again, that might be Sheila Copps.

Well if you are ever in Canada want to go to place where you are cold. I keep my place no warmer than 70 degrees.

Paguma,

Noticed another MASO win

I am humbled oh great one.

the swampy, fishy, stagnent water of hamilton harbour mixed in with the smoke stacks from stelco and dofasco. also add in the yeasty smell of brewing beer from that brewery (lakeport i think?).

Tech,

I think you mean 2 Maso wins... Although the last one was gigantic and part way through I just got fed up. I paid off the other races to become allies so I could quickly end it. My computer chugs too slowly on Gigantic. The old "turn, turn, turn" strategy is greatly reduced! I think I'll stick to Huge.

I'm experimenting more with getting the other races to fight each other. I never really tried doing that much before. Works well.

I won't make fun of Hamilton anymore in case someone in the Empire is from there. Also, I am in the Capital and I know a lot of the country hates this place. That's unfortunate because usually it's because they hate the government, and the two can be seperated. Especially in the past 5 years. There are now as many hi-tech workers as government workers. I am one of the former. In case you're not convinced about Ottawa, at least I can fall back on the fact, I'm from the Maritimes. No one hates the Maritimes!

[shameless plug]
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See here http://www.galciv.com/forum.asp?BID=GF&id=127933 for the details. This is a great opportunity for some cross-empire gaming, as well as an opportunity for some of the great players around here to give back to those who are still learning. Succession games are a great opportunity for those learning the game to see how the good players play. So, please join us and help make succession gaming a regular part of GalCiv.

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Cheers,
Bam-Bam

I hope to get ideas for our Empire page,

Anybody care to let me know what they would like ?


Our leader Paguma is leaving us behind.

Got to see what I can do to close the gap

Yeah, I don't know what got into me in January. I played only 1 game between mid October and mid January, and then all of a sudden I play 10 games over 2 weeks.

I guess you can blame Realms Beyond for waking this sleeping giant. Unfortunately so far our efforts are falling short of returning us back to 6th place, but at least we're keeping 8th and 9th at bay!

I've said it before. This is the kind of game I will play off and on for a long time. I may stop playing for months at times if something new comes out that grabs my interest, but I'll most likely come back to this again at some point. Lucky for the people in my empire that I keep picking up dissappointing new games. I'm still speechless about how Railroad Tycoon 3 completely dissappointed me.

My next great hope is Lord of the Realms 3, but that's been delayed until March or April and I wouldn't be surprised if it's delayed some more. So in the mean time, I guess I'll keep playing GalCiv.

Who us?

You've done a splendid job of keeping the heat on. In my experience of Canadians up close and personal, this comes as no surprise.

We wouldn't be ahead of you without the contributions of our Canadian players, for whatever that may be worth noting. I agree with you about playing GalCiv, taking breaks from it but coming back for more later. That is probably what I and other RB players will do, as well. In fact, I'm doing it now, playing other new games I got recently, and waiting on the expansion to come out -- well, aside from GalCiv succession games, of course. SG's are a great way to stay engaged with a lower time commitment, since each player's turn comes up only once or twice a week.


- Sirian

Well I do not think I can play again until I come back from the US. Too bad another MASO win or two I should be able to regain top spot in our Empire.

I kept tabs on the succession game Sirian... Very, very good. Learned some new ways to kill'em all!

And as for thin blood... Well Guelph is 'south' and is more like the mid-US than 'North'. You should try northern Ontario or the middle of Manitoba. Like Paguma, I'm in Ottawa, but came from northern Ontario. I find Ottawa damp... really damp, so if feels like Sudbury, even though it's 20 C warmer in the winter.

And... beer, of course... Were they drinking any beer while huddle about the heaters?

Yeah... So here I am half way through my very first Maso... Blow the mainborad and can't get to the hard drive. Arrrh! I need a SNACH!

I bow to the to your greatness oh He Who Is My Emperor... and to the great Technician. And let us not forget the 'Fanamar'.

I am humbled... Enough of the clap trap let's EAT! Just remember bring your own party favours. Drinks are on the house.

Hey Paguma... You see thomasdegagne (http://www.galciv.com/info.asp?accountID=647108) He's been pretty busy this month. ANother Human on the move to rid the galaxy of the alien scum.. lol

Ottawa is a weird city. We have hot and humid summers, and brutal winters. We always seem to have cold winds coming out of the hills. This year has been especially bad. It seems like this cold spell has been pretty much since Christmas. For example, today it's -24C and -32C with the windchill. (For our American friends, that -11.2F and -25.6F) This is not our coldest day either.

