One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer

MrT · 09-06-2002, 00:28

Warning: Not for the faint of heart!

As many of you are undoubtedly aware, I’ve been writing a ton of stuff recently but I’ve been afflicted with a little bit of writer’s block in the last couple of instalments of my Eminence Grise AAR. I’ve been contemplating starting a second AAR for a while now, but nothing particularly struck my fancy in terms of style or content or country. I wanted, so to speak, to let loose with a bit of frivolity since everything else I’ve been writing of late has been of a largely serious and historical nature.

What’s been stopping me is that, with all my other writing commitments, I don’t think it would be wise to start another full-length AAR, and I just don’t find the later (shorter) scenarios as much fun to play. They’re great to read about, but I prefer those dangerous early years as far as game play goes.

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I’ve been toying around with a number of games recently, succeeding in a couple of world conquests using obscure little backwards counties and failing spectacularly with a couple others, but nothing that really struck me as gripping material for an AAR. Somehow, even world conquest has become too…easy; too…old hat.

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I went to pick up the missus last evening after work and, as I was stuck in the annoyingly endless downtown Toronto rush hour traffic, I was listening to the radio. Is it just me, or is everything pretty bland and tuneless these days? Anyway, I resorted to my in-car CD collection and one of my old stand-bys happened to be in the case…a “best of” collection of songs by George Thoroughgood and the Destroyers. I haven’t listened to it in quite a while now, so I decided to pop it in.

*sings* “I’m bbbbbbbbad. Bbbbbbbbad to the bone….”

*sings (a little later)* “Move it on over….”

*sings (even later)* “One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer…”

Hey! Now there’s an idea. Hmmm……

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Many (many!) moons ago I saw George Thoroughgood live in a little basement bar in Toronto. It’s a night I’ll never forget. He came on stage a little after 9:00 and began to play to the small but die-hard crowd of about – I’m guessing – a hundred people. If you’ve ever seen him live, you’ll know what I mean when I say he was in one of those moods. 10:00 came and went, he drank a couple of beers during the set, and he kept on playing. 11:00…midnight…1:00…still playing and not even a break! He was, by now, chain smoking. Watching him, you could tell he was already ripped before last call, but he and the band were rocking away and those of us in the crowd just kept ordering drinks for him (and ourselves). The place was rockin’! Finally last call came around and he says “I don’t know about you folks, but I say let’s do it ‘til I drop.” We, enthusiastically, all agreed that this was a great idea. Then one of those magical things happened…the bar owner locked the doors, bought everyone a round of drinks, and left the bar open for as long as we felt like staying or George felt like playing. It was now a “private party” and so no longer 100% illegal…more like 99% I guess. I ended up leaving at about 5:00AM, only to go home, shower, and get to work for 7:30. I was ripped, but still functional…

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I’ve been rather entertained by Rictus’ little instalment headers that have listed his poison of choice, music selection, and mood at the beginning of each post. Norgesvenn, I notice, liked the idea since he’s doing it too in his latest AAR. I even referred to my Smithwicks consumption in my recent reign as the Doge of Venice.

Now someone (I’m not naming names) had the audacity to suggest that my playing style might suffer a little bit as I drink. I wondered to myself whether there could be any truth in this? I felt like I was playing well, but it’s hard to tell when your more than half pissed. I wonder…..

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So, that, in a nutshell, was my state of mind last evening as I listened to George.

One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer

Great song. Catchy title. Heck, it might even make a catchy AAR title….

One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer

One of the recent surveys revealed that people seem to like knowing what country you’re playing…

One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer

Bourbonnais. Scotland, and – well, it’ll come as no surprise if you’ve read my Venice instalments, but my favourite beer in the whole wide world is Smithwicks, a product of Ireland – Eire.

One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer

So. Play a multi-country game as Bourbonnais, Scotland and Eire. Sounds fun, and they’re not the easiest countries in the world to choose…particularly when you consider the kind of trouble they can get into when left to their own devices.

Still, that nagging problem remained: I don’t really have time to write a second solo AAR along with everything else I’m doing.

One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer

Stamina.

One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer

“I don’t know about you folks, but I say let’s do it ‘til I drop.”

