[SPOILERS] Oxy and suttree save the day, again!

[suttree]

Ugh, bluntest chat ever with Yuufo. See the e-mail.

Sorry for taking the initiative here - this still leaves all possibilities open to us.

[WilliamLP]

In the email? I want to read the bluntest chat ever!

PS: What did I just watch?

[Oxyphenbutazone]

For reference,

Hi,
The Care Bears offer a NAP until turn 150 included and open borders until then.
We are open to discussions about sandwiching Asterix.

Take care
The Bears

I'm liking these run-away guys a lot more than the other teams

[suttree]

Basically the whole chat was like that e-mail (in game diplo so no copy).

S:'sup
Y:'sup
S:NAP?
Y:sure
S:OB?
Y:sure
S:How do you feel about Asterix?
Y:Alright
S:We're wondering about your plans?
Y:Do you mean that you want to make sandwiches?
S:sure
Y:alright

THE END

Look, I know they're the runaways. But if KGB and Asterix aren't on board, there is absolutely nothing we can do about it except convince Carebears NOT to sit back and tech to victory. It's like in the video, they spammed a gazillion cities in their opponents' faces and everyone's just dancing. So let's make sandwiches.

[WilliamLP]

Are your thighs like butter, though?

[suttree]

[WilliamLP]

Tell them you're on a low carb diet and can't eat bread?

[suttree]

EVENTS:

*whatever
*t91 sandbox is in the email, will type up micro once we know we have the MoM

DIPLO:
*is pretty much screwed. I predict Arki is just going to want to have fun by playing with Maga 'Curvy Margarine'. I'll make an effort starting next turn to get Arki to commit to an NAP of at least t150. Not holding out much hope. So the plan is probably to run defense and try to convice India to pin down Maga. KGB just wants to build away in his own corner.

MAP:

DEMOS:

[Oxyphenbutazone]

Don't be quite that fatalistic! Do you think Maga has completely broken off negotiations? You sent them a weighty email, maybe they're just mulling it over. I doubt Arki is looking for war with us, he seems more like a builder to me.

India's looking good now, but they're choosing police state over rep. which is not going to help them in the long run. Their tech rate sucks, they need to limp to currency, but that will take forever. Let's focus on getting a NAP with either Maga or Orgy, continue w/ our t126 GA plan and attack the other one.

I think we should shoot Maga a line about settling the stone city next turn, let her show some good will and maybe we can reach some kind of agreement.

[suttree]

The golden age is t122, which is good. We'll see about Arki next turn - he wanted a lux in payment for burning the city. Since we're whipping MoM, we have worker turns to spare so the second silk is connected next turn. If he accepts the lux and doesn't want to talk NAP, I say he wants to play soldier. I'm seriously doubtful on M&L - maybe its just his personality or the language barrier, but Asterix is really hostile when I've spoken to him in-game. He isn't interested in negotiating, he just demands and then logs off. If you try to have a conversation, he'll change the subject abruptly.

I did send a check-in msg to M&L in the game.