throw me a fricking bone here..(guy dropped 2 bonuses)

rsuttles58 · Post by **rsuttles58** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:05 am

1060293

Proof that this game has it out for me.

I mean really, have you ever seen a game this OVER before it even started? Dropped not one bonus..that would've been bad enough..but TWO??!!? I can't help but

over this.

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:38 am

WOW, that's pretty crazy actually. My sympathies.

joecoolfrog · Post by **joecoolfrog** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:24 am

Your playing 1 v 1 which is basicly all luck and complaining about luck

rsuttles58 · Post by **rsuttles58** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:32 am

joecoolfrog wrote:Your playing 1 v 1 which is basicly all luck and complaining about luck

Winning some dice rolls is luck. Getting dropped 2 bonuses is more than luck.

Visaoni · Post by **Visaoni** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:33 am

rsuttles58 wrote:
joecoolfrog wrote:Your playing 1 v 1 which is basicly all luck and complaining about luck
Winning some dice rolls is luck. Getting dropped 2 bonuses is more than luck.

Your right. It's great luck.

joecoolfrog · Post by **joecoolfrog** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:54 am

rsuttles58 wrote:
joecoolfrog wrote:Your playing 1 v 1 which is basicly all luck and complaining about luck
Winning some dice rolls is luck. Getting dropped 2 bonuses is more than luck.

Easy solution - dont play 1 v1 and it wont happen again

Clive · Post by **Clive** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 12:25 pm

joecoolfrog wrote:
rsuttles58 wrote:
joecoolfrog wrote:Your playing 1 v 1 which is basicly all luck and complaining about luck
Winning some dice rolls is luck. Getting dropped 2 bonuses is more than luck.
Easy solution - dont play 1 v1 and it wont happen again

That's the same as saying don't play the game again...

joecoolfrog · Post by **joecoolfrog** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:06 pm

Clive wrote:
joecoolfrog wrote:
rsuttles58 wrote:
joecoolfrog wrote:Your playing 1 v 1 which is basicly all luck and complaining about luck
Winning some dice rolls is luck. Getting dropped 2 bonuses is more than luck.
Easy solution - dont play 1 v1 and it wont happen again
That's the same as saying don't play the game again...

Hardly !
In 5/6 player games its unusual to start with any continent bonus let alone 2, more common to have a continent in 3/4 player games but you have allies to help reign back any clear leader. Increased players equals more strategy and consequently less luck, in 1 v1 just going first can mean a huge advantage let alone anything else.

sully800 · Post by **sully800** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:09 pm

That sucks, but its nothing compared to AoM 2 player. You can get unreal bonuses on that map if you are lucky with the set up (I think I've heard of ~25 man bonuses before at the start).

Herakilla · Post by **Herakilla** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:11 pm

um it can still happen in a three player game too, since in both games the territories are divided up three ways, its just that in a 1v1 the last third is neutral. so dont play 1v1 OR three players every again if you wanna avoid it lol!

Aerial Attack · Post by **Aerial Attack** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:42 pm

sully800 wrote:That sucks, but its nothing compared to AoM 2 player. You can get unreal bonuses on that map if you are lucky with the set up (I think I've heard of ~25 man bonuses before at the start).

Here is the absolute BEST possible drop for AoM (19 terrs)

Duna, Chiuso, Reyes, Puerto Esperanza (+1 local market, + 6 external Markets - easy to protect resource pairs)

Santiago, Chino, Fajone, Puerto Ventura (+1 local market, + 6 external Markets - easy to protect entire island)

Hueretas, Churacas, Marcas, Puerto Rico (+1 local market, + 6 external Markets - fairly easy to protect entire island)

Puerto Modesto, Gringo, Dorata, Colato, Rompas (+1 local Factory, +1 local market, + 6 external Markets - easy access to Ports Bonuses, fairly easy to protect whole island)

Gariola, Ricota, OR Torales (+1 local factory - Torales probably best)

+6 for 19 terrs

So +36 is best possible drop and then you can attack Pirate Cove

rsuttles58 · Post by **rsuttles58** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:54 pm

joecoolfrog wrote:
rsuttles58 wrote:
joecoolfrog wrote:Your playing 1 v 1 which is basicly all luck and complaining about luck
Winning some dice rolls is luck. Getting dropped 2 bonuses is more than luck.
Easy solution - dont play 1 v1 and it wont happen again

What kind of solution is that? If you look at my games you will notice I've got around 35 games and I think maybe 3 of them are 1v1? This is also for a tournament.

I wasn't saying anything needed to be fixed necessarily just that it was an oddity and wanted people to see.

BaldAdonis · Post by **BaldAdonis** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:32 pm

AerialAttack wrote: Here is the absolute BEST possible drop for AoM (19 terrs).... So +36 is best possible drop

You can do better. Take 4 resource pairs, and ports go with them (12 territories), 3 markets from those 4 resources, as well as the two remaining markets and ports for those two (7 territories). Then you have 3 local markets and (5+3*4) = 17 external markets for a bonus of 37, or 43 if you count the 6 from territories.