Re: MEPBM 'riddle help' = you guys are weak...

From: RedEyeJoe <juden@algonet.se>

Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 00:00:00 +0000

> I have read all of the Tolkien I could get my hands on at one time or
> another;  some of the riddle stuff _is_ really obscure.  I find the
> Tolkienish flavor of the game more important to it's playability than
> accuracy to the Tolkien Gospel.  If the game was totally "accurate"
> there would only be two or three Nazgul versus many more free players,
> and almost no neutrals, thus not much balance upon which to base a
> playable game.
>
> I for one would love to see GSI do the randomization thing -- it would
> HELP first time players at least somewhat by levelling the field.  The
> lists would still be useful, but you would have to work much more
> intelligently (read: harder) to get the truly good artifacts, and the
> first one there with the character to claim the Ring of Wind would
> really have earned it.
>
> Moving the pop centers a hex or two here or there (for some) would be an
> interesting idea, but I think not quite as important as the artifacts
> and character names.  Most characters "important enough" to be played in
> the game would have a basic knowledge of the geography...

I agree, randomizing the artifacts in 1650 would make the game MUCH more
interesting.
No evil or free nation who got the Locate true (428) spell wouldn't be
able to find ROW, Tinculin or the other big artifacts from the start
while the other nations who doesn't have the mages nor the spell would
have to sit back and watch while these artifacts being found.

If they are randomized by the numbers, and/or the names(!) these unlucky
nation would have a much bigger chance of building up an artifact mage
by them selfe and one of them just might take the ROW before the bigger
mage-nations.

About moving pop.centers....
It would be very hard to make such a change because some pop.centers
owned by two different nations and two different allegiences could come
side by side or very close to each other.
Imagine that to happen to the QA and the Harad.....
Move 2734 one hex east (2834) and 3034 one hex west (2934).
Result: Harads capitol army moves east and crunch the QA capitol in turn
1.

But when you'r at it, try to make that change, if you succed, to come to
Europe. :)

RedEyeJoe

References

MEPBM 'riddle help' = you guys are weak...
MDBench@spamisevil.concentric.net
Fri, 08 Aug 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: MEPBM 'riddle help' = you guys are weak...
Eric Myerson <eric.myerson@worldnet.att.net>
Mon, 11 Aug 1997 00:00:00 +0000

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MEPBM 'riddle help' = you guys are weak...
MDBench@spamisevil.concentric.net
Fri, 08 Aug 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: MEPBM 'riddle help' = you guys are weak...
Eric Myerson <eric.myerson@worldnet.att.net>
Mon, 11 Aug 1997 00:00:00 +0000