From: Corey Burger <burgundavia@c...>
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 21:58:08 -0700
Subject: Royal Dutch Commonwealth
Does anyone vouch for these people?
Royal Dutch Commonwealth
From: Frits Kuijlman <frits@k...>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 10:45:12 +0200
Subject: Re: Royal Dutch Commonwealth
> Corey Burger wrote: > Does anyone vouch for these people? I have had some nice email conversations with Tom Anderson who wrote some extra background for the RDC(accessible via the GZGPedia). A totally different question is whether you can trust the RDC in game terms. The Dutch have no major enemies and are mostly interested in trade. So, if you don't interfere with their trade interests they'll probably leave you alone. On the other hand, politics being what it is...:-) Cheers,
From: Thomas Anderson <thomas.anderson@u...>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 11:13:31 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: Royal Dutch Commonwealth
> On Wed, 24 May 2000, Corey Burger wrote: > Does anyone vouch for these people? of course! go to any bank, large or small, anywhere in civilised space (and some in the Romanov Hegemony:)) and you'll find Dutch traders have impeccable credit records. if, otoh, you mean vouch for in more meta terms, then that's me - i'm the curator of this delightful nation. tom
From: Thomas Anderson <thomas.anderson@u...>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 11:16:02 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: Royal Dutch Commonwealth
> On Thu, 25 May 2000, Frits Kuijlman wrote: > Corey Burger wrote: ah, Frits, you're in the lab even earlier than i am, you poor fellow! > A totally different question is whether you can trust the RDC in game So, > if you don't interfere with their trade interests they'll probably pretty accurate. the Dutch aren't villains in quite the same way as some powers, and don't have any major feuds with anyone. they're rather like modern Japan, but maybe slightly more willing to send the gunboats in. > On the other hand, politics being what it is...:-) heh heh heh. tom