New Steel Game

[Windstar]

I'll take 4.

[Wookie Panz]

I have a suggestion for making ToT kingdoms more viable for silent games. Give them a bonus on the buy and sell markets like the half lings get, it can even be less.

so ToT becomes insider trading.   could work better to switch the trait to give 15% bonus when using the 200 order capped at 100k per order.  this would also not make the trait more valuable than it should be in team games.  I say only 15% because it would effectively become free resources for issuing an order each turn.   No bonuses for any other trade orders 201-215

to compare to other abilities
HA can get 66k gold instead of 33k gold for trading in food.  effectively a 33% bonus but only for food

Industrial trait kingdoms get +10% on all PC production without issuing any orders.

so seems pretty fair to me.

It's a nice idea.  I guess it would would have to be programed to kick in with the game creator and it would happen when you select silent game.

[Wookie Panz]

Here is where we stand.   We have 10 players.  Canticar and Drogo will play if silent.  At least 4 others want some form of diplomacy and that includes myself.  The championship that just finished was silent and the only game I'm in now is silent. 

Here is a list of players and the draft slots chosen so far.  We still need at least 2 players.  When we get to Canticar either he has to decide to play a diplmo game (every third turn as a compromise?) or the rest of us have to agree to play silent.

Order of draft selection:
Strillian, Brekk, Windstar, Wookie, Painted, Altar TBW, Canticar, Habeus Corpus, Aceretek, and Drogo.
Altar TBW is up for draft order selection.

1.
2.
3. Wookie
4. Windstar
5.
6. Strilian
7.
8. Brekk
9.
10.
11.
12. Painted Man

[AlatarTBW]

My daughter turns 10 this year so lets go with lucky 10.

[Wookie Panz]

Here is where we stand.   We have 10 players.  Canticar and Drogo will play if silent.  At least 4 others want some form of diplomacy and that includes myself.  The championship that just finished was silent and the only game I'm in now is silent. 

Here is a list of players and the draft slots chosen so far.  We still need at least 2 players.  When we get to Canticar either he has to decide to play a diplmo game (every third turn as a compromise?) or the rest of us have to agree to play silent.

We have reached the point where Canticar is up. 
Canticar, sir, you have requested a silent game.  Would you play if this is limited diplomacy - every third turn?  If not all others would have to agree to no diplomacy.
The same applies to Drog, who also wants a silent game.

Order of draft selection:
Strillian, Brekk, Windstar, Wookie, Painted, Altar TBW, Canticar, Habeus Corpus, Aceretek, and Drogo.
Altar TBW is up for draft order selection.

1.
2.
3. Wookie
4. Windstar
5.
6. Strilian
7.
8. Brekk
9.
10. Altar TBW
11.
12. Painted Man

[Senior Tactician]

I'll play if there is some form of diplomacy, minimum = seasonal diplo, taunt and chat year round.  Still learning the new rules and intricacies, and talking to people is the best way to learn.

[Wookie Panz]

Senior will join us if we have diplomacy.  That makes 5 for diplomacy, 2 for silent, and 4 undeclared or will play either way.  The thread started with a diplomacy game so let's keep this at limited diplomacy.
Canticar and Drogo, are you willing to play with forum diplomacy every 3rd turn, no allies, no agreements past 3 turns?  If so we have 11 players.  Maybe after this game gets underway you can get Ry Vor's blessing to do another silent game.

Canticar if you are still playing you are up for picking a draft slot.

Players so far and choosing draft slot in this order:   Strilian, Brekk, Windstar, Wookie, Painted, Altar BTW, Canticar, Habeus, Ace, Drogo, Senior with 1 player still needed (unless Canticar and or Drogo don't play)

1.
2.
3. Wookie
4. Windstar
5.
6. Strilian
7.
8. Brekk
9.
10. Alatar TBW
11.
12. Painted Man

[VballMichael]

Ok, I will take the final open spot (though i understand there might be one or two more if Canticar or Drogo do not opt in). But I am opting in with the understanding of diplomacy every three turns and only on the forum, no long-term agreements and no allies.

[gkmetty]

Canticar, will take position 9. Please clarify. If a player decides to drop, can they move all of their artifacts to another player and then drop? Can a player deciding to drop, tax all of their pop centers in order to allow another player to take them over? My interpretation is that this is not allowed.

[Senior Tactician]

Canticar, will take position 9.  Please clarify.  If a player decides to drop, can they move all of their artifacts to another player and then drop?  Can a player deciding to drop, tax all of their pop centers in order to allow another player to take them over?  My interpretation is that this is not allowed.

Either of these two possibilities should be covered under "forum communication only"  If someone is willing perform this... dubious behavior, then they are talking about the game outside the forum anyway and, well, what is there that we can do about that?