New Scenario Idea

mepbmlist
#1

Since I like causing confusion amongst teammates and opposition, how
about a new 1650/2950 scenario involving limited communication
between players? The rules would be simple, standard game set ups
with only two conditions.

1. You don't know who the other players are, teammates, opponents,
and neutrals.
2. You can only communicate with other players through official
diplomatic messages passed through Harlequin, and these messages may
not contain any identity information.

It would sort of be like Gunboat, but coordination would always have
to happen a turn later since everyone gets diplos with their turn
results. Thoughts? Suggestions?

- Ben

#2

Since I like causing confusion amongst teammates and opposition, how
  about a new 1650/2950 scenario involving limited communication
  between players? The rules would be simple, standard game set ups
  with only two conditions.

  1. You don't know who the other players are, teammates, opponents,
  and neutrals.
  2. You can only communicate with other players through official
  diplomatic messages passed through Harlequin, and these messages may
  not contain any identity information.

  It would sort of be like Gunboat, but coordination would always have
  to happen a turn later since everyone gets diplos with their turn
  results. Thoughts? Suggestions?

  - Ben
  RD: I like this. Gunboat threw the baby out with the bathwater in getting rid of diplomacy altogether. Gunboat may suit individualistic players, which is fine, why should they not have a game which suits them? The broader the player base the healthier the game.

  Diplomacy only through the GM adds a realistic time-lapse. By "no identity info" I presume you mean no -personal- info. You must be able to sign yourself Dendra the Dog-lord or whatever, otherwise you'd never get a reply!

  Yes let's see this idea take off!

  Could this be combined with the other recently mooted idea of players being able to say what bonus 10 points they want and to whom it should be allocated; and maybe transferring 10 skill points from one character to another? Eg Uruk starts with E30 M10. Ugly starts with only C30. So cancel Uruk's M10 and make Ugly C40.

  Rather than allow players to swap 10 points of one skill for 10 points of another skill on a different character, how about making it 10 points for 5 and unlimited transfers? Thus the Noldo could trade 40 mage points off one or more characters for 20 agent points onto a dedicated agent. Also, a player could never say with certainty, "I KNOW Bullfrog started out as a C30 M50" or whatever. This would add realistic uncertainty about an opponent's capabilities!

  Richard.

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----- Original Message -----
  From: benmin18
  To: mepbmlist@yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 3:15 PM
  Subject: [mepbmlist] New Scenario Idea

#3

I would suggest only small number of variant games at a time. There is not a big enough player base to put forward new ideas all the time I am afraid. (Ideas we're not short of!) :slight_smile:

So the Gunboat 2950 game is still waiting to fill for example, and the Last Alliance scenario only saw 1 game of it played.

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Since I like causing confusion amongst teammates and opposition, how
about a new 1650/2950 scenario involving limited communication
between players? The rules would be simple, standard game set ups
with only two conditions.

1. You don't know who the other players are, teammates, opponents,
and neutrals.
2. You can only communicate with other players through official
diplomatic messages passed through Harlequin, and these messages may
not contain any identity information.

It would sort of be like Gunboat, but coordination would always have
to happen a turn later since everyone gets diplos with their turn
results. Thoughts? Suggestions?

- Ben

#4

  1. You don't know who the other players are, teammates, opponents,
  and neutrals.
  2. You can only communicate with other players through official
  diplomatic messages passed through Harlequin, and these messages may
  not contain any identity information.

  RD: I like this. Gunboat threw the baby out with the bathwater in getting rid of diplomacy altogether. Gunboat may suit individualistic players, which is fine, why should they not have a game which suits them? The broader the player base the healthier the game.

*** I am presently really enjoying the Gunboat game I am in. As a player who invariably gets my orders done within 10 minutes of the turn (even if I don't write them up! cough) playing Gunboat is really nice for me. But I understand that some players would like a limited diplomacy game as well. As per usual, Richard and Ben, get me half and I will try to get the rest.

  Could this be combined with the other recently mooted idea of players being able to say what bonus 10 points they want and to whom it should be allocated; and maybe transferring 10 skill points from one character to another? Eg Uruk starts with E30 M10. Ugly starts with only C30. So cancel Uruk's M10 and make Ugly C40.

*** I would rather stick to one change at a time as it could break for many reasons and then not be usable as a format in the future.

Clint