Re: Olympia - Getting Too Complex?

From: jrives@tridom.uucp (Joel Rives)

Date: Tue, 12 May 1992 13:46:56 +0000

In article <1992May11.215826.17553@cbfsb.cb.att.com>, skrenta@cbnewsg.att.com (Rich Skrenta) writes:

|> > Prisoners in combat - ditto
|>
|> Several players asked for this.  Capturing units and ransoming
|> them back to their owners is a new way to make money.  Without
|> this, also, the only way to enforce "laws" is to punish by death.
|> If only capturing had been implemented when poor Gorby was caught
|> breaking the law in Drassa.

Personally, i'd like to see more complexity in this particular area.
Specifically, a CAPTURE command might be useful. Such a command would
place more emphasis on attempting to entrap or surround the desired unit.
It would allow the unit a chance to surrender unharmed. This would be
more inline with policing activities.

|> > Guilds - these are good, but IMHO should not be implemented in the
|> > rules, but rather left to player politics to work out.
|>
|> In some sense I agree, but the players seem to enjoy them so much.
|> If you don't like 'em, don't join 'em.  They don't affect you at
|> all if you don't belong.

The mechanism for implementing Guilds is a valuable one. In fact, i feel
that it should be generalized. Groups of players should have some access
to this mechanism so that they can form their own ad hoc organizations.
An example of such an organization might be the formation of some sort of
religious cult.

|> I'll remove the varying month lengths if enough players agree with
|> you here.  I should probably put a line in the turn report that
|> says how long the next month will be, so you don't have to look it
|> up in the calendar.  This was just for some flavor.

I vote to remove the varying month lengths.

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References

Re: Olympia - Getting Too Complex?
skrenta@cbnewsg.att.com (Rich Skrenta)
Mon, 11 May 1992 21:58:26 +0000
Olympia - Getting Too Complex?
rwallace@unix1.tcd.ie (russell wallace)
Mon, 11 May 1992 19:35:33 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Olympia - Getting Too Complex?
skrenta@cbnewsg.att.com (Rich Skrenta)
Mon, 11 May 1992 21:58:26 +0000
Olympia - Getting Too Complex?
rwallace@unix1.tcd.ie (russell wallace)
Mon, 11 May 1992 19:35:33 +0000