Re: Atlantis 3.0?

From: Brian Enright <bpest1+@pitt.edu>

Date: Sun, 06 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Hi,

David and Ally Stallard wrote:
>
> My brother has recently started playing Atlantis 3.0, a PBeM.  He wants me
> to join, but it sounds to me like you have to either join one of the huge
> alliances or else you don't stand a chance.  I'm not really interested in
> joining an alliance and having most of my decisions made for me by alliance
> members.  Can anyone shed any more light on this, and let me know if my
> impression is accurate or not?

As a founding member of one of the huge alliances in A3, I can't say
I've made many decisions for my fellow members, but perhaps the other
alliances work differently...  As for standing a chance, I supose it
depends what you want to do.  Certainly, dominating the area around one
of the starting cities or ruling the world is out if you're not a member
of one of the existing alliances, but then you probably couldn't have
done that as a turn 1 starter without having joined an alliance
anyways...  If you want to random gate out, find a deserted spot, and
start setting up, I think you could do all right.  The world is very
big, and there is a good amount of unsettled land yet.  Not to say that
randoming gating doesn't have some risks, but I think they are
relatively small.

Brian Enright
bpest1+@pitt.edu
Fist of the White Lotus (4)

References

Atlantis 3.0?
"David and Ally Stallard" <dbs@netexp.net>
Fri, 04 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000