Easterling set-up

[ColinForbes]

Mike Barber raised some valid points over the disposal of the Easterling
pop centres in the Euro Champ games. I agree that the way the
settlements were divided up in game 17 seems about right. The QA and
Long Rider need the additional pop centres to compensate for the loss of
the Easterlings as a position, whilst the Northmen also benefit greatly
from the northern settlements.

However if the game already underway between the Germans and
Scandanavians has the Easterlings reduced to rubble as outlines by
Clint, then I suppose we had better be consistant and stick with that
set-up. I'm not a fan though as I think it will make the DS position
very much weaker. I'm sure our Eothraim and Northmen players gearing up
to face the Americans will welcome this news.

Colin.

[Harlequin Games]

Unfortuantely they are now set in stone. Sorry guys... A number of players
on the one side were not a fan and as the Dark Servants appear to win 55/45
I am not too worried about them doing well...

Clint

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-----Original Message-----
From: ColinForbes <timewyrm@...>
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Date: 14 August 1999 14:26
Subject: [mepbmlist] Easterling set-up


>From: ColinForbes <timewyrm@...>
>
>Mike Barber raised some valid points over the disposal of the Easterling
>pop centres in the Euro Champ games. I agree that the way the
>settlements were divided up in game 17 seems about right. The QA and
>Long Rider need the additional pop centres to compensate for the loss of
>the Easterlings as a position, whilst the Northmen also benefit greatly
>from the northern settlements.
>
>However if the game already underway between the Germans and
>Scandanavians has the Easterlings reduced to rubble as outlines by
>Clint, then I suppose we had better be consistant and stick with that
>set-up. I'm not a fan though as I think it will make the DS position
>very much weaker. I'm sure our Eothraim and Northmen players gearing up
>to face the Americans will welcome this news.
>
>Colin.
>
>
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[ColinForbes]

(copy of message sent to the Championship team)
Clint says of the game set-up (especially the Easterling settlements)...

> Unfortuantely they are now set in stone. Sorry guys...
> A number of players on the one side were not a fan and as the Dark
> Servants appear to win 55/45
> I am not too worried about them doing well...

We should obviously accept this. I know Mike Barber has reservations
based on his experience in game 17, but perhaps we will be able to make
a better judgement on this set-up when a few games have been played. So
long as all games are played on the same field (as it were) it doesn't
really matter what shape that field is. It will make winning as the DS
more challenging, but then any team which DOES win as the DS will
deservedly be doing very well in terms of overal championship
performance.

One question though (for Clint really, though others may care to
comment), is it envisaged that each team will only play one championship
game at a time? For reasons of finance I'd personally prefer this, but
the whole thing might take forever.

Colin.

[Harlequin Games]

Hi Colin (et al) to start off with I was not really expecting a big set-up.
But with the Americans coming on board and other teams joining in the fun if
teams do want to play more than one game at a time, and assuming I can find
the opposition, then I would be happy to run them. This would mean that
probably players would join the World Champs in preference to normal games I
would guess - but that is fine as well.

I look on this as a way to get some sort of world ME enjoyment - I am not
particulary in a rush to see a winner!

Clint
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-----Original Message-----
From: ColinForbes <timewyrm@...>
To: mepbmlist (AT) onelist (DOT) com <mepbmlist (AT) onelist (DOT) com>
Date: 15 August 1999 17:52
Subject: Re: [mepbmlist] Easterling set-up

>From: ColinForbes <timewyrm@...>
>
>(copy of message sent to the Championship team)
>Clint says of the game set-up (especially the Easterling settlements)...
>
>> Unfortuantely they are now set in stone. Sorry guys...
>> A number of players on the one side were not a fan and as the Dark
>> Servants appear to win 55/45
>> I am not too worried about them doing well...
>
>We should obviously accept this. I know Mike Barber has reservations
>based on his experience in game 17, but perhaps we will be able to make
>a better judgement on this set-up when a few games have been played. So
>long as all games are played on the same field (as it were) it doesn't
>really matter what shape that field is. It will make winning as the DS
>more challenging, but then any team which DOES win as the DS will
>deservedly be doing very well in terms of overal championship
>performance.
>
>One question though (for Clint really, though others may care to
>comment), is it envisaged that each team will only play one championship
>game at a time? For reasons of finance I'd personally prefer this, but
>the whole thing might take forever.
>
>Colin.
>
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