One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer

Now that’s an evil idea…

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Today, I went out and procured a dozen litres of Smithwicks, a 26-pounder (i.e. 26oz bottle) of Jack Daniels, and a 26-pounder of Islay Duras (one of my favourite single malt scotches). Here’s the plan:

Tomorrow (Sunday June 9th), at precisely noon EST (which would make it either 5:00PM GMT) I am going to begin a new game. The rules are…

(1) I will play each country in turn, using the very hard/furious settings, starting with Bourbonnais.
(2) I will play at 1 minute=1 year setting, with no pausing, reloading, or other cheating allowed. I am allowed to pause when first loading and when ending a five year period in order to do some housekeeping. I am also allowed to pre-set the game by starting it early and doing an initial DP adjust and expenditure for Scotland and Eire before loading up as Bourbonnais.
(3) At the end of five years (i.e. five minutes later) I will save the game and exit back to the intro screen.
(4) I will then have about 25 minutes to write and post on this board an instalment for the 5-year period. It won’t be particularly fancy, but I’ll tell you what’s happening and how I’m doing.
(5) Exactly every half hour, I must start the next five years of play – no matter what.
(6) Depending on the country, I must also drink either a 12oz glass of Smithwicks, a 1¼ oz shot of Jack Daniels, or a 1¼ oz shot of Islay Duras during that half hour. Half an hour, one country, one drink. The drink must be the one appropriate to the country.
(7) If one of the countries gets annexed it’s out of the loop and I just play with two (and lose the variety in beverages).
(8) I will play until I can (a) no longer play or, (b) no longer post, or (c) until midnight, or (d) all three counties bite the dust…whichever comes first. Considering it’s 2 drinks an hour for twelve hours, I somehow doubt I’ll make it to midnight. Once I quit (pass out?) the AAR is over.

So there it is. By the end of tomorrow you’ll have your answer as to how good (or bad) my stamina is and just how bad my writing gets when I’m hammered. Think of this as the WKRP sobriety test.

Once I’m done, though, the AAR is finished, one way or the other.

Since I won’t have the time (or probably the ability later) to post screenies, I’ll take one at the end of every change and post them sometime Monday. If anyone fells like keeping me company, commenting, and/or providing moral support, I’ll read and (time permitting) reply during my next half hour.

So, less than 18 hours from now, the party begins.

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EDIT: Having now finished the madness, I think you'll find there are a few parts that require clarification/translation/etc. so I'm int the process of going back into each post to do so. Anything you read in this red text is an after-the-fact edit...

Sharur · 09-06-2002, 00:38

OMFG MrT... you're insane

I love it

Good luck! This should be one helluva ride...

*Lord Durham* · 09-06-2002, 01:13

I dialed 911. They'll be over shortly. Don't worry about packing anything. The nice people will supply you with a thick white jacket....

kurtbrian · 09-06-2002, 01:30

Quote:

Originally posted by Lord Durham
I dialed 911. They'll be over shortly. Don't worry about packing anything. The nice people will supply you with a thick white jacket....

Good!

I would have done it too, but I doubt that danish paramedics would have gone all the way to Canada

MrT, do you have any problems? Do you need to talk to somebody?? Drinking isn't a cure to all your problems....

*coz1* · 09-06-2002, 01:48

Ah hell son - let 'er rip!! Sounds fun. I'll join ya while I read - not nearly as hard but just as entertaining!

Slayzer2 · 09-06-2002, 02:11

rofl@LD This should be a classic

good luck man

*is still recovering from prom, prom parties and grad parties*

Bismarck · 09-06-2002, 02:27

The libraarian? Drunk?

How outrageous.... how liberated....

*starts a pool to see when the last post will be*

taking bets....

M

*Lord Durham* · 09-06-2002, 02:36

Quote:

Originally posted by Bismarck
The libraarian? Drunk?

How outrageous.... how liberated....

*starts a pool to see when the last post will be*

taking bets....

M

HEY! I'll have you know off-track gambling's illegal!

Put me down for 25 ducats: October 30, 2002 or a blown liver, whichever comes first...

Secret Master · 09-06-2002, 02:53

Well, I thought I was going to either go to a movie or read some 19th century fiction on Sunday, but I guess I know what I'm doing....

I suppose if we see you suddenly very late for a post, then you have finished the AAR?

Carligula · 09-06-2002, 03:10

I so do appreciate those who are willing to attempt absurd things for others' enjoyment.

If I were you I'd try to get Bourbonnais wiped out fast. Jack Daniels... [shudder]

Bismarck · 09-06-2002, 05:55

If bourbonaise lasts... T won't....

