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G.M.	scaponig
G.M. email	stevencaponigri-at-gmail-dot-com
Type	Regular
Build	Standard
Map	Mandate of Heaven [Wiki] [Stats]
Variant	Standard
Cur Season	Winter 00
Next Deadline	2009-02-10 @ 23:59:00 GMT
Result	4-Way Draw
S. C.	27
Players	7
Status	Closed
Start Date	2008-08-17
End Date	2009-02-23
Real-Life Time	191 days

\| scaponig's House Rules \| Rating Calculation

Seq	Country	Player	Result	S.C.	Seas	NMRs	Rtg Chg	Rtg New
0	Chao	Kai	Eliminated	0	6	0	-6.15	1202.63
0	Chi	former.trout	Draw	5	10	0	3.83	1280.76
0	Chin	FlapJack	Survival	8	10	1	-3.77	1198.28
0	Chu	rodtheworm	Draw	4	10	0	5.03	1244.44
0	Hsiung-Nu	deathblade_penguin	Draw	5	10	0	3.62	1324.84
0	Shu	agenbite.lee	Draw	5	10	0	3.57	1272.26
0	Yen	eduardok	Eliminated	0	8	0	-6.12	1199.92
				27

PREV Fall 364 BC Adjudication: NEXT

Thatâ€™s it folks, itâ€™s a draw! All 4 remaining players have sent me a private note saying they would agree to a 4-way draw, so weâ€™ll just call it that. Of course this is an unusual end to a game, and one I donâ€™t quite like, but given the recent trouble itâ€™s at least good that everyone was anxious and active enough to all have an opinion on the matter. For the record, GMâ€™ing isnâ€™t a cakewalk all the time, especially when real life steps in, the economy, school, etcâ€¦ and I donâ€™t necessarily support the rash criticism of Steveâ€¦ so I look at this more as stepping in to help out, not take over the game.

Personal notes on running the game, from way back in the first year when I did a few turns, are that it needs some work. The lack of lakes and seas, and no reason to send fleets down the rivers, made for little naval interaction or convoysâ€¦ And then the neutrals, needing a majority of people to collaborate, never stood a chance. I donâ€™t think it would be possible for them to grow and eventually use that game mechanic to bring a new player into the game. Good idea, but just not going to happen. Then there is the implementation â€“ Realpollitik doesnâ€™t handle unique situations well, when you have anything other than regular players in the game. The neutrals, and the barbarians all required manual adjusting to make it work in RP. Anyways itâ€™s a good start, and weâ€™ll see where it goes from here.

All should of course send an EGSâ€¦ and the next games are already open â€“ if any arenâ€™t in Chaos yet, thereâ€™s only a handful of spots left!

Oh, and I do think Iâ€™d be stronger at personal warfare now, after catching all the quips from Sun Tzuâ€¦

Enjoy,
-mike

Order of the Shrubbery
www.diplomaticcorp.com

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