Re: [Human-beings-discuss] preliminary rules

[Guillaume Cottenceau]

dams <address@hidden> writes:

[...]

> > No, there can't be convoys: the game must be thought, like
> > civilization, as if you were doing "important/major"
> > decisions/actions only; in another mail I've said that if we
> > want to play 3-5 hours the 4000BC->2000AD period of time, each 3
> > seconds of player time passes one year.
> 
> hmm, well ok, as you like it, but I don't see how you manage to have a detail
> city construction (à la sim city) and a generic, not detailed view/action on
> other topic, with a year each 3 sec.

It's not incompatible. Each batiment will need a bit of time to
build, and if that would map to 10 years in civ time it's not a
big deal.
 
> > I don't want to limit mining and forest goods to the city nearby
> > the goods are collected. It's not very interesting and not very
> > realistic.
> 
> well, it's realistic :) that's how it is IRL :) but again, you're the boss

No IRL there are roads and railroads to move goods from
production location to consuming location, AFAIK?


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