Re: Galaxy

From: kjp@cv.ic.ac.uk (Mr K.J. Pankhurst)

Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1993 10:51:23 +0000

In article <CEryKo.IJq@cs.vu.nl>, sjoerd@cs.vu.nl (Schreuder SA) writes:
|> In article <1993Oct11.121515.3722@infodev.cam.ac.uk> js138@cus.cam.ac.uk (John Sloan) writes:
|> >In article <CEqDrG.7yC@cs.vu.nl>, sjoerd@cs.vu.nl (Schreuder SA) writes:
|> >> This turn, R. Wallace, GM of Galaxy game 7, announced in the turn 103 report:
|> >> >Message from the GM:
|> >> >
|> >> >In view of the current apparently stable balance of power, it seems advisable
|> >> >to set a deadline for the end of the game.  Therefore, I hereby declare that if
|> >> >the game has not ended before then, the player with the highest industry on
|> >> >turn 125 will be declared the winner.  (Note: Single player, not alliance.)
|> >> >
|> >> >- Russell
|> >
|> >I'd just like to point out that I'm totally against this kind of random
|> >rule-changing in the middle of a game.  Not that its likely
|> >to affect me (nor did it much in the last game in which the rules
|> >were changed under my feet) but thats not the point.
|> >
|> >If the remaining players want a 7-way draw, why shouldn't they have one?
|>
|> I'm almost sure we were not heading for a 7-way draw, but at this moment,
|> too many players were inactive, and we were just "recycling" their planets
|> rather than attack each other. (They had more than 100 planets total)
|> The "problem" is/was that there are three large empires, so when
|> one of them attacks, the other two will take advantage of it. It could
|> have become very interesting when the inactive players would be almost gone:
|> who would launch a first strike, and who will help whom?

If Russell is thinking of drawing this game to a close to reduce the number
of games he has then I might be willing to consider taking it over, or it
could be transferred to Rob Novak's machine (if you prefer a player not to
run the game also). That way we can draw it to a close properly.
|>
|> >Scottish Premier  [No I'm not counting myself as a possible drawee]
|>
|> Zwagonian

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References

Re: Galaxy
sjoerd@cs.vu.nl (Schreuder SA)
Tue, 12 Oct 1993 08:07:36 +0000
Galaxy
sjoerd@cs.vu.nl (Schreuder SA)
Mon, 11 Oct 1993 11:40:27 +0000
Re: Galaxy
js138@cus.cam.ac.uk (John Sloan)
Mon, 11 Oct 1993 12:15:15 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Galaxy
sjoerd@cs.vu.nl (Schreuder SA)
Tue, 12 Oct 1993 08:07:36 +0000
Galaxy
sjoerd@cs.vu.nl (Schreuder SA)
Mon, 11 Oct 1993 11:40:27 +0000
Re: Galaxy
js138@cus.cam.ac.uk (John Sloan)
Mon, 11 Oct 1993 12:15:15 +0000