[Puke]

very mixed experiences there. sometimes replacement players are really on the ball, they pickup the roleplaying of the Last empire, and they really fight it out.

i discovered its best to take the first come first serve approach rather than holding the spot for someone who sounds cool, as either way you get the same odds that the person will stick around. in the junkyard game, i had two replacement players for the same slot, neither of them panned out, and i eventually gave up and clicked finished.

another game, i tried to hold a spot for someone, and i ended up with more serious players waiting in line because the person i was holding for never came through.

looking back, i think i would click the finished buton unless 1, there were 5 or less players, since in small games things can turn about and every player counts. or 2, the player who dropped was in a position of some influence or power in the game, and the game would really turn into a chicken shoot if they became AI. of course, there is always 3, if they are the enemy of my enemy and i want a human to be there to put up a fight.

just kidding about 3.

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"...the green, sticky spawn of the stars"
(with apologies to H.P.L.)