[MN-dip] Re: December Game

[Ry4an Brase]

On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 04:19:41PM -0600, Karl Schmit wrote:
> Hey Ryan, did you ever find any articles about the Classical variant?  I 
> looked a bit and couldn't find any.

I couldn't find any either.  I went through the google groups
rec.games.diploamcy archives and couldn't find much dicussion either.

> I did fire up RealPolitik and looked 
> at another map from the Pouch site and have concluded that Thebes is not 
> actually connected to the Sea of Alexander.  I think all that really meant 
> was that I would've held Thebes from you and Louis one year longer than I 
> did.

Yeah, that would have made a difference down there.  Another intersting
rule I found after the game was that while one can build units in any
center one own, one can only do so if one owns at least one of one's
original home centers.  So completely nomadic powers aren't possible at
least not ones that flourish.

> Anyway, I had fun also and it was my first time playing face-to-face 
> which was quite a trip.  I'm very used to playing PBEM with week long 
> deadlines which provides for a lot more time to study the map and make 
> intricate plans.

Back in 1993 I started out Face to Face and we used to play almost every
week for a year or so.  I've been in love with the face to face game
ever since.  I've played some PBEM but it's just never had the same
thrill for me.  The consenus in r.g.d seems to be that most people
prefer whichever they play first.

> As far as a December game goes, I would prefer the Saturday after 
> Christmas, but my input should not be given (much?) consideration as I 
> don't yet know how much time I'll spend in the Cities around the holiday.

Maybes count in this poll given the low average number of respondents. 

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