M

MrT · 09-06-2002, 06:06

I fear you're right. I've been known to drink large quantities of beer, and I love scotch, but I'm terrified of the potential damage of the bourbon. If any nation goes, I hope it's them that bites the dust first. Frankly I'm really hoping to keep Eire alive as long as I possibly can but I don't trust the AI. As long as I can have a beer to chase the others I may be okay, but going on straight hard stuff my bring things to an early end. I hope not. You may want to keep that in mind when placing your bets.

It's looking like there will be a bit of an audience anyway, which will be nice since I have this scary feeling that this could be one of the more FOOLish things I've decided to do.

Oh, and LD...I told those very friendly men in the white suits to drop by tomorrow evening with a stomach pump.

Slightly under twelve hours and counting...

Bismarck · 09-06-2002, 06:10

Our very own episode of 24.... cool....

M

Sharur · 09-06-2002, 07:18

I believe it's actually "12" (at maximum), but let's not get picky...

My bet is that the bourbon gets to MrT quick-like, and after furious annexations of French minors, Bourbonnais is destroyed by BB wars against the AI, and MrT is unable to stop the trend (being pretty strung out, ya know

) by the time he returns to it... thus allowing him to end up surviving for quite some time.

Eire, meanwhile, will have an easier time of it, since not only is it the beer, but it's an island, and as such should benefit to some extent from fewer neighbors who don't know how to use ships.

Scotland, meanwhile, will do just fine, dismantling England early on and remaining for the most part invulnerable from there on out.

All in all, I think he'll last no more than, hmm... 9 hours.

Bismarck · 09-06-2002, 08:35

12 hours X 2/hour = 24.... but I think he is going to be pretty out of it by.... say installment 13...

M

piawak · 09-06-2002, 11:20

This I gotta see. err, read. whatever.

Hamilcar · 09-06-2002, 11:55

I think this aar might benefit from regular pictures of the respective bottles....

Rictus · 09-06-2002, 12:04

I am doomed to living in the gutter because I did no revising because I was reading this AAR (see, my language skills are already failing.)

Looking forward to more drunken antics, interesting choices of country though.

Norgesvenn · 09-06-2002, 12:22

Hmmm... I fear that some beurocrat here in Norway will use this AAR, coupled with Rictus' (and perhaps mine) to demand that copies of EU II are marked with the following:

"Health Department Warning: Playing EU II may seriously impair health and lead to alcoholism. Do not drink and play"

Barkdreg · 09-06-2002, 12:32

This is going to be great!
I wonder if we will see Ireland and Scotland in an alliance or warring eachother.