Ottawa gets more than it's share of snow, but nothing compared to when I used to live in the snow belt in NB. Ever notice that whenever there is a story of huge snowfall in Atlantic Canada, Moncton always seems to be mentioned. I lived there for 7 years. I distinctly remember having to jump out of a 2nd story window, to go shovel out the front door.

Although I admit, it might not have been completely necessary, it was fun to jump out the window into fresh powder!

Technician:

Wow, I just realized you submitted two Maso wins yesterday and are now right on my heels again.

Wow, have you ever made some progress. In December you were still playing Beginner level, now you're winng at Masochistic!

You're more active than me (usually), so if you should pass me, I may have a hard time keeping up.

Hey, both of us are about to pass Essex (Ascendant), that defector that left us long ago. Too bad he seems to have retired while a member of the Jedi Republic...

We could have used his points, but whatever...

Attention Canadian Star Federation!

The Galactic Interstellar Metrological Monitoring Endeavor (GIMME) have observed freak snow downfall in the northwestern hemisphere of Earth. Because your southern neighbors have been caught with their pants down, emergency shipments of booze have been requested. Please take a brief moment from your busy schedule to assemble all of your spare booze. Illegal alien pornography and delicacies would also be greatly appreciated. Freighters will be arriving shortly to convey your generous donations to G.R... the U.S.! Thank you!

Hey Technician... Way to go! I'm the only one left it seems. Well, I had better get to it.

Darn pirates... Had to much to drink again and ran out. Get your own booze I say. No way I'm shipping beer when you're hanging about waiting to waylay it.

And northwest from where? North of what and west of where. My god, no wonder you can never find the buried treasure once you've hidden it. I'm astonished you can find the grog.

Ya. Northern hemisphere or western hemisphere. The "northwestern" would be a quadrisphere.



Well now it's my Canuck friend who's downing too much liquor. Clearly that would be the conventional references, north of the equator and west of the prime meridian.

Grenwich mean time... Pompous English, declaring that a spot in their nation shall be used as the standard. The equator is chosen by nature, but the prime meridian is an arbitrary choice of man. Then again, the whole rest of the world has gone along with it, so whose fault is that? LOL You can call it Zulu Time if that makes you feel better. We DO need a common reference, and this one is entrenched, so... go along to get along.


As for beer, the Canadians have a much more laid back approach. Although in the USA we did get rid of Prohibition, we're still tightwads about the taxes. Go figure. Boston Tea Party was thrown over a three percent tax stamp, but now we'll jail any "moonshiners" who don't pay our exorbitant sin taxes. Thus no home breweries, very few small breweries, thin beer, etc etc. This ain't the country she once used to be. Of course, in most ways, she's better, so I won't complain.

Besides, beer is godawful for the health. Nothing turns to sugar in the blood faster than maltose. (Ever heard the term beer belly? If you want to be fat and die early, drink plenty of beer!) In this regard, the Canadians and Germans can keep their beer bravado. This is the one point on which I'm firmly in the camp of the French: give me a good wine! Or a decent wine, even. Red has the lowest glucose factor, so it's the best for you. I usually have a small glass of some kind of wine every day with my dinner. Of course, I've never been drunk in my life. Well... maybe except that one time. LOL Three cheers for moderation.


- Sirian

I am not sure I like where the AP beta game I am playing is going. I an in second place but I am not getting any cash from minors and not enough from trading.

So I just submitted my first Maso win! But the 'verse won't display so I can't tell if I got the dreaded, stinkin' zero. I did get a successful submit message from the game however. So all I can do is hope. And just so it's clear... I milked for all the points I could get.

So I'm hosting an UnDead Party in the Halls. I brought some extra party favors... Enough to share. I just wish that I'd brought ear plugs as well. Damn whiney snacks. Can't they get it the spirit of it all.

Doh... Forgot I could just click my name to see my submissions... Woo Hoo! I'm gold. No stinkin' zero for me this time around. LOL
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Hummm... Looks who's calling the kettle black! It's called GalCiv. I'm thinking that the reference would be referencing 'galactic' co-ordinates. Given the quantity of mind(?) altering chemicals consumed by the pirates, I'm not even sure they are actually talking about this planet. As a matter of fact I'm not sure what planet your talking about Sirian. That's my story... and I'm stickin' to it. LOL

Congrats. Nice score.

It's -30C, snowing, 9pm at night, and I'm leaving to go play hockey...

Boy, I feel especially Canadian tonight!

Congrats, damoose, on your Maso victory.