Re: Next week's survey - Favorite Variants

"Doug Burgoyne" <[email protected]> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:40:46 -0600
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actually numerous versions of this have been played, and I have GMed many of 
them.

Doug

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>I looked at the description; it does look interesting. Do
> the players know how many SC's there are altogether?
>
>
> Babak Talebi a écrit :
>> Thank you Martin for that vote of confidence...
>>
>> Thanks to the Variant Bank - the rules for CivDip survive yet -
>>
>> http://www.variantbank.org/results/rules/c/civdip.htm
>>
>> To my knowledge only 3 games of this variant were ever played - with me
>> having GMed in one, and having played in a second (where I got demolished 
>> to
>> my embarrassment ;P)
>>
>> It is a pretty tough and time consuming game to GM (maybe two GMs should 
>> be
>> used - I don't know) because each player has to receive individuated maps
>> every season and the GM has to keep track of what each civ sees, all 
>> trades,
>> etc. but absolutely worth the time and effort because the GM gets to see
>> everything and watch as the various 'nations' blindly look for new SCs to
>> conquer and have theirs taken by surprise attacks from the dark.
>>
>> The game is of course inspired by (arguably) the best PC game ever 
>> devised -
>> Sid Meier's Civilization (I through IV).
>>
>> If ever a brave soul was to decide to GM this variant (Martin - can it be
>> true?)- I want to be the first to sign up :)
>>
>> Babak
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Martin Gilbey 
>> <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Steve,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The re-appearance of Babak Talebi on the Cat23 NGame list prompts me to
>>> nominate his CivDip as my favourite Variant. I would otherwise have
>>> suggested Seismic Diplomacy, however, having penned some 'version 2
>>> rules' for this, I feel this perhaps precludes me from doing so.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Et al,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In fact, if anyone has hitherto unseen Diplomacy Map (not too complex)
>>> that they would like to see the light of day, send me a copy of it at
>>> 'mgdip AT yahoo DOT com' and I will run either of the following games
>>> (according to popularity) on that map:-
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> a.      CivDip (- Effectively this is 1899 combined with Fog of War).
>>> b.      CivDip with Seismic V2 orders (- Complete rules will be
>>> written-up for this).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Martin Gilbey
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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            <p>actually numerous versions of this have been played, and I h=
ave GMed many of <br>
them.<br>
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Doug<br>
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Subject: Re: [CAT23-Ngame] Next week's survey - Favorite Variants<br>
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&gt;I looked at the description; it does look interesting. Do<br>
&gt; the players know how many SC's there are altogether?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Babak Talebi a =E9crit :<br>
&gt;&gt; Thank you Martin for that vote of confidence..<wbr>.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Thanks to the Variant Bank - the rules for CivDip survive yet -<br=
>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; <a href=3D"http://www.variantbank.org/results/rules/c/civdip.htm">=
http://www.variantb<wbr>ank.org/results/<wbr>rules/c/civdip.<wbr>htm</a><br=
>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; To my knowledge only 3 games of this variant were ever played - wi=
th me<br>
&gt;&gt; having GMed in one, and having played in a second (where I got dem=
olished <br>
&gt;&gt; to<br>
&gt;&gt; my embarrassment ;P)<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; It is a pretty tough and time consuming game to GM (maybe two GMs =
should <br>
&gt;&gt; be<br>
&gt;&gt; used - I don't know) because each player has to receive individuat=
ed maps<br>
&gt;&gt; every season and the GM has to keep track of what each civ sees, a=
ll <br>
&gt;&gt; trades,<br>
&gt;&gt; etc. but absolutely worth the time and effort because the GM gets =
to see<br>
&gt;&gt; everything and watch as the various 'nations' blindly look for new=
 SCs to<br>
&gt;&gt; conquer and have theirs taken by surprise attacks from the dark.<b=
r>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; The game is of course inspired by (arguably) the best PC game ever=
 <br>
&gt;&gt; devised -<br>
&gt;&gt; Sid Meier's Civilization (I through IV).<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; If ever a brave soul was to decide to GM this variant (Martin - ca=
n it be<br>
&gt;&gt; true?)- I want to be the first to sign up :)<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Babak<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Martin Gilbey <br>
&gt;&gt; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:Martin.Gilbey%40sitestream.biz">Martin.Gilbe=
y@<wbr>sitestream.<wbr>biz</a>&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; Steve,<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; The re-appearance of Babak Talebi on the Cat23 NGame list prom=
pts me to<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; nominate his CivDip as my favourite Variant. I would otherwise=
 have<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; suggested Seismic Diplomacy, however, having penned some 'vers=
ion 2<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; rules' for this, I feel this perhaps precludes me from doing s=
o.<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; Et al,<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; In fact, if anyone has hitherto unseen Diplomacy Map (not too =
complex)<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; that they would like to see the light of day, send me a copy o=
f it at<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; 'mgdip AT yahoo DOT com' and I will run either of the followin=
g games<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; (according to popularity) on that map:-<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; a.      CivDip (- Effectively this is 1899 combined with Fog o=
f War).<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; b.      CivDip with Seismic V2 orders (- Complete rules will b=
e<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; written-up for this).<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; Regards,<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; Martin Gilbey<br>
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