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Has the drawn game been abolished?
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 4:41 pm
by stockwellpete
Just finished a LT game where my Batavians were getting really hammered by the Romans - but by various skulduggerous and devious means I managed to get to the end of the 24th turn with 3 break points remaining (when my heroic army would have been forced to leg it).
I was then told three different things by the various screens - that I had been marginally defeated (
, slaughtered more like); that I had achieved a draw
; and that I had been defeated (in the roster of results screen).
Of course, the victory conditions state that an army must break to achieve victory - so did I get a draw?
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:34 pm
by petergarnett
Be interesting to know what you opponent was told on these screens
Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:37 pm
by stockwellpete
petergarnett wrote:Be interesting to know what you opponent was told on these screens
He has been told he has won, but I keep telling him it is just Roman propaganda!
In the recent leagues the result would be a draw because the victory conditions have not been met.
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:13 pm
by Geordietaf
I've had a run of draws recently so they still happen
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:16 pm
by stockwellpete
Geordietaf wrote:I've had a run of draws recently so they still happen
Since you have installed LT though? Why did I get told I had suffered a "marginal defeat"? I have never seen that before.
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:13 am
by stockwellpete
I have just finished a game where both sides exceeded their break points total in the same turn and that is showing as a draw in my results roster. So my question is now just about those games where neither side "breaks" by the end of turn 24. Thanks.
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 2:55 pm
by TheGrayMouser
stockwellpete wrote:Geordietaf wrote:I've had a run of draws recently so they still happen
Since you have installed LT though? Why did I get told I had suffered a "marginal defeat"? I have never seen that before.
I have never sean that before either, was it a paired match btw?
Either that or your computer is self aware and is telling you how it really feels about you....
I believe games that run out of time are considered draws.
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:35 pm
by 76mm
just check the manual...
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:15 pm
by stockwellpete
TheGrayMouser wrote: I have never sean that before either, was it a paired match btw?
Either that or your computer is self aware and is telling you how it really feels about you....
I believe games that run out of time are considered draws.
No, it was just a single match, TGM. A draw is what would have been the result in the current league season, but I was wondering if the developers wanted to change things a bit to penalise negative play. Personally, I would rather things stay as they are. I felt quite chuffed to get my mangled Batavians through to the end of the game without being broken by the Romans.
