Games that are looking for substitute players

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This thread is supposed to contain info on games that are looking for substitute players. Newbies are encouraged to join running games as a substitute player because they can get their feet wet and get the hang of MP gaming. To quote:

Gandalf Parker said:
Hey! You new players! Grabbing one of these replacement slots is a great way to check out MP games without concern over comments. It will be scales you didnt pick, a pretender that might not match the way you play, and often a bad spot in the game. You have ready-made excuses if you dont do well, and plenty of room to crow if you do.

Don't get discouraged, sometimes even players in very good positions are looking for substitutes because they simply don't have the time to play anymore, or lost the interest.

Since I'm reading lots of game threads even if I'm not participating in them, I see the following common pattern alot:

• somebody wants to drop out of the game because he doesn't have the time to participate anymore
• he tells that he'd like a replacement in the game thread
• the others continue playing like usual
• after 5 more turns nothing has changed and either said player sets himself to AI or the host does it because he has been stalling all the time

This is happening far too often than necessary, I have seen it for at least half a dozen games by now. You can't expect that potential new players work through all the game threads to find a vacant position that they can fill. But there are lots of players waiting to play a new game, or take over a nation at least. If the host creates a new "looking for a sub" thread, then they usually have a replacement player within 24 hours, but most of the time they only change the title for their game thread, at most, and nobody signs up.

We should have a central meeting point for these games that are looking for substitute players and players that are looking for games to join, so this is the thread for it. Maybe a mod can sticky this thread if it turns out to be useful.

I'd like that whenever a game/player is looking for a substitute, that they should post in this thread with a short info about the open position looking to get filled, short info about the game, and a link to the game thread. If you get a substitute player or set the nation to AI later on, then please edit your post and state that you're no longer looking for the sub. New players, please respond directly in the game thread if you want to fill the position.