09-06-2002, 00:28	#1
MrT Script & Development Slave Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Out of exile Posts: 12,472	One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer Warning: Not for the faint of heart! As many of you are undoubtedly aware, I’ve been writing a ton of stuff recently but I’ve been afflicted with a little bit of writer’s block in the last couple of instalments of my Eminence Grise AAR. I’ve been contemplating starting a second AAR for a while now, but nothing particularly struck my fancy in terms of style or content or country. I wanted, so to speak, to let loose with a bit of frivolity since everything else I’ve been writing of late has been of a largely serious and historical nature. What’s been stopping me is that, with all my other writing commitments, I don’t think it would be wise to start another full-length AAR, and I just don’t find the later (shorter) scenarios as much fun to play. They’re great to read about, but I prefer those dangerous early years as far as game play goes. -------------------------------------------------- I’ve been toying around with a number of games recently, succeeding in a couple of world conquests using obscure little backwards counties and failing spectacularly with a couple others, but nothing that really struck me as gripping material for an AAR. Somehow, even world conquest has become too…easy; too…old hat. -------------------------------------------------- I went to pick up the missus last evening after work and, as I was stuck in the annoyingly endless downtown Toronto rush hour traffic, I was listening to the radio. Is it just me, or is everything pretty bland and tuneless these days? Anyway, I resorted to my in-car CD collection and one of my old stand-bys happened to be in the case…a “best of” collection of songs by George Thoroughgood and the Destroyers. I haven’t listened to it in quite a while now, so I decided to pop it in. sings “I’m bbbbbbbbad. Bbbbbbbbad to the bone….” sings (a little later) “Move it on over….” sings (even later) “One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer…” Hey! Now there’s an idea. Hmmm…… ------------------------------------------------------ Many (many!) moons ago I saw George Thoroughgood live in a little basement bar in Toronto. It’s a night I’ll never forget. He came on stage a little after 9:00 and began to play to the small but die-hard crowd of about – I’m guessing – a hundred people. If you’ve ever seen him live, you’ll know what I mean when I say he was in one of those moods. 10:00 came and went, he drank a couple of beers during the set, and he kept on playing. 11:00…midnight…1:00…still playing and not even a break! He was, by now, chain smoking. Watching him, you could tell he was already ripped before last call, but he and the band were rocking away and those of us in the crowd just kept ordering drinks for him (and ourselves). The place was rockin’! Finally last call came around and he says “I don’t know about you folks, but I say let’s do it ‘til I drop.” We, enthusiastically, all agreed that this was a great idea. Then one of those magical things happened…the bar owner locked the doors, bought everyone a round of drinks, and left the bar open for as long as we felt like staying or George felt like playing. It was now a “private party” and so no longer 100% illegal…more like 99% I guess. I ended up leaving at about 5:00AM, only to go home, shower, and get to work for 7:30. I was ripped, but still functional… -------------------------------------------------------- I’ve been rather entertained by Rictus’ little instalment headers that have listed his poison of choice, music selection, and mood at the beginning of each post. Norgesvenn, I notice, liked the idea since he’s doing it too in his latest AAR. I even referred to my Smithwicks consumption in my recent reign as the Doge of Venice. Now someone (I’m not naming names) had the audacity to suggest that my playing style might suffer a little bit as I drink. I wondered to myself whether there could be any truth in this? I felt like I was playing well, but it’s hard to tell when your more than half pissed. I wonder….. --------------------------------------------------------- So, that, in a nutshell, was my state of mind last evening as I listened to George. One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer Great song. Catchy title. Heck, it might even make a catchy AAR title…. One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer One of the recent surveys revealed that people seem to like knowing what country you’re playing… One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer Bourbonnais. Scotland, and – well, it’ll come as no surprise if you’ve read my Venice instalments, but my favourite beer in the whole wide world is Smithwicks, a product of Ireland – Eire. One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer So. Play a multi-country game as Bourbonnais, Scotland and Eire. Sounds fun, and they’re not the easiest countries in the world to choose…particularly when you consider the kind of trouble they can get into when left to their own devices. Still, that nagging problem remained: I don’t really have time to write a second solo AAR along with everything else I’m doing. One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer Stamina. One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer “I don’t know about you folks, but I say let’s do it ‘til I drop.” One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer Now that’s an evil idea… ------------------------------------------------------ Today, I went out and procured a dozen litres of Smithwicks, a 26-pounder (i.e. 26oz bottle) of Jack Daniels, and a 26-pounder of Islay Duras (one of my favourite single malt scotches). Here’s the plan: Tomorrow (Sunday June 9th), at precisely noon EST (which would make it either 5:00PM GMT) I am going to begin a new game. The rules are… (1) I will play each country in turn, using the very hard/furious settings, starting with Bourbonnais. (2) I will play at 1 minute=1 year setting, with no pausing, reloading, or other cheating allowed. I am allowed to pause when first loading and when ending a five year period in order to do some housekeeping. I am also allowed to pre-set the game by starting it early and doing an initial DP adjust and expenditure for Scotland and Eire before loading up as Bourbonnais. (3) At the end of five years (i.e. five minutes later) I will save the game and exit back to the intro screen. (4) I will then have about 25 minutes to write and post on this board an instalment for the 5-year period. It won’t be particularly fancy, but I’ll tell you what’s happening and how I’m doing. (5) Exactly every half hour, I must start the next five years of play – no matter what. (6) Depending on the country, I must also drink either a 12oz glass of Smithwicks, a 1¼ oz shot of Jack Daniels, or a 1¼ oz shot of Islay Duras *during that half hour. Half an hour, one country, one drink. The drink must* be the one appropriate to the country. (7) If one of the countries gets annexed it’s out of the loop and I just play with two (and lose the variety in beverages). (8) I will play until I can (a) no longer play or, (b) no longer post, or (c) until midnight, or (d) all three counties bite the dust…whichever comes first. Considering it’s 2 drinks an hour for twelve hours, I somehow doubt I’ll make it to midnight. Once I quit (pass out?) the AAR is over. So there it is. By the end of tomorrow you’ll have your answer as to how good (or bad) my stamina is and just how bad my writing gets when I’m hammered. Think of this as the WKRP sobriety test. Once I’m done, though, the AAR is finished, one way or the other. Since I won’t have the time (or probably the ability later) to post screenies, I’ll take one at the end of every change and post them sometime Monday. If anyone fells like keeping me company, commenting, and/or providing moral support, I’ll read and (time permitting) reply during my next half hour. So, less than 18 hours from now, the party begins. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDIT: Having now finished the madness, I think you'll find there are a few parts that require clarification/translation/etc. so I'm int the process of going back into each post to do so. Anything you read in this red text is an after-the-fact edit... __________________ If I use this colour text or this one then I'm "speaking" as a moderator. Ignore at your peril. Please take a moment to register your copy of EU3. "The [EU3] registration key is not a copy protection measure, tragically people will always crack your copy protection. Rather it is a paying customer support measure. Rather than have the support forum swamped by people who pirate our games, we can make sure that our paying customers get their support quicker. Similarly with bug reports, we want to improve the things our paying customers want not the pirates. Finally we put that little icon below your avatar so that we see your feedback (both good and bad) we know that these are the things that our paying customers like (or dislike) and can use this information for future projects." - King Winner of the TOEE POTY 2003 Last edited by MrT; 12-06-2002 at 18:25.

