Competition - Petrixic

[DehEvil]

Just letting you know that if you do not vote within the next 48 hours that your spot on the team will be vacated and someone else can take your spot.

If any lurkers want to join then nows your chance, first person to express interest will join.

*cough*

[Alpha]

Just letting you know that if you do not vote within the next 48 hours that your spot on the team will be vacated and someone else can take your spot.

If any lurkers want to join then nows your chance, first person to express interest will join.

*cough*

Vote pls (I know I said they were locked but I havent actually started turn yet haha)

[DehEvil]

Vote pls (I know I said they were locked but I havent actually started turn yet haha)

Crap...was not prepared to vote

Evolve a nervous system (I guess)

[naturegirl1999]

Ok everybody I have set up a basic timeline and I'm thinking of ending this at about turn 30 and starting a civilisation game at that point. In order to "qualify" for civilisation you must have the following six traits by turn 30:

• The ability to share knowledge and communicate (language)

• The ability to manipulate the environment (hands/graspers)

• The ability to recognise and learn patterns and connections and create tools (intelligence)

• The ability to cooperate in a group (social animals)

• The ability to create fire (myriad of benefits such as cooking, protection, warmth etc)

• The ability to be flexible in terms of dietary needs (no hyper-carnivores/herbivores, however its fine to be predominantly one or the other just not 100%)

What is everybodies thoughts on this?

Not sure about the last rule. Elephants have tool use and octopi are pretty smart.

I'm not interested in a civilization game anyway.

If elephants and octopi meat the criteria for intelligence, why are they not considered intelligent? Is it just because they happen to not be human? If we define intelligence a certain way, other animals who fit the criteria would be considered intelligent, human or non-human.

Edit: I just realized that that was exactly the point you were trying to make