Nothing like the Prodigal Sons: The Odd Couple actually play as themselves.

[Bobchillingworth]

[...] there are so few women at RB that it isn't worth discussing.

RB is a very diverse community! We have both White AND Asian men!

[Gaspar]

t86 - While handicapped Civs make handicapped faces

Here's a Noble + Gaspar chat. Not fascinating, but a couple gems in there...

NobleHelium: i'm hurt that you described me as a dick
i can't see how i fit into that definition better than asshole
Gaspar: lol
NobleHelium: ok are we playing?
Gaspar: yeah sure
Sent at 12:21 AM on Sunday
Gaspar: alright
nothing happened
NobleHelium: i was actually expecting something to happen
demos/graph?
Gaspar: power still increasing
were second
so he must be 1st
NobleHelium: man if we spawned next to kuro we'd be owning this game
Gaspar: yeah
NobleHelium: i can't believe there haven't been any wonders built
or judaism founded for that matter
yes i know henge was built
Gaspar: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1832...B16/00.jpg
judaisms founded
NobleHelium: hmm
when did that happen
Gaspar: a while ago
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1832...B16/01.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1832...6/t86a.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1832...6/t86b.jpg
NobleHelium: well
he went down 1k from last turn
triple whip this turn
Gaspar: more cities coming
from now on
when we roll up next to a fin guy
we're just attacking immediately
NobleHelium: not going to happen again
Gaspar: before they can tech pottery and own us
NobleHelium: because we're only playing tides from now on
Gaspar: lol
NobleHelium: i'm serious!
Gaspar: takes 5 to tango
need 4 other people who aren't seven interested in playing
NobleHelium: well whatever i'll just play something else then
Gaspar: theres definitely a decent chance this could be it for me
im less and less interested in civ these days
NobleHelium: it'll be at least a year before i'd be willing to play another pitboss, if ever
Gaspar: yeah, i really dislike pitboss
i actually think of all the things i hate about pitboss
NobleHelium: you know i basically never use the word dislike
Gaspar: the one i hate the most is eot not resolving when you hit enter
its a turn based game
i should be able to see end of turn resolve
alright so
AT LEAST WE SCARED HIM OFF THAT PLAINS COTTAGE
NobleHelium: lol
Gaspar: ok
putting healthcare on the mint
NobleHelium: give it the mine
Gaspar: finishing the wine farm and having whiskey work it
NobleHelium: well we could work the cottage also but yeah i think the farm is better
Gaspar: gonna finish that cottage now as well
whipping iran
NobleHelium: yes
Gaspar: finishing the work boat chop
teapot takes gold
seward goes back to clam
NobleHelium: yeah
Gaspar: plame swaps to mint
NobleHelium: hmmm
Gaspar: giving pf at iran to teapot and chopping
NobleHelium: i feel like we should whip the mint at 6 now
for plame
Gaspar: thats fine
NobleHelium: let's swap back to the axe for now
Gaspar: we grow this turn
NobleHelium: yes, we grow to 5
Gaspar: +11 food
35/28
21/30
so we'll grow to 6 next turn
NobleHelium: well we can swap next turn then
Gaspar: yeah, just working it out
NobleHelium: i don't want excessive accrual of decay turns on the axe
ok
yeah i didn't realize
we'd grow that fast
Gaspar: +11f is insane
if only there were tiles to work :P
ITD BE LIKE GAVAGAIS CAPITAL
NobleHelium: lol
Gaspar: itll grab the lake at 5 and be unhappy at 6
NobleHelium: right
Gaspar: axe on horse
starts moving towards barb city?
NobleHelium: yeah move NW
Gaspar: k
NobleHelium: maybe we'll run into seven in the west and realize that he's already conquered his way around the circumference of the world while we were tangling with gavagai
Gaspar: lol
tangling really gives us more credit than we deserve
"getting bitchslapped by" is more accurate
new skirm stays in hc, yes?
NobleHelium: yeah
Gaspar: just leaves polk and the spear
finish the road or move to the riverside gl
NobleHelium: up to you
Gaspar: finish the road i think
NobleHelium: k
Gaspar: WOO HOO HEALTH CAP INCREASE
NobleHelium: just in case gavagai poisons our water
Gaspar: lol
alright
we already discussed all the tile stuff
so i think thats it
do 1 more turn of burn then save next turn, yes?
NobleHelium: yeah
Gaspar: i think i like our strategy
of not meeting anyone
so they cant get our demos
NobleHelium: lol
Gaspar: and hence look at our score and reputation and think we're doing ok!
NobleHelium: it's ridiculous how high our score is
Gaspar: yeah
wonder + free classical tech ftw

That's the turn, really. We weighed all the factors and decided on HBR, mostly because the only way this game is going to be remotely interesting is if we get Gavagai's foot off our throat. And the longer we wait, the less likely that is to happen. And while its likely to fail, if any of you go into his thread and ask him "SO HAVE YOU CONSIDERED HOW YOURE GOING TO DEFEND IF GASPAR ATTACKS" I will hunt you down and force you to play the rest of our turns for us. Yeah, that's right.

Anyway, here's the overview. As stated in the chat, we're burning this turn before saving again next, since we had a Mint completing. I don't want to hear any talk we're not still min-maxing!




Here's a shot inside the cap, which is on unit duty for the foreseeable future...




8 turns to the GP that we have nothing to do with.

Power. Gavagai's continuing to spike.



Demos. We're second in power. F'YEAH US!

[Lewwyn]

I will hunt you down and force you to play the rest of our turns for us.

Damn son. No need to be hasty now...

[Boldly Going Nowhere]

What is the EP ratio? Does Gavagai have tech visibility?

[NobleHelium]

Nah, we've been checking that. He's not close.

[Gaspar]

This is the most ridiculous game ever.

[Boldly Going Nowhere]

This is the most ridiculous game ever.

Does this have anything to do with 7 getting a 26 point score increase to rocket up the scoreboard?

[NobleHelium]

Seven has skewered Bantams who now needs a medic.

[Gaspar]

Here's hoping Bantams is bailing and nobody wants to take over for him!

[Boldly Going Nowhere]

Bantams seems to have it sorted out now. Precise, clear writing FTW! /sarcasm