Ok, here's a quick rundown of the rules and regulations.
Player1: Vader
Player2: Vidmer
Player3: Arcius
Player4: (Open)
Player5: (Open)
I'll be generating a map and posting the settings here this evening, and will play the first 20 turns. After every move, I'll make notes about anything interesting that happened that turn. After my session is over, I'll save and post the session log and the savegame here, as well as a map of our Glorious Empire as it stands at the end of the session. (So people who are just observers or don't go next don't have to DL the full savegame)
Play continues in the order as above, with each person playing 10 turns, then pasting their log, savegame, and screenshot.
It is encouraged - almost required for the players to comment on what their co-rulers are doing on their turns. These games are an excellent learning experience as well as being fun.
Post where you think cities should go (with marked-up screenshots, if you like), who you think we should go to war with, what wonders you think we should build and where, etc. Also, include your goals - why are we researching Alphabet - is your goal MapMaking or the Great Library?
The final decision is the current ruler, but the discussion (argument) along the way is part of the fun.
If we don't get 1 or 2 more players by the time Arcius' turn is over, that's fine. We'll just continue as a 3-man dictatorship until someone wants to jump in.
Rules:
- No reloading (duh), no exceptions. (Preserve random seed will be on anyway)
- No RoP (right of passage) abuse. (Example: Irrigating the mined lands around an enemy city producing a wonder). Likewise, no parking scouts on resources in enemy territory to deny roadbuilding to there.
- No Goto orders which would take longer than the duration of your session to complete.
- No automating settlers, with the exception of pollution cleanup when it appears.
- No governors. Check your happiness regularly! (This is a habit I need to get out of myself)
Map Settings: (All of this open for discussion until we start)
Tribe: Ottoman
Difficulty: Emperor
World Size: Tiny
Ocean Coverage: 60%
Land Form: Random
Climate: Random
Temperature: Random
Age: Random
Barbarians: Roaming
Culture Flipping: On
Culture Linked Starting Locations: Off
Respawn AI Players: On
Variant: I'll be doubling the "Distance Between Civs" so we get more even spacing between start locations.