Re: (Olympia) Civilization, Taxation, Markets and Society

From: eebonar@sn01.sncc.lsu.edu (DAVID BONAR)

Date: Wed, 20 May 1992 13:58:31 +0000

In article <1992May19.222043.2695@tridom.com>, jrives@tridom.uucp (Joel Rives) writes...
>In article <1992May19.172146.27195@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl) writes:
>|> In article <1992May19.144642.8286@tridom.com> jrives@tridom.uucp (Joel Rives) writes:
>|>
>|> >It might be valuable to introduce food and other pershable goods into the
>|> >game system.
>|>
>|> What would be gained? I scanned through your thoughts on the subject
>|> and couldn't see any thing which is gained other than complexity.
>
>What specifically is gained by the introduction of perishables (ie. food)
>into the game,i suppose, depends a lot on what aspects of the game interest
>you.
>
	I don't see how food introduces strategic options.  If you want to
besiege someone just hole them up somewhere and cut off their monetary con-
tact with the rest of the world.

>The introduction of food into the game would also help eleviate some
>of the irrational dependancy on gold in the game. If i have a character
>wandering about in a forest region with absolutely no gold, i would
>expect the unit to be able to hunt or gather berries, etc.... In other
>words, wherever feasible, the unit could live off the land. True, given
>the current game mechanics, i could probably have the unit WORK, earn
>some gold and have that gold removed as maintenance at the end of the
>month. I call THAT needless complexity.

Ah, you feel that having the unit FORAGE for two weeks and then have
the food removed via maintenance is better then the already existing WORK for
two weeks and then have the gold removed.

Later
Dave
__________
Dave Bonar
eebonar@lsuvax.sncc.lsu.edu
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References

Re: What's wrong with Olympia today (long)
Bill.Viggers@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Bill Viggers)
Tue, 19 May 1992 04:57:58 +0000
Civilization, Taxation, Markets and Society
jrives@tridom.uucp (Joel Rives)
Tue, 19 May 1992 14:46:42 +0000
Re: (Olympia) Civilization, Taxation, Markets and Society
jrives@tridom.uucp (Joel Rives)
Tue, 19 May 1992 22:20:43 +0000
Re: What's wrong with Olympia today (long)
srt@aero.org (Scott "TCB" Turner)
Tue, 19 May 1992 04:35:20 +0000

Referenced By

Re: What's wrong with Olympia today (long)
Bill.Viggers@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Bill Viggers)
Tue, 19 May 1992 04:57:58 +0000
Civilization, Taxation, Markets and Society
jrives@tridom.uucp (Joel Rives)
Tue, 19 May 1992 14:46:42 +0000
Re: (Olympia) Civilization, Taxation, Markets and Society
jrives@tridom.uucp (Joel Rives)
Tue, 19 May 1992 22:20:43 +0000
Re: What's wrong with Olympia today (long)
srt@aero.org (Scott "TCB" Turner)
Tue, 19 May 1992 04:35:20 +0000