mate, only one TRUE world cup and the ball is spherical!!


but yeah, looking forward to the rugby too.

Up the Pies with a bomber! LOL (odds 5 to 3 on Kevs Team) . . .

Jeff, It's not all that hard . . .

Cooking with Cotal . . . hehe!

A Galactic Caesar Salad!

Preperation . . .

- Coffee and Chocolate (highly recomended), Computer (hehe) lol . . .

(optional suggestion) Using a War Party (for the sweet HP bonus) just add 9 pts of social/millitary building bonuses and 1 heaped teaspoon of good luck (1 pt = 25%)

Use Cntl-N to get a two or three sytem sector at the start and then save. 'Reload' and explore as far out as you can (find the Minors), reload 'again' and colonize only two or three of the 'choice' systems you found ASAP. Not too far out though!

(I consider this fair! AI advantage regarding cartography is totally lame! Interstelar Spectroscopy in already possible!)

Quickly wisk about a dozen techs and sell to the Minors as very long leases (don't sell them anything that yields Trade Goods of Wonders unless you've already built them)

'Tossing' the Salad . . .

Switch 'to and fro' from Research and Social in spending . . . go burko to get all the associated goodies you can! (Reload if you miss a vital one i.e. MRB etc,)

Econimic/Technological Suprememicy is the goal of this dish and setting all the AIs to Evil (while you persue a sainty facard) is the most common way of doing it.

(note - 'finishing' as good is worth an extra 3k at least I'd say with those conditions)

More Tossing . . .

Your in for a 4 hour game using 1.05 on Huge. In addition covertly support the Minors. A large comparative population in the early game and at the finish helps too (adds mabye 2k?).

Presentation and even more tossing!

Once your king-pin seek to 'carefully' ally with as many of the AIs left around you as you can. Usually if they go to war with each other you can remain impartial anyway.

Toping it off with alota CHEESE ! ! ! !

As your coming to finish all your research build constructors enmass into clusters of 10 (One for each AI system left on the map), dispatch them (leave the United planets if you have to), build all your little bon-bons and liquidate your enemy immediately after breaking your alliance/es.

I've a contact e-mail in the Comic Strip Thread if you need any more info feel free.

BON APPÉTIT

Note:- I haven't been able to get this rolling on Maso, but I'm working on it.

as a matter on interest:

1. I can only agrre on the round ball, jeff!

2. is there any other starting positions (via political party/point) that others can reccommend that lead to an enjoyable (but victorious) game? (outside of the ones given in the unofficial guide)

3. cotal, u iz so sneaky!!!!

Thanks Cotal, I'll give it a go. Wondering if non-aussie reading this will be scratching their heads at "going burko".
Never tried Luck before so will give it a bash.

Evil Steve,
1. Yeah! Pity Oceania lost direct qualification for the next WC. Be good if they can get into an Asian playoff group.

2. Not sure if you are asking about good starting options, but my current favourite is Speed!!!
Helps with colonisation phase and also with resources. If I see an AI constructor flying past at the start of the game (assuming they are nearby) I can just follow with one of mine to a resource and overtake! Speed also means you can stay out of reach of AI ships, and use yours to duck in, attack Transports and run away again. Speed rules and helps negate the AI productions and economic advantages they have on upper levels. I see you have been playing on Small - Speed is a killer on this size. Even if they are churning out colony ships by the bucket load, you can still get to the planets first. Plus if you race one of their ships to a planet and get their a couple of turns before, they waste precious time going right up to the planet before turning around.

4 hours.. sheesh.. it takes me d days minimum to do everything on a large map.. at normal level... I guess that i'll get it one day then look out anzacs will be number one. and the prophacy will be fullfilled.. What prophacy i hear you ask.. stay tuned to that later. I don't want to give anything away too soon. and besides these dreams are driving me crazy.

I'm on a desert planet (supposidly) in exile there because the powers that be at large see that the ANZAC's are a threat to their stronghold on the metaverse.

throughout the history of the Anzacs it has been said that one will come to free all inslaved ppl in te metaverse. He/She shall lead their people to victory.

more later

Hmmm.... I wonder who that will be? LOL

~SDC~

Blue . . . it takes 4 hours for challenging/tough, but up to 6/7 on harder levels . This isn't counting crash and burn attempts where the AI suddenly decides your times up, since I don't build ships unless I'm provoked thats always on the cards (gulp).

