This quote was a player who expressed interest in SE: Galaxies at Tesco's website, but wanted to a bit more info. I though my reply would be helpful to those that might be interested, but are undecided...
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I'm thinking of giving it a try...
its hard to come by any in depth info about it tho
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It's not that complex really and that's why there isn't much more details listed. Space Empires: Galaxies is essentially a substantiated role-play. What that really means is that events from an actual PBW game are used as the starting points for role-playing in the forums and stories. This gives it an organized structure that prevents many of the problems that plague other forms of unsubstantiated role-play. The forums serve as a place for players to project their interpretation of game events and to develop personalized storylines and characters that participate in them.
As a player in the game, you're responsible for role-playing your race within and outside of the game and participating in the forum on behalf of your empire. The turnaround times for turns are long and provide ample time for you to develop your storylines and respond to other players. Guidelines for the PBW aspect of Galaxies were added to help keep the focus of the game on developing your role-play and avoiding any sort of controversy that could disrupt the game.
But most of all, the goal of Space Empires: Galaxies is to have fun and employ your imagination and creativity. The more you participate, the more people are going to respond to you and the more successful the experience will be.