ok, i have seen alot of these lately and would like to get a general concensus (for the benifit of players and sysops alike) as to who truely wants truce games and/or reasons why or why not.
my .02
truce games should NEVER come into play in an unlimited game and if it DOES come into play, make it SHORT, like maybe an hour or two. truces in turn games, well generally in low turn games it pretty much is a truce because everyone is trying to build up resources, not waste them. now, if you are red and sit at the dock with no figs, you WILL get capped, just play smart and you will be fine. a truce in un-needed. i think for those sysops who are getting low turn outs for games, maybe change edits, change turns (less unlims, more turns, or less turns, more unlims, whatever works for you) and NO truces.
this also is not in open talk so i would appreciate if this did not become an argue fest and that it does not become a talk about something else. thank you.

Slim

- Truce = ok
- Rules should be posted clearly somewhere..
- Up to the sysop and game edits really...
- Players have a choice to join or not

I can undersatnd truces in a since but not totally , for people who don't have time to play all the time and don't have cable hook-up but i know exactly where you are coming from slim what did the last two truce games last after truce was up one was 1hr20mins the other i think we joined as truce was up and won it in like what half and hour....


Suddenly the Truce is up!!"GAME OVER" jk LOL

true, but those edits had no reason being truce games. with those edits a monkey can end it in half an hour with a truce, heh.
wotok, what i am saying is, maybe people would get better turn outs if sysops had no truce or atleast reasonable truces.

Slim

everyone likes different types of games... thats why theres so many edits out there. along with that comes truce's. Just ask the sysop to bang the game with a smaller truce or no truce once to see the kind of turn out and game play it comes out being.

I like truce games at times, because it allows players to use strategy and build up. then they get to pick offense or defense (or both) and battle it out. yes, 3 day truce is very long and i dont care for it, but some may... so play it if you like it. if you dont like it, dont play it. make a suggestion if you wish, but dont ruin a game that others like.

truce games longer than a day almost ALWAYS have SOMEONE yelling foul for one reason or another. and you spend 3 days building up just to have the game over on day 4 or day 5. if you want a building game play a turns game, you won't be taken out so soon. that is what i am saying. hell, read any of k3's posts. he hits it right on the nose. people want unlim games to be something they are not.
Slim

I sometimes get in the mood for a truce game, however, it's been my experience someone always violates it, then I get mad and go on a rampage

one or two day truces in an unlimited turn game are beneficial for one reason, they help the lesser skilled players get going. They also make it interesting for the skilled players because they have plenty of "victims" with worthwhile prizes at truce end.

I don't know slim, I see pro's and cons for the truce game, I used to think they were stupid