Scourge of Nations

[Galou]

Hello all,

I would like to try a game with special victory condition: players who destroys the most nation (be the first to successfully storm a capitol, only be the first count except when the legitimate owner retake his capital) win the game.

Mods:
CBM 1.6
End Game 1.1

Maps: depends on number of players (12 will be perfect), wraparound prefered.
Era: LA
Indies: 8
HoF: 15
renaming on
Graphs off
Random nations (I will be the innocent hand. Trust me. Hin, hin, hin). LA Ermor and UW not playable.
Research: Hard.
Diplo: Bah! But not forbiden.
Turn frequency: 24h until turn 20-30, then 48h until turn 50, 72h afterward. 3 consecutives stales => IA.
Gentlemen game: a VP/capital (total VP for winning will be nb of capitals +1), players will inform the others in this thread when their capital fall and by who. And don't give up!

Players:
Galou: Caelum
Danakh: Mictlan
Odeoderok: Midgard
Domenje: Arco
Olive: Abyssia
Hoplosternum: Utgard....1PV
Hylobius: Pangea
Brazouck: Ulm
Awund: Man
Zegc-ben: Bogarus
Corinthian: Agartha

Marignon was destroyed by Utgard.

[Danakh]

Count me in !

[odeoderok]

I'd like to join!

[Galou]

Ok,

To make the victory condition a little bit clearer:

When you are the first to take an ennemy capitol, you gain 1 point for the duration of the game even if you lose it, no one could claim the point for this capitol no more (you are the one who had destroy these decadents people, who had rape their kitten, ate their women, smashed, burned, stamped on their so called artworks and enjoyed living in their beautifuls ruined palaces and despise their grammar and spelling)
Exception in the very unlikely case of the rightful owner retake his capitol, you lose the point and it is available for a new real Scourge of Nations.
The game end when it is mathematicaly impossible to beat the leader in number of points.

[Domenje]

i want to join

[Olive]

Count me in.

[Fantomen]

I have too many games going already to join, but I really like this idea for victory condition! I'll surely steal it for future games I organize.

[Calahan]

Originally Posted by Fantomen

but I really like this idea for victory condition!

+1

I'll also be keeping an eye on this game and would be really interested in hearing how it plays out. Since the victory conditions are a nice twist on all the regular ones, and could certainly lead to some interesting strategic choices in game.

("ok, the scalp of that nation has been claimed, so lets mothball that entire area now and move eveything towards the next scalp").

[Galou]

Originally Posted by Fantomen

I really like this idea for victory condition!

I am not surprise, viewing your location...
Anyway, I count 1 little week for recrutment and another week for testing, so if one of your game is almost finished, feel free to come here.

Originally Posted by Calahan

I'll also be keeping an eye on this game and would be really interested in hearing how it plays out. Since the victory conditions are a nice twist on all the regular ones, and could certainly lead to some interesting strategic choices in game.

Never try a game like that yet. The purpose is to have a relatively quick and entertaining game. Boring turtling is not reeally discouraged but it will be more difficult to win as time passes.
Note that the end game could be a real mess (heavily supporting a discrowned pretendant to get him retake his capitol so you could take it and gain the VP)

[Hoplosternum]

I like the sound of these Victory Conditions. maybe it will encourage me to play aggressively for a change So count me in if there is still room