From: duelge@schaefer.math.wisc.edu (Jason Duelge)
Subject: more of the same
Reply-To: duelge@schaefer.UUCP (Jason Duelge)
Organization: Univ. of Wisconsin Dept. of Mathematics
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 20:54:16 GMT

In article <18tfgnINNdfo@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> heinlein@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (The tired one) writes:
>duelge@schaefer.math.wisc.edu (Jason Duelge) writes:
>
>Like I said before (in that part of the post directed to you Jason ;)
>You're an excellent economist.  Your methods of fighting IMHO, do not
>deserve the truly awe inspiring gasps of both pain and pleasure I
>receive when the likes of Lersing or Tedrick decide that the game
>really has gone on long enough.  
>
i'm curious why you are even bothering with me.
The last time we played against one another was last summer.  So i
was a good economist, not so good fighter then, in your opinion.  Fine.
I've played a number of games since that summer... perhaps i've
improved?
No matter, i'm happy with my empire career.  I may never be regarded
as a 'great', at least not by myself, but i mostly had fun, and have
been noisy as hell.  

>Now, if you want to talk about me screwing up in a royal way, we can
>both reminisce to the first time we met on empire.  I certainly don't
>consider myself to be one of those that hasn't fucked up in a major
>way before, :), because I have.
>
Are you still willing to justify playing two countries in one game,
as you did so long ago, because 'everyone else does it'?  For the
record, i've never played two countries in one game.  :)
>However, the entire point of my first post was this:
>
>It doesn't really matter how many Soxlands you kill, it still isn't
>enough of a challenge to be able to call yourself the best.  It's like
>hitting 75 homers in the minor leagues... you have everyone's
>attention when you come up to bat, but you just aren't a Reggie
>Jackson yet.
>
I have everyone's attention?  Perhaps i have been too noisy on the net.
Anyway, i don't believe i've ever killed Soxland.  In fact, i've tried
to avoid fighting new players whenever possible.  I know, broken record,
but it doesn't require a great deal of skill to beat up on new players.
Not much fun either.
Now the Reggie comment.  I remember Reggie as the strikeout king of all
time.  I'm glad i'm not him.  :)
>nuff said, i'll get down off my soapbox now. :)
>
I hope you are ready to get back on it

>btw Jason: just a tease to get you back into the ring again ;), but I
>decided to go back to school last wednesday, and will again be
>spending my time doing the empire thing again.  However, I, like you,
>have a wife (who made that post about wives eh, it sure is true), and
>will only be able to play either an evening game, or a game with a
>single update a day.  I'd really like to see what we can do together
>against the world, but I suppose both our egos are a bit big for that
>one eh? :)
>
Again, i must admit being perplexed.  Is this some corule a country
offer?  Or a challenge?  Anyway, i'm really retired from the daily
game thing.  I'm busy with school (how can 'going back to school' mean
playing empire again?  Didn't you learn the first time around?)
Anyway, i don't really hold a grudge against you anymore, but i guess
i don't like you either.  Your cheating (and my quitting in protest)
spoiled my first game ... but i'm glad that deities don't tolerate what
you did in that game anymore.  I'm glad you seem to be happy with these
mini-flame posts ...

Anyway, for all of you that have read this far ... STOP!  Go check your
countries, you are probably being attacked.
Anyway, i was thinking that we (the empire community) should try to keep
an archive of the games that have been played.  Perhaps an editted version
of the final report by the people that made one.  That way we can have
a history of empire ... what the games were like in the past, who the
interesting personalities were, etc.
Perhaps the empire_list person would have space for something like this?
Has anyone saved game results from way back???

Jason -- Temekula

retired from daily playing, but not from senseless posting.  :)