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[A] The Agency - GAME OVER -- SPIES WIN
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sounds good.
any specific reasons koodauw (post12) and myself (post10) are being callously excluded from the player's list?
ya'll fear our magnificent skillz?
any specific reasons koodauw (post12) and myself (post10) are being callously excluded from the player's list?
ya'll fear our magnificent skillz?
I followed the first game with some interest.
However, two things did strike me about it. The first was that the rules, as interpreted, seemed to favour the agents, although that could also have been down to the fact that the agents had an outstanding team who were prepared to put in a lot of work in order to win.
And that was the second matter: This is a game which requires quite a considerable commitment, and I am writing as someone who tends to be pretty active when I am in the WW universe.
I'll watch this one with interest now that the rules have been tweaked somewhat; good luck to you all.
However, two things did strike me about it. The first was that the rules, as interpreted, seemed to favour the agents, although that could also have been down to the fact that the agents had an outstanding team who were prepared to put in a lot of work in order to win.
And that was the second matter: This is a game which requires quite a considerable commitment, and I am writing as someone who tends to be pretty active when I am in the WW universe.
I'll watch this one with interest now that the rules have been tweaked somewhat; good luck to you all.
Okay, the roster is filled. I'll shuffle the list and PM you the roles on Sunday evening, and the game will begin on Monday in the AM.
Have a great July 4th weekend!
Have a great July 4th weekend!
yes, you are correct on both accounts.
the rule issue is not a major one. being a new game it will take some trials to reach a balance, and the only way to resolve that is by test-playing. i think in the last game we (the agents) got a large advantage by exploiting a gray area in the "no confidence" card, which was used in a way that was legit giving the rules frame, but way too powerful.
there have been several changes in this version and although my impression is that we moved maybe too much in the opposite direction, the only way to find out is to play.
the requirement for a higher commitment -in time and participation- is an intrinsic aspect of this format, i think.
the pace is decidedly quicker than WW, so there is less dead time, and all players need to be a bit more involved (although because of the mechanism, some players will be somewhat excluded from a point in).
Also, because there are fewer players and the vote requires almost everyone to be actively participating, even a single player who is absent/coasting impacts the game a lot, and two basically kill it.
timezones are a bit more of an issue in one way (since the time is more compressed), but less in another, due to the lack of need to communicate via PMs
Well, in a way I can only applaud when the format ad structure of a game compels everyone to actually commit to play, and play actively, rather than coasting, and that, if coasting, that their absence costs their side; perhaps this will help motivate a more active form of participation in general. It is no secret that players coasting is something that has irked me somewhat in some of the WW games.
However, the level of participation and commitment required is considerable - and is something that seems to need to be sustained throughout the game, as well.
Apart from @twietee, I'm not sure whether anyone else from Europe has decided to join.
In any case, I'll watch with interest; it would be nice to see a more evenly balanced game, one were the odds were more evenly matched with rule tweaks.
Good luck with it.
TechGod has problems with some deadlines as well as far as I know. But we manage
Last game was a bit flexible with the deadlines and I for one wouldn't complain if ravenvii keeps it that floaty way. Nothing excessive, but since almost every single vote counts it'll be a pity if we'd lose one match because someone got unintentionally kept away from the internet.
Last game was a bit flexible with the deadlines and I for one wouldn't complain if ravenvii keeps it that floaty way. Nothing excessive, but since almost every single vote counts it'll be a pity if we'd lose one match because someone got unintentionally kept away from the internet.
TechGod has problems with some deadlines as well as far as I know. But we manage
Last game was a bit flexible with the deadlines and I for one wouldn't complain if ravenvii keeps it that floaty way. Nothing excessive, but since almost every single vote counts it'll be a pity if we'd lose one match because someone got unintentionally kept away from the internet.
i agree.
i think some flexibility is essential.
last game i was actually in europe for half of the game, but the problem was not so much the timezone, as the fact that most of the time i had no possibility of logging in, or i could just log in for a superquick check, enough for a vote, but not too much more
Being bogged down by the aftermath of mid year exams plus whacky deadlines never helps participation
This should be a fun game now that I have a slightly better handle on it.
This should be a fun game now that I have a slightly better handle on it.
We are supposed to be starting today. I think Don't Panic, Moyank, QOS, and Twietee are spies! That's what my pregame intuition tells me.
My list? I thought Moyank was first to sign up and we haven't been given a mission yet.
Ravenvii hasn't started the game yet. I was just having some pregame fun.
think i got you.
according to the OP you go first.
i suppose raven randomized the order?
anyways, once the game starts we will know more
EDIT: raven is probably still recovering from 4th july celebrations...
ours was a blast.
fireworks just outside the windows. great show
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So it has.
Well, enjoy yourselves and I look forward to seeing how this one turns out.
Can we do "Ochi and Nai" instead of "Nay 'n Yay"? That's all I hear all day every day, ochi here nai there. Might as well do something useful with it.
Problem is, there could be no small amount of serious confusion with this, offered, as it is, as an option outside of the Hellenic Republic.
Intuitively, and phonetically, most people would - as a matter of course - assume that 'nai' means 'no', rather than the 'yes' it actually means in that language and that context.
And that means for a responding loudly echoing negative one has to reach for 'ochi', which, when in a state other than strict sobriety, might not always be the easiest of options…...
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No rush man. I think we all know how frustrating car trouble can be. I hope things work out okay.