www.finegames.com has a new copy of Maharajah (the Brit-like one) for $25 (see their clearance catalog). Survey has had 22 responses so far, thanks. ...
Ok, you were first to answer, so it's yours if you want it. How do I send it and you pay the postage? ... -- Tomas Flakstad tflakstad@... +47 99 53 26 12...
The Normans seem to have a crucial effect in close games. Our group has given-up recording scores as we go along as it makes it too easy for the Normans to...
... See, I think exactly the opposite :-). Purple: the Romans do whatever they like, and can pick on whomever they like. Great control. RBs irrelevant but...
True, but if Red Blue Green/Black get into imbalance in the mid-game, there's nothing that Purple can do about it. Each of the other colors can at least do...
Interesting question. I'd say blue has the least control overall, Purple (as Jim posted) has good control of their own stuff but very little ability to affect...
... Yes, I think that Green has least control because success depends on being left alone by the others. Cals, Welsh and Jutes are all doomed if their powerful...
... We have the same facts of the Green position but come to opposite conclusions. :) I maintain that Green strength is in how 'unnatural' (in the scoring...
Hi Guys, This is a fascinating discussion. Would anyone mind if I extract some of the comments for an article for "Sweep of History"? Lew ... === message...
I'm in favour on the purple control option. The roman have the possibility to give an orientation to all the game , well played , he forced the balance......
The roman lacks one fundamental layer of control to his strategy. The roman is utterly at the mercy of the number of sixes rolled against him. I've seen the...
I think the Romans have to be very lucky in order to have much control over the later game. Their moves are usually dictated by the need to secure points and...
Of course, our evaluations depend on what we mean by "control" and "seize the victory". While I have never played Brit I as published, I have watched many...
... I would say that Purple has the best option for this due to the Romans. Their main disadvantage is that if the Romans score well, the other players may...
... In the Brit 1 games I play the Romans tend to leave the Welsh largely alone, so that the Welsh are strong enough to withstand the irish and saxons. We've ...
... Is that a comment on British cooking? :) ... As I understand it, one supposed justification for monarchy is that a king whose children and grandchildren...
Sometimes people who are intending to do something, don't do it until there's some time pressure. So I guess I ought to set a deadline for contributions to...
I have been surprised to find that, in the poll about Britannia-like game subjects, Alexander's Successors is the most selected thus far. I had some notes...
I don't remember if I checked the successors off or not. That said, a game that included Carthage and Rome to the west would definitely interest me. One...
In Brit I, which color benefits most from the presence of inexperienced players in the game? Which benefits least? And which color is best for an inexperienced...
I recognize the point. Given competent play, however, the Romans will defeat Carthage, simply because there were "too damn many Romans", as my history of war...
Carthage managed to defeat Rome in the first Punic War, and to my reading it really was a near thing in the second. It can be argued that the invasion of...
In a message dated 11/10/2005 1:53:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, pulsiphl_2000@... writes: In Brit I, which color benefits most from the presence of ...
I'm afraid our readings of the history are very divergent, starting with the First Punic War: the Carthaginians won some battles, the Romans kept plugging...
... It can go either way in many cases. Red will often win when there is one or more inexperienced players. ... Purple... a bit too script-bound. ... BBG? Sit...
