How long do human vs human games (e-mail) take?

[Arkcon]

I would like to cast my vote for PBW as superior to email. Convince someone who wants to play against you to join and use it.

There is a potential benefit you can apply when setting up the game with automated turns that you can't get with email.

The game can be setup to run turns after a certain period of time. If a player has missed their turn -- either the AI will play that one turn or they can have nothing happen -- players choice.

It can help move things along.

[Fyron]

Conquista is still going on?

[Baron Grazic]

5 people still standing in Conquista out of the orginal 12.

There is a spare slot for any one who wants it. The Lint Navy - Currently in 4th place. NOTE - Not a Gold Game.

IF - The Vorlons made it to round 61 before surrendering to me. Their Home World still stands.

[Fyron]

So sad to see my former empire so poorly run...

I forget why I left that game, actually.

[Baron Grazic]

So sad to see my former empire so poorly run...

For that comment I am going give you a 0 Star Rating

[Fyron]

0 stars? Bah! You get -3.

[geoschmo]

For what it's worth, the oldest continually running game still currently being played on PBW is an affair called "Us against the Computer". It was started in June of 2001. It's currently up to turn 180 and appears to be getting about a turn every other week recently. Not sure if it's had faster and slower periods during it's history. That is likely. That's usually how it happens.

On the other hand a game I am in that started on August 4th is already up to turn 94.

But that is slow compared to some of the games I have been in and seen. I had one game where we were averaging 7 or 8 turns a day for a couple weeks. And I have heard of games getting in 25 to 30 turns a day. It all depends on how dedicated the players are.

It also helps to have just a few players. Typically the fewer players the faster the turns.

Geoschmo