Re: Where Olympia Wins Big

From: Rob Rodgers <rrodgers@unex.ucla.edu>

Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000

srt@sun-dimas.aero.org (Scott Turner) wrote:

>Olympia has been running for 70 turns
>with ~150 players and has not spiralled out of control.  New players
>can still join the game and hope to play meaningful roles.

I sure hope this is true.  I've been playing for twenty turns and I
certainly am beginning to feel meaningful--three cities, two castles,
several hundred troops, and my own little nascent breeding program.
(Beware, AOO, I've discovered the dreaded Horserat! <- There's an
interesting image that you can't produce in Odyssey yet.)

Several experienced players, some of whom I'm allied with and some I'm
not, have assured me that BTA and has nasty crew can't blast EVERYONE, so
there is safety in numbers.  This may be--I live in Los Angeles so I know
how to make statistics my friend.  And the fact that full magical
development is closed to me--well, it gives me more time to concentrate
on other stuff.

Don't take my previous posts wrong--I LIKE Olympia.  I like Odyssey too,
maybe a little more, but that's like saying I prefer Cherry Garcia to
Chunky Monkey.  I still would like to have a G2 appear so I can have a
chance to be one of the guys who dominates, but if some of the proposed
fixes go in and BTA leaves me alone long enough then I'll play G1 for a
long, long, time.

Rob Rodgers
rrodgers@unex.ucla.edu

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References

Re: Odyssey vs. Olympia (long)
Rob Rodgers <rrodgers@unex.ucla.edu>
Wed, 25 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Where Olympia Wins Big
srt@sun-dimas.aero.org (Scott Turner)
Thu, 26 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Odyssey vs. Olympia (long)
Rob Rodgers <rrodgers@unex.ucla.edu>
Thu, 19 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Odyssey vs. Olympia (long)
arendas@telepac.pt (Antonio Joao Rendas)
Mon, 23 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Odyssey vs. Olympia (long)
srt@sun-dimas.aero.org (Scott Turner)
Tue, 24 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Odyssey vs. Olympia (long)
arendas@telepac.pt (Antonio Joao Rendas)
Wed, 25 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Odyssey vs. Olympia (long)
Rob Rodgers <rrodgers@unex.ucla.edu>
Wed, 25 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Where Olympia Wins Big
srt@sun-dimas.aero.org (Scott Turner)
Thu, 26 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Odyssey vs. Olympia (long)
Rob Rodgers <rrodgers@unex.ucla.edu>
Thu, 19 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Odyssey vs. Olympia (long)
arendas@telepac.pt (Antonio Joao Rendas)
Mon, 23 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Odyssey vs. Olympia (long)
srt@sun-dimas.aero.org (Scott Turner)
Tue, 24 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Odyssey vs. Olympia (long)
arendas@telepac.pt (Antonio Joao Rendas)
Wed, 25 Oct 1995 00:00:00 +0000