In fact it was you, EJ, who introduced me to the big guy, in that game! How have you been? I too have been on hiatus, but have been lurking in this thread. A team game sounds tempting, especially a 3v, but I have no time for a few weeks. Plus I have forgotten all the technical stuff by now, which would be a severe disadvantage against the Jolly Green Giant!
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Gently? You have two speeds, as I recalll: SMASH and not playing 
Hello long time players who have come back. Would love to get some team games going. 
A team game is long overdue…
…and it’ll good to see some of the “old timers” back in action. 
@Karmadrome you were in that game as well, had forgotten. Came across this link which reminded me. That was a great game, but got a little ugly toward the end.
I completely forget whether the alliance features we were requesting ever got implemented.
For some reason I’ve no memory of this game but clearly there was some unscrupulous tactics being employed for my team to be in such a poor state!
@wfmcgillicuddy you know me by an earlier alias (now retired aside from the occasional use as @HULK 's punchbag) as well…
Glad to hear from you! It was a needed break after the way the team game went towards the end.
I jumped in a 32 player to refresh on all the technical stuff…it comes back quick enough. My diplomacy skills seem to be a bit rusty, though that may be first game jitters
A team game with you and Karma would be great fun, win or lose… prefer winning and not being smashed too much! Let us know when you’re up for it and I’ll put the pies in the oven!
Update for the bystanders on the Duo battle…it’s already gotten crazy. @HULK and I went bold and built warp gates for him at the top of the first cycle already so he can battle @nick.muzzio tough. It cost a small fortune. Nick has already countered by building gates of his own! We aren’t even at the end of the 2nd cycle and it’s already a warp fest on half the galaxy
The diplomacy and team thought and the settings from the 1vs1 matches are making for a fun challenge.
It’s all @SuperDave’s fault … he pointed out and then “encouraged” me to build Warp Gates … even though we had just finished the very first cycle. Next thing you know, @nick.muzzio is doing the same (probably encouraged by his partner @Tr0n) so things have just escalated and gotten out of hand … this is how wars break out!
It’s was pretty crazy this early on for @nick.muzzio and I to basically blow all our cash on some shiny stars!
Interesting how things turns out and I expect things to just rachet up in the next cycle …
I could definitely be talked into that. Probably not until mid September, though, so don’t wait for me.
Do me a favor and refresh my memory about team mechanics in Triton, if you are playing in a 32. I played Proteus exclusively for the last year or so.
EJ pies. Usually tasty, but often hazardous to my health as I recall.
The game between Hulk and I vs @nick.muzzio and @Tr0n has ended. It got crazy early with warp gates created by just the 24th hour (top of first cycle). This lead to a bit of a back/forth battle. Soon after Hulk made a decisive and surprising attack that knocked out the warp gate chain from Nick’s mother planet. We ended it soon after as it was obvious the advantage was now too great to overcome. Hulk and I still are K.O.M for this duo format.
Are there two other players willing to team up to take us on? It’s a super fun format with team strategizing. Preferably it’s players who can make at leas 1 move per day for sure.
If we can get two challengers, then I believe we should reduce the starting cash down a bit (to eliminate the craziness of warp gates so early since cash can be combined easily----maybe $1500 each vs $2000) plus change the tick jump from 8 hour to 6 to settle things a bit by reducing surprising jumps over opponents front line planets. It’d be more fun to have a longer battle that involves well thought out plans.
Ditto what @SuperDave said that it was a fun/crazy battle … but perhaps a bit too much. Nick clobbered me in a couple of turns, but then a few lucky moves by me (actually suggested my master strategist @SuperDave!) and a win by 1 ship allowed me to cut off his warp gate chain … so I was then able to HULK SMASH his outlying stars.
So yea, I would definitely scale back the starting cash to $1,500/each or even $1,000 as this results in more of a strategic chess match.
6-tick jumps would be better too … but because this is shorter than 8, it would be good to have players who can plan/submit their turns on a timely basis to keep the game moving along.
Let it be known that the champs @HULK & @SuperDave turned down a formal challenge for a 2v2 rematch in the real time format (with sleepy time pauses 
) against @nick.muzzio & me.
Best way to “keep the game moving along” though.
Challenge stands, mates! We played on your home turf. Dare you (or anybody else) to play on ours.
@SuperDave and @HULK, I’m up for the challenge if @Karmadrome or @wfmcgillicuddy can take on a game right now. What’s changed in formal alliance/team games since I disappeared?
I should be able to squeeze this one in to my schedule
Although @HULK and @SuperDave are masters of this format… so set expectations accordingly.
@Karmadrome, @EriccaJonquil ----I’m up for it, but it’s up to Hulk. I know his real life schedule has gotten a surprise in the last few days.
If you both enjoy the format of play (which I think you will as it adds a big level of diplomacy and team strategy----at least it did for the two of us), we can always switch teams around among the 4 of us in a rematch.
Who said anything about a rematch…? When me and EJ kick yer butts we’ll be looking for the next victims
I like your spirit @Karmadrome … especially since we are just starting our 1v1 match … I got the HULK SMASH coming your way in that one!
Yea, RL is a bit busy right now, but I think we could start it after Labor Day.
Can you review the parameters in the first post and see if those are to your liking?
I would suggest $1,000 starting cash … and would you prefer 6 or 8 tick jumps?
I’d be up for this if there’s any more 2v2 or 3v3 games on the horizon? UK timezone and need a partner!