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Well, it's not as cheap as you think. Here's how:
As you're reading this, an empire game could be going on right now! Here is a list of Empire Games in your area. Join one! Join two! Join a whole bunch...
Most sane people will probably tell you that you're playing too much. When that happens you still aren't playing enough.
Dave (as in Letterman) wasn't available, but who needs him anyway? Here are Guy Smiley's top ten ways to tell you're playing too much empire.
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If the top ten list isn't completed, you can help Guy Smiley out..
Even though most people try to play well, some people are just born lame (but in a good way).
The Hall is full of both Rewlers and Weenies. Mediocrity is not an option.
This is important, since the Subby is usually given out at the end of the game. There are three general ways to do this:
- Kill the FODDER. Kill the Rewlers. Declare yourself the winner.
- Kill the FODDER. Declare yourself the winner. Nuke all who argue with you.
- Be the deity.
If you can't do this, then chances are that you'll be dead long before the first Subby is given out. But anyone can get lucky, eh?
There is a priority list for who the awarder should be, to ensure that the award ceremony is as entertaining for everyone in the game as it can possibly be. Here's my priority list.
The person giving out the award should be:
- The country holding the nukes, unless (s)he delegates to someone else.
- The winning country or alliance, unless (s)he/they delegate to someone else.
- The most "entertaining" country still alive, and most likely to remain alive after the nukes are tossed.
- The deity.
The award ceremony can be as boring, or as entertaining as the players involved in the game make it. The Suboceanaen Arts and War Academy doesn't take responsibility for poor award ceremonies, but takes full credit for really great ones. Party on, d00dz!
The best award ceremonies usually take place in games that feature high-megaton nukes. Ask your local deity for information on what radioactive devices are featured in his/her game.
There is an official list of Subby awards, but if you feel like creating one of your own on the fly, why not? This is your game, after all....
What is important is that someone log the ceremony, and submit them to their deity, as well as posting them to rec.games.empire.
Every once in a while, a call for best games will go out on rec.games.empire. Everyone will hash it out in the public forum (making for interesting reminiscent posts), and the results will be submitted to the SAWA for inclusion into the Empire Hall of Fame.
Why not add every winner to the list from every game, you ask? Sure, sounds good. Why don't you do it? I have other things to do with my time...
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