Balance: Upload Pretenders

[chrispedersen]

Nothing from Ossa or AlgaeNymph yet.

And Yomi hasn't submitted a turn... what should we do?

[AlgaeNymph]

I'd like to start up Balance 3.

[Alpine Joe]

My turn is waiting to submit if people want to continue playing.

However it sounds like a majority are interested in calling it quits? Of course we don't want to screw over ghoul31 if he still thinks he has a legitimate shot at winning. I will take a few hours to hear from Ossa, then submit my turn.

[chrispedersen]

Leaving the question of Balance2 for a moment, I have opened a thread for Balance3. I'd love to start general discussion on parameters for Balance 3

[chrispedersen]

Well, as there has been no further discussion, absent objection I will close this game. I'll leave a further 24 hours for discussion.

[ghoul31]

I don't understand why you are ending this right in the middle of the game.

[chrispedersen]

Well, I asked what you would like to have happen ghoul.

Yomi wishes to concede/quit. He's in second place, and Agartha also expressed a desire to quit and start Balance 3.

Right now, my gem income is something like 140 a turn (from memory). I have all the globals, 26 forts or so, and an income in excess of 6000 per turn. I am #1 in every category, except provinces, iirc, and I'm in position to pick up provinces fairly easily.

The other players don't wish to continue (with the possible exception of ossa, who we haven't heard from). I haven't heard any suggestions from anyone on what to do *other* than conclude the game.


Shall we set them to AI? Hold the game and attempt to recruit players, knowing it will be very difficult to get replacements?
If we do change the players out, they will have a huge learning curve - and it sort of changes the integrity of the game.

Also, I would note that you and I have a NAP+3, and you've never notified me that its off. So honorably speaking, its at least 3 more turns before hostilities would commence.

[chrispedersen]

Hey one more note.

I just downloaded my turn. Despite paying way more than 100 gems to cast spells none of my spells were cast.

The turn came back with the wizards still casting their spells.
Did anyone else have this problem or just me?

It seems as if the magic phase was just.. skipped. So for example I should have more than 100 more children of rhuax on our border.

I am more than happy to have somoene neutral download the turn and verify what I said - for example, llama.

[ghoul31]

Well I am getting ready to attack you. That should even things out. I am am ending our NAP as of now.

[Alpine Joe]

If ghoul wants to keep playing, I will as well. I think he will come to realize Chris P's inevitable rise when the latter thoroughly crushes him.