Pax Pamir, Languish PBEM

[Habbaku]

I've played Pax Pamir probably a dozen times by now and have yet to grow bored of it.  There is a lot of intricacy to the game, potential for backstabbing via the spy system, and the entire table can get uprooted by deliberately failed government topples, allowing players to come from behind and win.  Ultimately, the game is about building up a strong tableau of cards in various provinces while steadily maneuvering your chosen Empire into the lead on the board.  The Vassal module is also not a piece of junk, at least at first glance, so...

Anyone want to try their hand at multiplayer via forum?  The game caps at 5 and I find that this is a great number to play with since it allows for a lot of self-balancing on the board.  4 is decent, while 3 is also a great number to play with.

Below, I've linked the description blurb, the living rules, and the Vassal module if you want to get a look at it.

With the fall of Napoleon, the British East India Company plied its trade unchecked from the Cape of Good Hope to the markets of Hong Kong. India stood at the center of this sprawling imperial network, and the currents of empire ran through its ports, tying the Far East with European markets and awarding the British virtual control of the vast wealth of the subcontinent. However, the "crown jewel" of the empire was far from secure.

Across the forests of Siberia and the steppes of Asia, the Russian Empire advanced at a rate exceeding even the pace of America's western pioneers. This expansionism by the world's largest nation loomed over British holdings in India, casting a longer shadow each year. In the buffer region of central Asia, surveyors, adventurers, industrialists and government agents crossed paths, all seeking to manipulate the byzantine local politics. There, in the shadow of the Pamir Mountains, the stage was set for a game that would define the limits of global power in the 19th century and the present day.

In Pax Pamir, two to five players assume the role of Afghan tribal leaders navigating the winds of colonial power in "The Great Game". If either the Russian, British Empire, or Afghan is able to achieve supremacy, the player with the most influence in that empire wins.

https://boardgamegeek.com/file/download/tnuztv4o96/Pax_Pamir_Living_Rules_%281.2%29.pdf  (Living Rules)

http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:Pax_Pamir (Vassal module)

[Tamas]

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[Tamas]

 

[celedhring]

Hey Tamas, how's that turn of Dead of Winter coming along? Decided what to do yet? 

[Tamas]

I thought we killed it

[Berkut]

I think it has certainly been killed. That much is true.

Well done, Tamas.

[Tamas]

Where is your Pax Porfiriana turn, BTW?

[Habbaku]

Pax Recriminations--and its expansion, Pax Excoriations--is the next game in the series.

[Berkut]

[Habbaku]

So, sounds like I have at least three people interested...

Celedhring?  A dark horse fifth?

[celedhring]

I have never played this. I would totally suck.

[Habbaku]

So will Tamas and Berkut; I fail to see the problem.

[celedhring]

Fair enough then. I'm in for the Great Game.

[Solmyr]

I'll join.

[Habbaku]

Berkut has yet to confirm, but if he's interested and will actually play at a decent pace, I'll start us up tonight.

If he's out, I'll just assume the four of us will play and get started later this evening as well.   

Primarily, I encourage everyone to read the living rules and ask any questions you might have.  Note, the living rules vary significantly in a couple of areas (Taxing and Campaigning, for example) than the printed rules--the changes are for the better, I assure you.