09-06-2002, 01:13	#3
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09-06-2002, 01:48	#5
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09-06-2002, 02:27	#7
Bismarck ChancellAAR Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Finishing an unfinished piece of work.... but the bossa nova is through.... Posts: 1,751	The libraarian? Drunk? How outrageous.... how liberated.... starts a pool to see when the last post will be taking bets.... M __________________ + + Member of the Agnostic Paradox Games Players' Club + + Enter a world of dynastic intrigue, holy war, and internectine murder in Cyprus- The Last Crusade. IT SHALL END SOON! ONE LAST CHAPTER! The Hearts of Iron Directory is open(and the link is finally updated): http://www.hoidirectory.tk "One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say." -Will Durant

09-06-2002, 02:53	#9
Secret Master Covert Mastermind Demi Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: It's a secret, duh... Posts: 5,066	Well, I thought I was going to either go to a movie or read some 19th century fiction on Sunday, but I guess I know what I'm doing.... I suppose if we see you suddenly very late for a post, then you have finished the AAR? __________________ All Hail Him, The Secret Master Note: If I write a post in this hideous color, I am speaking as a Demi-Moderator. Paying attention is strongly advised.

09-06-2002, 00:38	#2
Sharur Back from a long hiatus Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 3,290	OMFG MrT... you're insane I love it Good luck! This should be one helluva ride...

09-06-2002, 02:11	#6
Slayzer2 Drunken Pirate Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 86	rofl@LD This should be a classic good luck man is still recovering from prom, prom parties and grad parties

09-06-2002, 03:10	#10
Carligula Man Of Constant Sorrow Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nourishing my sacred anger Posts: 1,382	I so do appreciate those who are willing to attempt absurd things for others' enjoyment. If I were you I'd try to get Bourbonnais wiped out fast. Jack Daniels... [shudder] __________________ "I hate the idea of causes, and if I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country." E.M. Forster

09-06-2002, 05:55	#11
Bismarck ChancellAAR Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Finishing an unfinished piece of work.... but the bossa nova is through.... Posts: 1,751	If bourbonaise lasts... T won't.... M __________________ + + Member of the Agnostic Paradox Games Players' Club + + Enter a world of dynastic intrigue, holy war, and internectine murder in Cyprus- The Last Crusade. IT SHALL END SOON! ONE LAST CHAPTER! The Hearts of Iron Directory is open(and the link is finally updated): http://www.hoidirectory.tk "One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say." -Will Durant

09-06-2002, 06:06	#12
MrT Script & Development Slave Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Out of exile Posts: 12,472	I fear you're right. I've been known to drink large quantities of beer, and I love scotch, but I'm terrified of the potential damage of the bourbon. If any nation goes, I hope it's them that bites the dust first. Frankly I'm really hoping to keep Eire alive as long as I possibly can but I don't trust the AI. As long as I can have a beer to chase the others I may be okay, but going on straight hard stuff my bring things to an early end. I hope not. You may want to keep that in mind when placing your bets. It's looking like there will be a bit of an audience anyway, which will be nice since I have this scary feeling that this could be one of the more FOOLish things I've decided to do. Oh, and LD...I told those very friendly men in the white suits to drop by tomorrow evening with a stomach pump. Slightly under twelve hours and counting... __________________ If I use this colour text or this one then I'm "speaking" as a moderator. Ignore at your peril. Please take a moment to register your copy of EU3. "The [EU3] registration key is not a copy protection measure, tragically people will always crack your copy protection. Rather it is a paying customer support measure. Rather than have the support forum swamped by people who pirate our games, we can make sure that our paying customers get their support quicker. Similarly with bug reports, we want to improve the things our paying customers want not the pirates. Finally we put that little icon below your avatar so that we see your feedback (both good and bad) we know that these are the things that our paying customers like (or dislike) and can use this information for future projects." - King Winner of the TOEE POTY 2003

