Rome PBeM game, who next?

[YAKOBU]

I would love to play Germania again but have already completed a PBEM with them so am going to join the consensus and vote for Carthage. I don't think I've really played them individually or by PBEM.



P.S. Its 12.43pm here in the UK and I'm just wondering how long it takes Tricky Lady to spot this PBEM

P.P.S If anyone is wondering Tricky Lady is a good friend from another country that I have met through the org. My PBEM's would not be the same if she didn't join!

[Tricky Lady]

P.S. Its 12.43pm here in the UK and I'm just wondering how long it takes Tricky Lady to spot this PBEM

Well, about 4 hours and a half, it seems

Voted for Macedonia, even though I am currently playing a Macedonian campaign (ahem, well, more precisely: that's the last campaign I have been playing, must be some two months ago).
We could create some nice rules here to, for instance only expanding to the east to subdue the other hellenic nations (can imagine this being not too easy when the Roman factions are attacking you from the West at the same time).

But as I probably won't join this PBM my vote doesn't really matter
I'll see; it's just that I dropped out of the WRE PBM as I thought the rules were a bit too harsh for a player like me who likes to play an easy game If you're not going for the Ultimate Challenge or if you can't find enough players to sign up, you can count me in. I'll keep an eye on this thread to check which direction you'll take.

PS. I noticed that I failed to complete my write-up(s) in the Germania PBM. Oopsie, I completely forgot that I still had to update those posts.

[Braden]

@ Tricky Lady,

I have to point out that my PBM will not be the Ultimate Challenge. There will be elements included in the House Rules to add more of a challenge BUT they will not be compulsory….you can still “win” without completing them, it will just be a “minor win”.

I want to make the next PBM as accessible as possible, for all players, even those (like myself) who have only previously played a single player game.

Difficulty levels will be VH / M but this is mainly so we can produce a more active and interesting game, with setbacks, a more aggressive and active AI etc. Notice battle difficulty level will still be Medium. So, sure the AI may be more aggressive but when it comes down to the battle the player will still have a distinct edge and if you routinely beat the AI in single player at Medium you’ll still have a rewarding game.

The House Rules and Glorious Achievement goals will be racially/culture based as you imagined.

[Mount Suribachi]

Like the idea of playing Carthage and leading Elephants to Italy via Iberia and Southern Gaul

[Braden]

...then you'll just LOVE what I've come up with IF it does end up as Carthage!

(yes, I am drawing rules up for each potential faction)

[Dutch_guy]

care to give somewhat of a sneak peak concerning the Carthage rules ?

Would help making a choice, as for now I'd have to chose between Carthage or maybe even Parthia/Armenia - even if they're not included in the poll.

[Braden]

Hmmm…ok. Prepare yourselves! (Please be aware that this isn’t a finished proposal, I keep going back to it – all of them actually – and added bits, taking bits out etc…this is lifted directly from the document I’m working on)

House rules (Carthage).

1. The Campaign ends when 50 provinces are held including the following Target provinces/regions: Rome, Crete, Siclia (all of Sicily), Sardinia, Baliares, Carthago Nova, Corduba. In addition to this a Special Task should be completed before the campaign ends (see * below).

2. No settlement to be Exterminated (enslavement is permitted).

3. The following factions MUST be eliminated: Iberians, SPQR, Scipii & Numidia.

4. The only buildings permitted to be demolished in any captured (or previously held) settlement are religious buildings.

6. Elephant units cannot be re-trained OR merged. All other units are re-trainable etc as normal.

*Special Task: At least ONE complete (i.e. full original strength, not retrained or merged) Elephant unit (any type except Merc) should be marched from Carthage to Rome via the following regions – Numidia, Mauretania, Baetica, Hispania, Taraconenis, Narbonensis, Transalpine Gaul & Cisalpine Gaul (the last section to Rome from Cisalpine Gaul, is up to the player). How you perform this task is up to the player. N.B. You do not have to hold or have protectorate status over these regions, only that you pass the unit through them en-route to Rome. The unit can be depleted during the fight for Rome itself but must not be Routed or Destroyed at this point. If you wish to complete this extra task, screenshots will be nice.

Victory!

A Major Victory = All above House Rules completed. (By the Gods! Well done, I didn’t expect that!)

A Minor Victory = House Rules 1 & 3 are completed but the Special Task is incomplete/failed/not attempted. (Well done again, you rule supreme, but how much better tasting could that victory have been….)

A Minor Loss = House Rule 1 completed, Special Task incomplete / Failed. (Darn! SO very close…and yet so far)

A Major Loss = Summer 476AD is reached, no House Rules completed. OR, Player Faction destroyed. (D’oh! Why! When! Where! What! Nooooooo!)