In a message dated 3/22/01 8:34:58 AM Eastern Standard Time,
me@MiddleEarthGames.com writes:
<< I would prefer to stick to the more popular format of 1650 for now (that's
what I was talking about) and then we can look at the 2950 - but I am happy
to discuss that as well but perfer to keep the focus on 1650 improvements.
Clint
>>
When I first met up with MEPBM a few years ago at an Origins booth, Stuart
and the other guy, whose name I forget, touted 2950 like 1650 was going out
of style and everybody would be playing 2950 pretty soon. If the Northmen in
1650 only have a 20 emissary and in 2950 they have a 40 emissary, then isn't
that already the fix? Why don't we all play 2950 and forget about 2nd
edition 1650? Perhaps Montieff isn't in the capital for a reason. I was so
fixated on moving Montieff to my capital to name another 40 emissary, it
didn't occur to me that he could try to improve Esgaroth to a MT on turn 1
before he left. If successful, and my guess is it is about 50-50 to succeed,
it solves the backup capital problem though it would take a huge bite out of
the treasury right off the bat but increase the revenue too. (We get so soon
old, and so late smart, as the saying goes, which does not mean I am smart
even though I am old.)
Ed
There's a reasonable difference in style and actual game between 2950 and
1650 - both scenarios have a firm following (ie players who only play xx50)
but 1650 is the most popular by half.
Clint
When I first met up with MEPBM a few years ago at an Origins booth, Stuart
and the other guy, whose name I forget, touted 2950 like 1650 was going
out
of style and everybody would be playing 2950 pretty soon. If the Northmen
in
1650 only have a 20 emissary and in 2950 they have a 40 emissary, then
isn't
that already the fix? Why don't we all play 2950 and forget about 2nd
edition 1650? Perhaps Montieff isn't in the capital for a reason. I was
so
fixated on moving Montieff to my capital to name another 40 emissary, it
didn't occur to me that he could try to improve Esgaroth to a MT on turn 1
before he left. If successful, and my guess is it is about 50-50 to
succeed,
it solves the backup capital problem though it would take a huge bite out
of
the treasury right off the bat but increase the revenue too. (We get so
soon
···
old, and so late smart, as the saying goes, which does not mean I am smart
even though I am old.)
Ed
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