09-06-2002, 06:10	#13
Bismarck ChancellAAR Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Finishing an unfinished piece of work.... but the bossa nova is through.... Posts: 1,751	Our very own episode of 24.... cool.... M __________________ + + Member of the Agnostic Paradox Games Players' Club + + Enter a world of dynastic intrigue, holy war, and internectine murder in Cyprus- The Last Crusade. IT SHALL END SOON! ONE LAST CHAPTER! The Hearts of Iron Directory is open(and the link is finally updated): http://www.hoidirectory.tk "One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say." -Will Durant

09-06-2002, 07:18	#14
Sharur Back from a long hiatus Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 3,290	I believe it's actually "12" (at maximum), but let's not get picky... My bet is that the bourbon gets to MrT quick-like, and after furious annexations of French minors, Bourbonnais is destroyed by BB wars against the AI, and MrT is unable to stop the trend (being pretty strung out, ya know ) by the time he returns to it... thus allowing him to end up surviving for quite some time. Eire, meanwhile, will have an easier time of it, since not only is it the beer, but it's an island, and as such should benefit to some extent from fewer neighbors who don't know how to use ships. Scotland, meanwhile, will do just fine, dismantling England early on and remaining for the most part invulnerable from there on out. All in all, I think he'll last no more than, hmm... 9 hours.

09-06-2002, 08:35	#15
Bismarck ChancellAAR Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Finishing an unfinished piece of work.... but the bossa nova is through.... Posts: 1,751	12 hours X 2/hour = 24.... but I think he is going to be pretty out of it by.... say installment 13... M __________________ + + Member of the Agnostic Paradox Games Players' Club + + Enter a world of dynastic intrigue, holy war, and internectine murder in Cyprus- The Last Crusade. IT SHALL END SOON! ONE LAST CHAPTER! The Hearts of Iron Directory is open(and the link is finally updated): http://www.hoidirectory.tk "One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say." -Will Durant

09-06-2002, 11:20	#16
piawak Private Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Hilo, Hawaii Posts: 15	This I gotta see. err, read. whatever.

09-06-2002, 11:55	#17
Hamilcar El Rey Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: in transit Posts: 325	I think this aar might benefit from regular pictures of the respective bottles.... __________________ The 2nd Law of Paradox OT: All discussions on politics degenerate either into a transatlantic flamewar or a treatise on the American Civil War. --Me Par la moustache de Pleksy Gladz! General of the Glorious Armies of Qart Hadasht, defeater of Nubians, Romans and other scum. Beta tester for: Chariots of War, Crown of the North/Svea Rike III

09-06-2002, 12:04	#18
Rictus bAAR Landowner Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Twickenham, Surrey Posts: 1,470	I am doomed to living in the gutter because I did no revising because I was reading this AAR (see, my language skills are already failing.) Looking forward to more drunken antics, interesting choices of country though. __________________ Check out the The Alien Online

09-06-2002, 12:22	#19
Norgesvenn LurkAAR Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Middle of nowhere, Norway Posts: 3,460	Hmmm... I fear that some beurocrat here in Norway will use this AAR, coupled with Rictus' (and perhaps mine) to demand that copies of EU II are marked with the following: "Health Department Warning: Playing EU II may seriously impair health and lead to alcoholism. Do not drink and play" __________________ Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists. - John Kenneth Galbraith

09-06-2002, 12:32	#20
Barkdreg Kaplander Join Date: May 2001 Location: somewhere, behind a desk Posts: 2,619	This is going to be great! I wonder if we will see Ireland and Scotland in an alliance or warring eachother. __________________ The Japanese AARe HIP! the latest bAARkdreg production, starring the mighty Japanese in the Historical Improvement Project. Ended due to savegame failure.