I tend to miss whats going on in the galaxy (watching the relations screen all the time). By the time I'm terraforming I'm pretty much just clicking the button rapidly with the occasional splash screen poping up.

Oh and I don't think Bimbo is comming back No matter what anyone says . . . hehe.

I play Universalists with speed , moral and range bonuses,

I do quick colonize then onto research and starbases to build up culture (note: defence is paramount on starbases due to the massive attacks launched at you by space sharks) without defence they'll quickly be destroyed.

I never have to battle the AI. and to keep things going I always have to give an AI a planet back time and time again.. till i get through all the techs
(now using beta4) i'll be posting a game later today.. i know i'm going to win it already (about 23 hours playing time into the game) I just wish i could cut the time it takes me

Eureka! Blue you just gave me a brainstorm! Ouch

Oh! And I forgot to mention preditory vulturing with Combat Transports.
The AIs don't seem to notice? Thats an exploit though . . .
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que? i iz a bit dim...

thanx for thoughts guys 'n gals. i iz getting a bit bored wiv Federalists (eco +10, Speed +1, PQ +5)...

Bimbo15 , one of the most famous player in our Metaverse!

Bimbo15 was one of the dark horses when we raced for 100,000pts on the Metaverse.

~SDC~

There was a distinct upward trend in Bimbo15's scores. I wonder why he/she gave up in light of such obvious improvement. There was definitely a '2' just around the corner. Pity.

. . . . LOL

The rummour goes that Bimbo15 is a score horder! I can't remember what the clinical name for it is . . . um 'compulsive obcessive metaverse score horder' . . . I think.

Anyway, some people believe that Bimbo15 will submit all 199 999 of his games (each worth a single point) with the release of the Beta and rejoin our community.

The only way to stop this catastrophy is if some-one here (?) in our metaverse reaches 200 000 meta-pts befor then . . . or so legend has it.

DISCLAIAMER > > > DISCLAIMER >>>

i've just looked bimbo up - a true legend! can we make him an honourary ANZAC. i mean, clearly, he NEVER GAVE UP!

LOL

I second that motion!

LOL LOL LOL Loved the stories Cotal. Keep writing!

Thanks Killa your one of my greatest inspirations!

If this post doesn't make much sense I apologize in advance. Something quite unexpected has come up in that other existence called reality for my myself and family.

Its nothing too dire but it means we'll be travelling alot until halloween at least . . .

I'll try and drop by if I get a chance albeit unlikely,
what can I say 'Life's full of surprizes'. :notsure:

The poor little Meta-jinx could be history before too long . . . I do hope someone takes an interest in it. The Quacks hosting so if you have any doodles I'm sure he'd be happy to put them up, just ask him.

Thats all I guess . . . I look very much foward to seeing you all happy and well in November.

Until then . . .

Take care, Cotal. We'll see you in Nov.

~SDC~

you will be missed... I'll make sure you remain active in the senette .. for all your input into the metaverse and the ANZACS.

Best wishes and see you when you get back

Cotal,

Our thoughts are with you! We're looking forward to your return!

well i just posted another game of 13410 mvp my best game so far

brings it to a total of 81930 mvp posted by me in the last 30 days even though my actual mv score is only 40827 (all up including prevous month) at the momeny my 13410 is only actually giving me 5875.1.. for my empire and i've played 8 games this month. I duno how you ppl can play more than that and then see your scores get even smaller (in ratio) to your actual scores.. it hardly seems worth while.. I post 8 games and all pontous and alike have to do is post 1 game and it wipes my score out... LOL ..

As for ppl saying its not fair that their games score less than those at lesser levels.. I can assure you i work a long time 2-3 days game play time to get my scores..

I guess if maso players play 8 games in a month and score an average of 30k on each.. then they still get about 15k for each game that may take what say 12 hours game play added to their empires scores .. sure beats the hell out of 5k / game

that works out to be on maso about 1k an hour and on my games only 250points an hour... thats about 5 times the difference...

I'm thinking of having a break for almost a month so that my older games don't come into the current calculations as much..
(and so that i don't burn out)

Don't get me wrong i love playing the game... and i do my best and knock my self out trying to do my best.. and i do think it deserves more than 250 points an hour.. thats why i'm going to give the game a break for a while till an outs play is worth at least double that( about 500-750 / hour) to my empire.

the forum and chat however can't get rid of me that easily

Aw, Cotal... you just got started writing those stories and you have to leave? Damn... well, you'd better have a book finished by the time you get back LOL

See you around Cotal.

~SDC~

Take care you crazy chick...