SirGarnet wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2019 12:43 am ps. I am impressed how many games you can manage at a time.

I think ten is probably too many, especially given that some of them are 24 hour turnarounds. I have missed a few turns.

It's certainly an interesting discussion. I would say that you not only have to answer the question of whether it's historically realistic but also whether it makes for a fun and interesting game to play. There's a balance to be struck in these things. I'd say that, if an alliance has no specific me...

What players must realise is that the whole raison d'etre of the game is to win by achieving the highest legacy score. If an ally is amassing a commanding lead in legacy it makes zero sense to remain allied with that player in anything other than the short term. You are merely playing the part of t...

I'm currently playing ten PBEM games of FOGE, some of which I have been really enjoying. However, in three of these games, I have been opportunistically attacked by allies, and this has spoiled my fun. For no apparent reason, these alliances were broken and I was attacked (when I was committed elsew...

I'd like to be involved if there's anything left to take. Unlike my first PBEM game, where I have somehow ended up role-playing as a stupidly aggressive Macedonian, I really like the idea of subtle diplomacy; I wish there was some facility to talk to individual empires in the game itself rather than...

I've just started dabbling in the multiplayer and really enjoying it. I've not played many PBEM games, but I like the slow pace and being able to sit and ponder each move. Back in the late eighties, I played a Play by Mail game called Super Vorcon Wars (yes - I'm that old) and it kind of reminds me ...