New Steel Game

[Wookie Panz]

On trades, I think you could set up a trade on a communication turn that could last for 3 turns.  Then you would have to skip three turns, but you could trade with someone else in the meantime.  As for exchanging artifacts, you could sell one but you need to arrange it on a communications turn. 
Drogo, are you okay with limited communication ? 
Everyone - now is the time to ask any questions so we are all in agreement.

[gkmetty]

I dont have any issues with trading artifacts. Those activities are announced on our game turns. I would like everyone to know that granting your artifacts to another player as you are about to drop is not acceptable.

[The Painted Man]

I dont have any issues with trading artifacts.  Those activities are announced on our game turns.  I would like everyone to know that granting your artifacts to another player as you are about to drop is not acceptable.

Totally agree. Not cool.

[Ry Vor]

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?

Yes, it is an honor system, and it has held up well.  The couple times there were accusations, it turned out they were accurately refuted, but in the accusations, damage was done.   Having managed this alternate world for some time, I hold the overall honesty and nobility of our player base in high regard.  We trust each other.

[Senior Tactician]

Right.  But, actually my point was that its not enough to say that, for instance, selling all your artifacts for cheap to someone else in the game to whom you want to give an advantage must be done in the forums.  My point is mustn't be done at all.  perhaps artifacts must be auctioned or traded, for example?  Like in one game I am selling services, but they were available to anyone willing to pay, not to a specific person.

[Wookie Panz]

I have been busy celebrating three family birthdays from 9 years old to 87 so I am a few hours behind on this thread.

I think this is where we are and if any of it is inaccurate someone please post.

Draft selection order:
Strilian, Brekk, Windstar, Wookie, Painted,  Altar, Canticar, Habeus, Ace, Drogo, Senior, and Vball.

Choices so far - feel free to fill in and update as your draft slot is chosen.  Habeus Corpus is up.

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

[VballMichael]

Alatar has 10

[Wookie Panz]

Thanks for the correction Michael.

Draft selection order:
Strilian, Brekk, Windstar, Wookie, Painted,  Altar, Canticar, Habeus, Ace, Drogo, Senior, and Vball.

Choices so far - feel free to fill in and update as your draft slot is chosen.  Habeus Corpus is up.

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

[Ry Vor]

Right.  But, actually my point was that its not enough to say that, for instance, selling all your artifacts for cheap to someone else in the game to whom you want to give an advantage must be done in the forums.  My point is mustn't be done at all.  perhaps artifacts must be auctioned or traded, for example?  Like in one game I am selling services, but they were available to anyone willing to pay, not to a specific person.

I have in the draft update to Maelstrom to be able to auction artifacts.  Also changes to some artifacts and some new ones.

[Wookie Panz]

Right.  But, actually my point was that its not enough to say that, for instance, selling all your artifacts for cheap to someone else in the game to whom you want to give an advantage must be done in the forums.  My point is mustn't be done at all.  perhaps artifacts must be auctioned or traded, for example?  Like in one game I am selling services, but they were available to anyone willing to pay, not to a specific person.

I have in the draft update to Maelstrom to be able to auction artifacts.  Also changes to some artifacts and some new ones.

Nice.  Have you been away from the forum for a couple of days, Ry Vor?   Would you care to put a banner on this new game sign up?  I hope the title, Spring into Steel was acceptable?  It seems to follow your seasonal start ups.