9 PLAYER Global Domination

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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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I'm wondering what happened to the freaking turn. Have been for 10 days now. It's fun for sure but almost impossible to keep track of. Not sure if the GD mod will ever get ported to ATG, the AI speed could make a real improvment in solitaire games as one nation vs. a world of AI.

This game is going to be very interesting because of the relatively weak position Germany is in and normally Germany dominates these games. I think this opens things up considerably.

The idea of a server based PBEM system, where profiles and statistics are kept and openly shown, makes a whole lot of sense to me. The game status, turn status and turn file are all shown and all available to all players. PLayer statistics relevant to the PBEM community are shown in the avatar. That way, there is no confusion and the habits of the players is clear to everyone before a game is started.

So, rant aside, can we keep playing ?
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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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I sent the turn onward a few days ago it seems. Not sure where it is now...

I don´t mind playing this game of GD...

As for porting it to ATG... you never know ;) It might just happen...
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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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I actually started on a web application for managing PBEM games a year or so ago, but never finished.

The idea was that you don't e-mail your turns any more, you upload them to the web application and then the web application sends an e-mail to the next person telling them that their turn is ready for download.

The idea was to have a status page for every game that you could see exactly whose turn it was that everyone was waiting on. No muss no fuss.

I thought there might be 2 different types of games: ones where there was a fixed turn rotation (like AT) and one where the next turn was dependent on game situations (i.e. sub-turns, a good example of this is Empire in Arms).

Since ATG has come out i am thinking about working on it some more.


ORIGINAL: Jeffrey H.

I'm wondering what happened to the freaking turn. Have been for 10 days now. It's fun for sure but almost impossible to keep track of. Not sure if the GD mod will ever get ported to ATG, the AI speed could make a real improvment in solitaire games as one nation vs. a world of AI.

This game is going to be very interesting because of the relatively weak position Germany is in and normally Germany dominates these games. I think this opens things up considerably.

The idea of a server based PBEM system, where profiles and statistics are kept and openly shown, makes a whole lot of sense to me. The game status, turn status and turn file are all shown and all available to all players. PLayer statistics relevant to the PBEM community are shown in the avatar. That way, there is no confusion and the habits of the players is clear to everyone before a game is started.

So, rant aside, can we keep playing ?
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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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Jeff, I sent you the turn yesterday, about ten hours after I received it. Did you get it?
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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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Yes, thanks Casus. I open my mouth and insert foot once again. Turn sent to Germany.
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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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My tongue is a well-trodden path [8|].
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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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Well, honesty compells me to step forward as the chief slacker, I'm afraid ...
Won't bore you with excuses - although Bombur & Jeff will have to endure me a while longer - so, to get to the point:

Anyone want to take over the running of Germany and Turkey?

Since the situation in Europe is complicated, I'd suggest that either China, Japan or Brasil take over ... but then, that's my 0.02$ only.

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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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Maybe those willing to give up could surrender? Otherwise it will be complicated to have so many players with more than one country....
On GD for ATG....I´m almost finishing a Bombur mod for ATG, it will be the first step for a future ATG GD mod....
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How would surrender work ?
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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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ORIGINAL: Bombur

Maybe those willing to give up could surrender? Otherwise it will be complicated to have so many players with more than one country....
On GD for ATG....I´m almost finishing a Bombur mod for ATG, it will be the first step for a future ATG GD mod....

I think the resources could make the GD mod more interesting than before.
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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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I agree. My preference would be to wait for that mod and then start another game.
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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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ORIGINAL: all5n

I actually started on a web application for managing PBEM games a year or so ago, but never finished.

The idea was that you don't e-mail your turns any more, you upload them to the web application and then the web application sends an e-mail to the next person telling them that their turn is ready for download.

The idea was to have a status page for every game that you could see exactly whose turn it was that everyone was waiting on. No muss no fuss.

I thought there might be 2 different types of games: ones where there was a fixed turn rotation (like AT) and one where the next turn was dependent on game situations (i.e. sub-turns, a good example of this is Empire in Arms).

Since ATG has come out i am thinking about working on it some more.


ORIGINAL: Jeffrey H.

I'm wondering what happened to the freaking turn. Have been for 10 days now. It's fun for sure but almost impossible to keep track of. Not sure if the GD mod will ever get ported to ATG, the AI speed could make a real improvment in solitaire games as one nation vs. a world of AI.

This game is going to be very interesting because of the relatively weak position Germany is in and normally Germany dominates these games. I think this opens things up considerably.

The idea of a server based PBEM system, where profiles and statistics are kept and openly shown, makes a whole lot of sense to me. The game status, turn status and turn file are all shown and all available to all players. PLayer statistics relevant to the PBEM community are shown in the avatar. That way, there is no confusion and the habits of the players is clear to everyone before a game is started.

So, rant aside, can we keep playing ?

Good idea. I would also include player stats, average turnaround time, # of completed games, length of time as a member. I imagine this can be a way to avoid getting into long games with people who are not likely to play them out.

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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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So this is over?
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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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Finally got the turn. Germany surrendered? Turkey surrendered?
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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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It looks that way, Emil took a bow.
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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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I will take a bow as well.
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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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Well, that´s 3 regimes that now have quit. Should we continue to play or go our seperate ways? I am undecided...
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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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I'm on the fence as well. I was having fun. If Germany and Turkey and ... Archduke surrender, I won't be able to profit from it. The resulting tumult for the cities left will likely be the deciding point of the game.
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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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@ Archduke: you can take over Turkey if you want ... I haven't surrendered it yet ...
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RE: 9 PLAYER Global Domination

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The pace of the game is main gripe, guys,not the game itself, I thought that my France was doing rather nicely compared to past GD´s performances. Did Turkey leave because he lost the war or because our progress is so slow?
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