Thanks all.

vmxa1 · September 10, 2003, 14:12

I am happy to do any.

Konquest02 · September 10, 2003, 17:12

I'll play anytime, in any team...

GodKing · September 10, 2003, 17:24

I would be happy with any, however, I am weakest at cultural victory and would probably learn the most in regards to that (whether or not that means that I review those reports or am writing those I leave to your judgement as I am on so many alergy drugs right now (d@mn that ragweed adn goldenrod) that everything is warm and fuzzy)

Arrian · September 10, 2003, 17:28

Cultural victory is easiest, IMO, as a warmonger. More cities with temples = more culture. More broken AI empires = less chance of a challenger that can muster 50k.

Or, if you're going for 10k in one city, there's nothin' like Great Leaders for wonder rushing to help out.

-Arrian

Harovan · September 10, 2003, 17:38

AFAIK, you need 20k in one city. I remember my first won Babylon OCC. Those were the days.

Dominae · September 10, 2003, 18:01

I'll gladly do either fastest Conquest/Domination or fastest Spaceship. I'm not a fan of the other victory types...

Dominae

alexman · September 10, 2003, 18:15

I think I'll go for fastest spaceship. It's been a while since I've tried one of those, so it will be a welcome change from my recent rushes towards domination.

TheArsenal · September 10, 2003, 18:16

I’ve read through the related threads more carefully and determined this is doable and looks to be a very decent learning experience.

Sign me up. Team Conquest, bitte.

alexman · September 10, 2003, 18:22

By the way, how are we going to handle spoiler information gained when some of us get maps or contacts in our own game that are not aquired in the "chosen" game?

Play the next session as if we don't have that knowledge? Make extremely short sessions so the difference in gained information is not great?

vmxa1 · September 10, 2003, 18:44

I was going to sign up as a builder type, as I think that is closer to the truth, but the shot from my current game (emp) makes that looks foolish.

vmxa1 · September 10, 2003, 18:45

Yes this is only 850BC and I have lots of friends already. What could I do I am pinned in.

vmxa1 · September 10, 2003, 18:49

Quote:

Originally posted by alexman
By the way, how are we going to handle spoiler information gained when some of us get maps or contacts in our own game that are not aquired in the "chosen" game?

Play the next session as if we don't have that knowledge? Make extremely short sessions so the difference in gained information is not great?

I think that either could work, but I am for the honor system. I think most will be loathed to cheat on their friends/compatroits/fellow gamers.

Rhothaerill · September 10, 2003, 19:10

Quote:

Originally posted by vmxa1

I think that either could work, but I am for the honor system. I think most will be loathed to cheat on their friends/compatroits/fellow gamers.

I was thinking short sessions starting with 20 turn time block, and then after a while going down to 10. That should keep wide differences down. The honor system works too.

Rhothaerill · September 10, 2003, 19:14

Quote:

Originally posted by Dominae
I'll gladly do either fastest Conquest/Domination or fastest Spaceship. I'm not a fan of the other victory types...

Those were the only two I was considering anyway. The classics.

If this works the way I'd like it to, then we can try other things with it in the future if we want.

Vlad Antlerkov · September 10, 2003, 20:56

I'm all for being on the "Builder" team. Warmongering isn't my strong suit.

As for difficulty... Regent or Monarch. Maybe Emperor. Deity if I don't care about my arse getting handed to me on a plate.