RE: [eia] impasse

[Michael Gorman <mpgorman@xxxxxxxx>]

At 10:17 PM 7/20/2005, you wrote:
> I am not opposed to starting over.  However, if we do this will be the third
> time we've done so since I've started playing.  I think we should discuss
> (and decide on) a mechanism that will prevent us starting over any more
> after this.  I have gotten the impression that some players are not fond of
> the UMP rules, but these may have to be our fall back position in the
> future.
>
> Also, JJ and I discussed the bidding system a week or two ago and it seems
> both of us are wondering if we have been bidding too high to make victory
> reasonably attainable.  Kyle, would the EIH people have some input on
> "sensible" bids?
>
> BTW, I'm not necessarily making a case for starting over.  I'm just raising
> some issues I think we should address if we decide to.

On the bidding front I found it fascinating to see the lessons we each took 
from the last game.  One of my big lessons as Russia was don't start the 
game at war with Turkey as you need about twice Russia's starting army to 
confidently invade Turkey while maintaining defenses along your other 
fronts.  What I found ironic was that Joel, who had been Turkey, took away 
the exact opposite lesson and immediately played Russia and started at war 
with Turkey.

So, what people think is reasonable and what they consider a high bid or a 
low bid is really going to vary.  From this game, you might conclude that 
JJ seriously underbid Britain as he's on pace to coast to a victory several 
years early and has eliminated all serious naval threats so Britain is 
pretty much unassailable.  Or you might conclude it was a fluke and he got 
lucky.  Which is right, well, we won't know that until we play another game 
and see how it goes.  But when people are setting up their bids for 
Britain  next game, we're all going to have to decide if we think that was 
a fair showing of what a well played Britain can do or was that a fair 
showing of what a lucky British player can do.

And, because I can't resist, you have to decide if you feel lucky.

Mike

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