Re: Olympia G2

From: jeffh@inherent.com (Jeff Heinen)

Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0000

In article <5cqlu1$c9f@kannews.ca.newbridge.com>, jhalpern@newbridge.com
(Joel Halpern) wrote:

-> I saw the recent notice of the start of Olympia G2.
-> This looks interesting, and I have a number of questions.
->
-> 1) It looks like it would be very helpful to have the assistance of an
->      experienced player in understanding the implications of some of the
early
->      choices.

Yes, even tho there are some rule changes, the same basic knowledge will help
in this version as well. Its too bad I dont have that knowledge either. :_(

-> 2) although turns are run every week, if you have a predictable situation
->      you can actually give orders in advance.  (I travel a lot, so being
->      able to do some of my planning/ordering in advance is helpful.

I know some people that send their orders in as soon as they get their turn. The
only limiting factor I see is having to coordinate with allies. Sending
email and
relaying info between may take up some time. But yes, you can send your
orders in
eairly.

-> 3) It looks like the early game will go slowly, but be interesting.

What do you mean? At first, everyone will race to learn skills and claim land.
[1] So in that respect things will go slowly, but with the introduction of
fast learning, that time should be reduced.

-> More detailed, somewhat hypothetical questions:
-> 1) If one is focussing on magic, one probably wants to save some NPs
->    to use for learning additional magical skills

Yes, that is the one think that is turning me off of a magic character, the
fact that you have to invest so much of your NP's to its study. Now, that dosent
mean I wont do it. It just means I have to find some allies to sponge money
off of. :_)

-> 2) Again on magic, to advance far one will have to build/enter a tower

Actually, I beleive it is the exact oppisite:

"Research by mages of 6th black circle level and above (maximum aura of 31
or higher) must be done in provinces with a civilization
level of 1 or less. "

Research in the high-levels cant be done near cities, or is any province
that has more
then one other item [2]. I beleive you will see most spell research in lone
towers in the
middle of no-where. [3]

-> 3) No matter what you are doing having someone who can do some exploration
->     is likely to be helpful.

It depends on your goals. For me, I think I want to explore the world, see how
much I can see[4]. But for others, just taking a small part of the Provincia, or
locking themselves in a tower and studing magic will be enough.

-> 4) There are enough different useful noble skills that it probably pays to
->    A) Have several nobles
->    B) Have several players working together

Yes and yes. Unfortuanlly,[5] no one player can do everything. Well, mabey
if given
enought time. But that will overtask your reasources and drive you mad.
You best bet is find some allies that have common goals, but want different
aspects. ie. A Empire-building player will garison provinces and pay a
mage player to study and assist him in his war efforts. A player who wants
to explore can be the eyes and ears for his allies, while another can build
up a trading empire, perhaps with a little stealth spying on the side.

-> Comments and opinions are welcome.  This looks like an interesting game.

My Suggestion: Find allies and start in the same city. Orginize yourselves
into a favoriate nitch and help each other. Also, listen here and read
the Olympian Times. You can get a lot of information that way.

->
-> PS Is there a phone number I can call to give them a credit card?  I
->    do not like sending my credit card number by mail.  For idiosynchratic
->    reasons, I am currently still unwilling to do so even with Web security.

That I understand compleatly. Web security is still not that secure. Your
best bet would be to email that question to support@pbm.com. Thats where you
could get a answer.

BTW Is someone planning to start a Mailing list? Im concidering it, but if
someone
already has...

Plus: My current plans have me exploring the known world and mapping it. Now
while this may change, [6] I am concidering collecting mapping data into
a large map. If you are interested in adding to it, I would love to talk
with you.

-Jeff
Faction Name: Undecided (Suggestions?)

[1] And Olympian Land Rush?
[2] inn, mine, tower, temple
[3] As the first tower a player builds requires no workers, no stone,
    and only takes a day to build. What a Deal!
[4] I acutally want to do it all!
[5] For meglomaniacs like me.
[6] I still want to play a very powerful mage.

References

Olympia G2
jhalpern@newbridge.com (Joel Halpern)
Thu, 30 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0000

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Olympia G2
jhalpern@newbridge.com (Joel Halpern)
Thu, 30 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0000