Fog:Emp multiplayer 2 -- BARBARIANS ARISE (game 2 running)

[Huw the Poo]

Note: it is apparently impossible for me to simply 'cancel' the first game; all I could do was 'surrender' to the other players.

So players may have to manually log in and surrender to stop seeing notifications for it (and for the game to cancel itself out).

This is done by clicking the small "quit" icon on the faarrrr upper-left of the screen, and choosing "surrender" from the bottom of the two options.


Edited to add: it's possible that the last player to do this will "win" the game by default! 

Jesus.  With each passing day I become less impressed with Slitherine's implementation of multiplayer.  It's like we're back in the 90s.  Ridiculous.

[Speedy]

Well to be fair it is Ageod that developed the game, Slitherine just supplies the multiplayer servers and file transfer system.
Also to be fair to Ageod it is my understanding that the game was developed as a single player game and multiplayer was just something they would do if they could.

[JasonPratt]

I think it also serves as a way to keep one person from simply pulling the plug on everyone. Even I, the guy who started the game, cannot ragequit and screw you all over. ;) I can surrender, but the rest of you will be able to play without me.

My only complaint is that the surrender option is a little hidden in an area I would rarely visit, since normally I would either upload my turn to the server or else save my turn in quitting, and those are two other buttons. Sheerly quitting is the button where "surrender" is an option.

[Blucher]

Ok guys since I am new to this what do I do to counter aging tokens? I got one for taking my first province.

[Tuna]

Decadence causes aging tokens.. If you are in the lower 3rd of 'the list' on the left (at the end of the turn), you have a chance of getting an aging token. You want to have enough culture over decadence ratio to move up the list.  You move people as you get them into the 'culture creating' role as you get them. It's a balancing act.
In the early game, I create 'food' buildings, so that I will have more people. Then as they appear move them into culture role. You want to be at least in the 'middle' of 'the list' (so you don't get the aging tokens). As soon as you are able push for the top part of 'the list' then you will get progress tokens allowing you to 'advance' your civ.

Try not to 'expand' too fast. .Just take the 'regions' in the province first, and create the province as fast as you can (button on the top left of the region screen), need to have a least half the regions to do that. This will also help cut decadence down.

Taking objectives remove aging tokens too, but if that makes you expand to quickly might not be worth it  in the beginning.

[JasonPratt]

That's why I always wait at least one turn before going after the ancient harbor nearby: that's where my first target always shows up!

Blucher is indeed working on consolidating that side of Arabia into a province, btw. (Arabia Orientalist if I recall correctly.)

[Barthheart]

Huh.... I've started to receive notification of my turn being ready to play.
Anyone else?

[Huw the Poo]

Yep just got one too.  So it's always been there, it just hasn't been working until now.  ::)

[JasonPratt]

I never check my emails on the weekend!  :D

But I do check game status occasionally. And Tuna let me know the game was up, this time. (I did check this morning.)

[Huw the Poo]

Yeah he nagged me until I played my turn too! ;)

[Tuna]

Friggin Tuna's he's a PIA!

We're waiting on Huw, JP and Comte now! 

[Blucher]

I started getting emails as well. Hey I did my turn did we already get to the next one or did I forget to press next turn?

-Comte-

[Tuna]

Still waiting on you, you must not have hit 'end' turn.

Also still waiting on JP and Huw

[JasonPratt]

I don't check my email often, so I don't see notifications. But I log into the game two or three times a day (usually, less so last week when I was sick(er)).

[Huw the Poo]

Come on Tuna, hurry up and take your turn!  Jeez!