Re: Galaxy - Need feedback on Ideas

From: Roland Scholz <scholz@pb.izm.fhg.de>

Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Johan van Niekerk wrote:
>
> Hiya all
>
> I've been toying with an Idea of running a few different galaxy games. I'd
> like to hear from galaxy players out there what their opinions are on these
> ideas.
>
> 1. Randomly assign players starting planets of different sizes and
> configurations.
>    e.g a player can get either 1 size 2000 planet OR
>                                                    2 size 1200 planets OR
>                                                    3 size 900 planets
> The reason for the difference in total size should be obvious if you ever
> had to build large ships :)
>
> 2. Have a Large game with a GM controlled threat that the players have to
> face at some time or another. What I mean with this is all players start
> equall say one size 1000 planet. The GM however control a single (if
> possible in the centre of the galazy) nation starting with a size 3000 and a
> few size 1000's. This SUPER nation is then run according to a fixed set of
> rules. e.g.
> - Only attack a nation if you are attacked first OR if there is no more
> empty planets within 30 (40/50/etc)
>   lightyears of the home planet.
> - Allways retalliate harsly if attacked
> - Spend equall amounts of industry on research/collonisation/warships
> etc.
> Kinda like having the borg which grows very fast and at some stage will get
> to you if you don't unite and take it out.
You have to make sure, that all races home world have the same distance
to
the home world of the SUPER nation, otherwise it will be unfair.
You may place several SUPER nations between the other races, so that
every nation has the same distance to the SUPER nations.

>
> 3. Galaxy tournament!!!
>     Run a series of games where the first (n-1) is turn limited. I.e. Game 1
> runs for 10 turns, game 2 for 15 etc. last game no limit.
>    Players enter the next game with starting planet sizes determined by
> their position at the end of the previous game each game the galaxy   gets
> bigger.
I don't like the idea to start the next round depending on the planet
sizes
in the last round because the advantage would be to big. Why not allow
only
n races to play in the next round (i.e. the first round starts with 30
players, the next round will start only with the 20 best players and
the final round will begin with the best 10 players of the second
round).
A tournement would be fun. BTW, which type of galaxy are your games
(standard, NG, blind, explorer,...)?
Regards,

Roland

References

Galaxy - Need feedback on Ideas
"Johan van Niekerk" <johanvn@mail.petech.ac.za>
Tue, 01 Aug 2000 00:00:00 +0000

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Galaxy - Need feedback on Ideas
"Johan van Niekerk" <johanvn@mail.petech.ac.za>
Tue, 01 Aug 2000 00:00:00 +0000