Re: Olympia--Worth it with AOO?

From: tpt2@bbn.com (Tom Tignor)

Date: Sun, 05 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0000

In article <478oiq$j5a@moon.src.honeywell.com> cisco@src.honeywell.com (Cisco Lopez-Fresquet) writes:
>--Marc Maier writes:
>
>   I'm interested in some informed opinion on Olympia.  I've read the rules
>   and would like to start playing.  However, I have been reading here and
>   elsewhere about this giant alliance called AOO that folks seem to think
>   has "lock" on the games.  I'd like to know the particulars of the
>   situation and how it affects the prospects for new players.
>

I'd like to second everything said by Cisco. I think it's an excellent
summary and entirely factual. The AOO are the Bad Guys(tm) and they do
have the locks on the prime locations (Hades, Cloudlands, Faery.)
However, it is still possible to steer clear of them and enjoy the
rulership over a small, remote area somewhere. New players at this
point are probably better off avoiding all the higher politics, (at
least until they cease to be new players. :)

>   Answers to these questions are important to me because I'm reluctant to
>   put the time and money into a losing proposition.  Are new players doomed
>   to exist on the margins with few avenues for development, or are there
>   still opportunities for success?

There is one important thing for a new player to know: to prosper, if
not to survive, you really need to make some friends. They don't have
to be any of the Established Alliances, (thus embroiling you in
politics.) But you have to have some folks who can add to your numbers
and make the predatory players think, "Hey, maybe it's not worth it to
attack him." The presence and especially the apperance of strength is
almost essential for setting up and _keeping_ a kingdom somewhere,
even if you never actually fight a battle against players. You'll
probably need a certain amount of strength just to get out of the area
around the Imperial City. Predatory players know the spot and grow fat
on the gold and goods of newbies, and NPs as well for victims who
don't OATH their nobles. (I could say more on this but I won't
bother. :)

Tom	:-)

References

Re: Olympia--Worth it with AOO?
cisco@src.honeywell.com (Cisco Lopez-Fresquet)
Wed, 01 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Olympia--Worth it with AOO?
cisco@src.honeywell.com (Cisco Lopez-Fresquet)
Wed, 01 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0000