Anyone up for a PBEM game?

Leoric · #1 November 27th, 2000, 10:37 PM

Because lack of experience, I don�t want to host. You should also know that I�m from Sweden, so there could be a huge time differential. Anyone?

Seawolf · #2 November 27th, 2000, 11:08 PM

Who ever does run a PBEM game I recommend not using simultanous mode.

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Comar · #3 November 28th, 2000, 01:53 AM

I have to disagree, Seawolf. I do a lot of PBEM's ( EFS ) and wish it had the capacity for simultaneous mode. For strategy games, turn based PBEM is slow and players quickly lose interest. And this is with only 5 players. I cannot imagine it with 8 or 10. At least with decent players and a 24 hour rule, you can get the turns out fairly fast.

Dweeb · #4 November 28th, 2000, 02:55 AM

I am planning to start a simul-turn PBEM game in a couple of weeks. If there are any game-killing bugs in simultaneous mode, perhaps they will be patched by then. I will post to this Forum and perhaps a newsgroup or two when I am ready.

AndonSage · #5 November 28th, 2000, 03:42 AM

>> I will post to this Forum and perhaps a newsgroup or two when I am ready. <<

Speaking of newsGroups, is there one for SE? I've found the Stars! newsgroup, but no Space Empires newsgroup.

AndonSage

Vilemare · #6 November 28th, 2000, 07:17 AM

I haven't pbem'd for a while. Do the free internet disk drives make the procedure any easier these days or is it still the poor hosts email accountant who will absorb the load?