Originally Posted By: bethlham
Hi Mocha! Hey, what are the details of the Marriage vs. Matching idea? \:\)

Hi! LOL, you ask the computer dummy this question.
As I look back, I believe I should have uesed differnet wording. In VV1 under skills having chidlren is called "Breeding."
In VV2 under skills having children is called "Parneting."
In marriage, there is a relationship with the mate and the children. In Breeding, one pops out babies and the children are left to care for themselves. Frankly, no offend to anyone, but that is what happens in this game.
Setting up Marriage verses Breeding (that's better than matching or breeding) Marriage you would have the option to have your adults marry or have some kind kind of committment traditon. In Breeding, you play the game as is.
The marriage option would prevent the male from selecting a mater until he earns enough tech points to support a wife (wives) and children. Most cultures as those VV is based upon, the male has to prove his manhood (like swimming with sharks) pay the father of the woman he wishes to amrry in herds or sheep, or win fair lady heart in weastling mate. My husband had to prove his understanding of the Torah to my g-dfather when he asked to marry me. He also had to prove he could support me. He doesn't just go up and "kiss a woman and then there are babies." In Most cultures, that action would get you killed! This gives your villagers more to do than just fish, research, build and stare at the fishies.
In the Breeding option, the game goes on as it has in the past three games.
However, my suggestions may not work for one main reason; the children. Other than nursing mums, or if you place an adult on a child to "teach" or "tell a story", there is no interaction with the children. No mummie hugs, no daddie kisses, no one holds a child's hand or gives them a treat.
And if this is how children are treated, I shouldn't expect men to give ladies flowers or women give their men a craved knive (unless it is in an event.)


Edited by MochaJew (06/05/08 03:13 AM)
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