Re: Olympia: What is to be done?

From: schott@cs.umbc.edu (Brian Schott)

Date: Sun, 03 Dec 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Bob,

Unfortunately, you are a bit out of context on this one.  This is
*not* a thread where the non-AOO factions are complaining that the AOO
is too strong and should break up to give us all a chance.  This *is*
a thread where one of the AOO members claims:

1) He is bored.
 2) The AOO *could* defeat the rest of the world, but that would be boring.
 3) Since nobody has defeated them militarily, and #2 the AOO has "won".
 4) Since the AOO has "won", the G1 game should end, and G2 should start.

This reminds me of when Ghandi was asked what he thought of Western
Civilization.  He replied, "I think it would be a good idea." (or
words to that effect, I think he was quoting Twain).  The problem is
the arrogance and the ignorance of the question.  It denotes the
ego-centrism of a 5-year old.

I don't have a problem with G2 starting.  Why should G1 end?  I
haven't completed *my* explorations.  Just because I started 40 turns
after the AOO means I don't get to "finish?"  I thought this was an
open system.  If this was a contest, everybody should have started on
the same day on even footing.  There are closed systems around.
Olympia ain't one of them.

I think this is a minority opinion even among the AOO - especially
among the non-provinia lords.  A lot of them seem like decent enough
chaps that have goals other than world domination - perhaps they have
more imagination and intelligence.

Brian

In article <49ogv1$ilr@ns2.ptd.net>, Bob McLain  <mclain@tightbeam.com> wrote:
>Mark Hendrickson <eahg128@taurus.oac.uci.edu> wrote:A
>I haven't played Olympia in over a year.  I'm not really part of this
>thread -- but Mark Hendrickson has violated a tenet that I hold dear, and
>I can't stop myself from responding...
>
>Mark thinks that the AOO should do the 'obvious right thing & break up
>the lock' they have on Olympia.  Spoken like a true loser.  If the AOO
>have, in fact, dominated the game to the point where no one else can
>challenge them, it's not their fault.  They played well, and now they're
>reaping their reward.  They're the Microsoft of Olympia.
[...]

References

Olympia: What is to be done?
Mark Hendrickson <eahg128@taurus.oac.uci.edu>
Wed, 29 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Olympia: What is to be done?
Bob McLain <mclain@tightbeam.com>
Sat, 02 Dec 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Olympia - Time for G2?
Rob Rodgers <rrodgers@unex.ucla.edu>
Mon, 25 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000