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Just a quick set-up to whet your appetite:

Lord Durham, Rictus, Norgesvenn and I are planning to poison our livers and engage in outright warfare in the Mediterranean in a four-man multiplayer game on Sunday. Since we Canucks stick up for each other and have this deep, underlying resentment for the “Old World”, Lord Durham and I will be combining our efforts against the soft underbelly of Europe…namely Norway and England. :D

Here’s the plan…

Approximately one hour after the WC finals are over, the four of us intend to start an MP game of nastiness in the Med.

The available countries will be:

  • Castile
    Aragon
    Portugal
    Venice
    The Ottomans
    Algiers
    The Papal States
    Genoa
We will be choosing our countries in turn: The evil and slimy fish-eating Norwegian will select first, the honourable and noble Lord Durham will then choose from the remaining seven countries, the despicable and conniving Brit will then get to pick from the available six, and then I’ll be taking one of the dregs.

Speaking of dregs, booze is mandatory. Bare bones minimum consumption rate is one bevy per hour (though, of course, this is only a minimum…:)) and excesses are encouraged. Norgesvenn and I also have a side bet on how many cigarettes can be smoked during the game.

Of course we would like to keep you all up to date so we’ll be breaking periodically to post some updates here. Hopefully you should see an update or four every hour or two…depending on the game’s propensity for crashing.

The game will end when either Norgesvenn or I die of lung cancer, the ol’ man has to go to the nudie bar (that’s LD I’m referring to of course), the connection becomes absolutely impossible, or our European vassals…errr…opponents pass out from drunken exhaustion.

That’s the plan, and we hope to see you following along tomorrow.
 

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Attempted first connect time is 1 hour after the WC is over so expect the first batch of posts circa 6:00PM GMT or perhaps a bit earlier.
 

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Originally posted by MrT

Approximately one hour after the WC finals are over,


You forgot to add '...and Germany has won...':)

Seriously, good luck on the AAR, and I will be waiting to read. (What other option do I have with the only two people who post in my AAR playing):)
 

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Re: Re: Fear, Loathing and Alcohol in the Med – a Drunken MP AAR

Originally posted by Leglaen

(What other option do I have with the only two people who post in my AAR playing):)
Thanks...

And as one of those who is reading your AAR...don't five up on it. Remember that it takes a while to build an audience and they're a silent group at first. Just keep a stiff upper lip and you'll get 'em. :) (Believe me, I've been there...)
 

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Re: Re: Re: Fear, Loathing and Alcohol in the Med – a Drunken MP AAR

Originally posted by MrT

Thanks...

And as one of those who is reading your AAR...don't five up on it. Remember that it takes a while to build an audience and they're a silent group at first. Just keep a stiff upper lip and you'll get 'em. :) (Believe me, I've been there...)

T, we've ALL been there....

Leglaen, sometimes it takes a good while to get a good following going... and you may have a new follower here... so you will have a few more posts between your updates when you return from your vacation...

M
 
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Ah, wonderful. Drunken game, drunken AAR.

I didn't realize there was a World Conquest final, whatever that is, on Sunday. We Americans are always left in the dark about these things. But I would agree that Germany will win such an event. After all, beer and war are the two greatest talents of Germans ... and they mix together sooooooo well. ;)

I hope this World Conquest Final will be televised, so that I know when it ends and thus can fire up my machine and follow this game in semi-real time. It's too bad EU2 doesn't have an Observe feature so that non-players can watch a MP game. (Hint, hint, Paradox)

As for Columbus, I think he'll wind up sailing north and discover the polar ice caps. And a good thing it will be, too, because by the time he shows up, the Portuguese player, not being shackled by the AI's stupidity (and not being too drunk at the beginning of the game), will have claimed all there is to claim in the New World. Cortez will have to settle for destroying the mighty Inuits instead of the Aztecs. :D

Having played more drunken games of Starcraft than I care to admit to, I'm fairly certain that this will be frickin' hilarious. Remember that a bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory, and that the only difference between drunks and alcoholics is that alcoholics go to meetings. ;)

May the best liver win!
 

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LOL! :D

If you see me exploring the north pole it'll be because I'm out of ice for my gin. ;) Can't speak for the evil old-worlders, but I know that LD wouldn't go that far astray either. :)

Countdown initiated...about 11 hours until you should be seeing our first set of posts.
 

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Ugh, had wwaaaaaaaaaaay too many to drink tojight. I'll be ther, by gum, but my play style will be severely hampered by a hangover stlyee. Peasking of whcih, I should go to bed, ot avoid the worst of....

Must check, other forums first, though, igh, brain ache...

heehee, can't wait thoguh.
 

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What Lord Durham doesn't know is that the three of us ahve secretly decided to play a gang up on the mod game. Shhhhh. Don't tell him, though. :D
 

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I'll be watching this with interest when I can drop in today. Of course I have another commitment involving a beautiful woman, but I'll make what time I can to follow your drunken exploits... ;)
 

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At it again, eh T? And this time you drag your pals into it with you. ;) Such behavior...looks to be quite enjoyable! Another fascinating experiment with alcohol and world conquest (thanks to our resident Badger-Monger for giving us a great new sporting event by the way - should have 88% of all American kids playing it within ten years!)

And for the record on smoking - I've gone through close to four packs in a 19 hour session once - lost the left lung after that, but that's why we have two.:)
 

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I'm really beginning to regret leaving the pub at 6am. I saw the sun rise for god sakes! :D:( Stumble home, post some wierd, inane replies to various topics (including this one) and get a whopping 5 hours sleep with not nearly water to keep me headache free...

Ugh....:D
 

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So, the world cup is over now (and Germany has lost :( ), so I'll be waiting. One question: Is aspirin allowed or is it considered doping? :D
 

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Rictus: Making excuses already, are you? Well, you've got about an hour to pull yourself together. Have a beer or five...:D

Sorcerer: That's doping. Must use alcohol to take the edge off...
 

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BTW...assuming that we don't run into any problems we should begin posting our first batch of instalments somewhere around 5:00PM GMT.
 

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Whooohooo! Zhe Norwegian deceiver is in da house! :)

I'm sure I'm more hung-over than Rictus, but I've started on my burgundy (wine), so it'll pass.

Country selection:
Well, as tempting as Castille is, I will resist temptation and go for the Ottomans. The sultan of swing(ing) is back! ;)

Now...
Let the fun begin... :)

Edit: Are NA and Scandinavian versions of EU II incompatible in MP??? :eek:
 
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You´Guys are seriously weird! :D



And norgesvenn, I seem to remember somone claiming that they were not always compatible