New Age of Mercantilism game

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Originally posted by Sable_Rose
I fear I miss did the math.. about time. I thought 8pm CET would be 2am here.. kinda got it mixed up, kinda is an understatment.. Sorry if I held you guys up. On top of that comcast was down around that time anyway and I had work. Sorry

Well, show up on time next thursday, there might be an empty spot.

 

[ForzaA]

how long did you guys continue when i left? (i hope not too long..)

next session, same time next week?

 

[Slargos]

We will continue same time next week but some changes may be done to the scenario which had several flaws.

1. Too many more skilled players ended up in the north, creating a situation that was perhaps sub-optimal.
2. Some players played a game of "I'm going to win this war and I'm going to do it no matter the costs" and thus forcing their neighbors to do it aswell.
3. The scenario itself is not balanced. For instance, 5/5 in trade and infra across the board was perhaps not the best way to go.

These points among others are forcing me to rethink this scenario setup for next thursday.

There will be a game, it's just not clear in my mind how it will look. Hell, if enough people want to continue this one despite everything, this might be the best way to go...

 

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Are you restarting or just continuing? It was really fun simulating the 30YW. Forts have to be upgraded, esp. in middle Germany. Prague with a minimal fort is just too ahistorical.

 

[Slargos]

As the discussion goes, it looks like a restart on another date.

This scenario makes for a good war-game, but evidently not for long-term play.

 

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Originally posted by Slargos
As the discussion goes, it looks like a restart on another date.

This scenario makes for a good war-game, but evidently not for long-term play.

Well, we could have a regular date at which we play out the 30YW, the Napoleon scenario or such. Makes for very nice, short games .

 

[Slargos]

Originally posted by Mulliman
Well, we could have a regular date at which we play out the 30YW, the Napoleon scenario or such. Makes for very nice, short games .

This idea is actually pretty good. It gives our newbies a chance to get in on some regular play, and it gives the warmonger in all of us a chance to reap.

 

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yes please, as i have to admit i was shown my borders in behalf of mp-game yesterdays pretty clearly. at least i guess i learned my lessons about alliance-leaders in mp-games but that should not have been at the expense of others.

so a regular day for game lessons would be very appreciated by me for although this was only my second mp-game, i kind of feel an addiction....

 

[Twoflower]

Was a nice game yesterday, although I felt pretty bad about having tricked Spain in some way (it was not my intention to do so, but I or somebody else should maybe have told him that he will be concluding separate peace, leaving Portugal unprotected). Nevertheless, this kind of sneaky (yet unintended) behaviour is of course very "French"
1617 is an extremely busy scenario, with everybody and his mother fighting each other, and therefore makes for a lot of short-term fun; however long-term balance is bad for some things, and other aspects (such as Portugal not being a vassal of Spain) are just wrong and inconsistent.
Working out an improved TYW scenario would be great.

 

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actually i had an event in 1620 or so in which i could have made portugal to be my vassal.
do not know if the date is historical accurate though.

 

[ForzaA]

Originally posted by Twoflower
however long-term balance is bad for some things,

thats why Poland intervened, but alas, to no avail