Do we have to sign up as a team?. If not, I will sign up for the goblins.

As I don't have a life, I'd like to take part in this one too

I'd like Dwarves if thats ok, but as I said elsewhere, if timezones make that choice difficult, I'll fit in with whatever the best choice is.

Thanks

ausaitis@mail.ru

GMT +10

I'll sign up as the orcs. If anyone wants to team up, please do. If not, I'll try to find a partner tonight.

sent an email to evil-roc to see if he would join you Tibbsie....

just trying to make up for the game with you 2 that I had to drop out of!

Oh well why not? Count me in.

Thanks ER and GM. Lets go kick some butt!

game has started-

frostlings-

my old legs just are not as they used to be... I could no longer reach my home in 1 days hike as I used to

ts

Hmmm.... we also need to decide how we will score this. theoretically, any of the alternate scoring ideas would work, although I'm only going to let us choose between a few here (no need to test ones that are basically just slight variations of the others). majority vote wins, although if there are any really strong objections we will find a compromise.

1 - the basic, default scoring: placement points for a 3 person FFA ( 5/1/-6), wizards are worth 2 pts (or we could do wizards are 4 pts for a higher stakes game). Pros- very simple. Cons - does nothing to consider skill levels/handicap the game

2 - chascal's challange - we take the average team points to find their equavlant ladder ranking, and each kill is treated as the results of a 1 on 1 game.
in this game, GM&ZE = 135pts(high inter/B), Tibbs&er= 147 (expert/A), Aus&TL = 101 (low inter/D). if I kill Aus, I would get 3 pts (BvsD=3 pts), he would lose 3. if TL killed ER, he would get 15 pts (DvsA=15), and ER would lose that many.
Pros- skill levels count. encourages better players to team with newbies to help develop them, making our community better. Cons - players with alot of WL pts would need to find a REALLY bad player or play against good people so they dont risk too many points. A poor player would suddenly be risking a ton of WL points if they teamed with someone really good, since it raises their value (although the lessons could very well be worth it).

3 - hiranu's pool - every player gives point into a pool according to WL rank. top team splits 70% of the pool, 2nd team splits 30% of the pool. ER=7, chas, GM=6, rest=4 pool= 29pts Pros; looks good Cons; not tested. dividing points could be problematic.

4 - the Ante - placement points plus wizard values based on rank;A=5, B=4, C=3, D & 0 gamers = 2, E & F = 1 . we could use the individual rank, or avg team rank.

5 - bounty hunter - placement points plus teams are each worth different point values, based upon their avg ladder point total Vs. the average ladder point total of all players involved. The difference is then compared to the 'scoring for team games' chart to find each players 'worth'. In this game the avg score is 127.3. GM&ZE would be worth 7 pts each (their avg pts=135, 8 higher then the avg), ER & tibbs are 8 pts each (20 pts higher), aus & TL are 4 pts each (26 lower then avg).

I vote for bounty hunter...stakes will be really high in that.

Yeah, we can try that 'bounty hunter' method.

Howdy all,

I just want to make sure that you are playing with the version that is in the downloads section, and not slightly different version that Greenmonster was helping me look over. There are only a couple of minor changes, but the version in the downloads section is the definitive one.

Good Luck, and thanks for playing!

yep, its the 'new and improved' version

Late post

Dwarves - day 1

Having found my tower I immediately put the boys to work collecting items we will need.

It appears this land has much to offer.

TS

Day 1 - The Elves

Moving out, trying not to lose too many Units on day 1, though it helps the upkeep immensely, I've been told.

But don't believe me, please, try it out yourself!

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GM - would it be too much to ask to put the players in the turn order?

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Pearlman, Day 1.

First losses on first day Goblin darter in the nearby resourse proved to be a sharp shooter.

Herod of the Goblins - Day 1

Today heralded the return of the Goblins to their rightful place - with a new capital for the King of all Kings - Herod.
Some mischievous spirits had stolen a node from us. We had to retrieve it through force.

Turn sent

[This message has been edited by Timelord (edited 08-31-2004 @ 10:43 AM).]

Received a turn from Timelord for the frostlings (who I am playing in my other game) so I opened it. Sorry about that GM. Turn forwarded.

BTW- I'll have a restart on my turn. I posted a message explaining it. (and I just created one fo GM)

mr frozen stiff-
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I finally get to rest my bones by the fire... for a short time at least.

TS

no restart for me/ no harm, no foul

Walked.

*I posted a message about the restart. Sorry about that.*

BTW- I have no idea why you don't have a restart message. (I spend so much time with this game and still understand so little) *sigh*

Day 2 - The Elves

The resistance in my lands has been subdued and new followers are lining up.

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Pearlman, Day 2.

No battles today; forces are regrouping and heading towards new targets.

Bockwit (how appropriate - Day 2

We move in many directions seeking direction.

TS

Herod of the Goblins -

We captured some production resources - the effort was not worth the results.
We move towards new objectives and a short-term plan has been formulated.

Turn sent.

the cold guy-
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pretty crICEtal lets us spy the King.

TS

do we need a resend?

GM- Is the turn order at the top of this thread or is that just the teams?

I think they are just the teams as ZE follows me in play.

just teams... i forgot the turn order

Pearlman, Day 3.

New town was captured without losses, althought two of my soldiers survived with 1 hp left.

Now economic is strong enough to produce some fresh troops!

Elves

A new Quest has been bestowed upon the Elves, though it is a rather, as the technical term goes, sucky one. We'll see what we can do.

At least I'm compensated with some good luck in other areas.

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I got a turn from EvilRoc yesterday for this game. I have played it but I don't think I have sent it across to Greenmonster yet.
How come ZombieEater is posting now for the same game?.

It is late post I receive turns from ZombieEater.

Herod of the Goblins

My hero leads a pack of riders and butchers on a small quest. Lets hope more use will come of it.

I personally decide to clean the area of some vermin who have taken control of watchtowers.

Turn sent.

I still dont have this turn...

Turn resent.

Mr cryogenically frozen - awakes from his slumber

TS

The Elves

I'm still busy cruising my backwaters, while I nervously watch the King. Why do his troops always seem to go North?!?

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ts

Herod of the Goblins

Another day when our plans were thwarted by the randomness in nature.

Turn sent.

joe cool-
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moving

TS