New PBW game - Great Experiment 3 - Page 8

Electrum · #71 January 15th, 2004, 04:08 AM

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Originally posted by Electrum:

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Originally posted by Slynky:
I will be rated in this game. This makes 3 of us: Gandalph, Alneyan, and me.

Could you please add me too. I've tried e-mailimg this request, but it must not have made it.
Thanks

Electrum
(1) I'll need to get approval of Gandalph and Alneyan and Geoschmo (currently, the only other rated players) since the game has started. They need to email me their private vote. I'll need a unanimous vote to let you count the game. Since the game has barely started, there might not be much disagreement

(2) Please click the link in my siggy and test sending me a message. If it doesn't work, I need to know. Thanks!

I sent out another E-mail (this makes 4). Please let me know if it comes through.
Thanks

Paul1980au · #72 January 15th, 2004, 05:03 AM

How big are the turn files i wouldnt mind a play by web game.

Renegade 13 · #73 January 15th, 2004, 06:20 AM

Turn files vary in size immensely. Some are as small as 100 kb, and as large as 700kb or so. But my PBW experience is limited, as I've just gotten into it recently. So those figures could be off a bit.

Unknown_Enemy · #74 January 15th, 2004, 09:35 AM

Let me ask something :

For all the rated players, they have to win the game alone, not as an alliance right ?
If a rated player wins the game in an alliance with a non rated player, this game won't count for him rating wise.

Which means a player applying to be rated cannot be trusted for an alliance in the long term.
Did I get it right ?

geoschmo · #75 January 15th, 2004, 01:12 PM

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Originally posted by Unknown_Enemy:

Did I get it right ?

No, as far as Ratings for that game go you ignore any none rated players in the game when calculating results. So if a rated player teams up with non-rated players and wins the game he still gets full credit for the win.

However, I am not sure how Slynky would handle a game where a couple of rated players teamed up together for the victory. I imagine he has some calulation for team victories, but I am not sure how it works.

EDIT: I may have spoken too soon. The Ratings rules say it has to be Last man standing. I think you could still team with a non-rated player since they aren't considered for Ratings puprposes, but I guess you can't team with a rated player. At least not all the way to the end.

Geoschmo

[ January 15, 2004, 11:15: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

Slynky · #76 January 15th, 2004, 03:13 PM

I'd just be happy if the turns could run

. Last turn took me about 20 seconds to do.

(Why oh why do I get into these games with so many players you can ALWAYS be sure the turn will run late because SOMEONE will always be negligent about doing their turn on time?)

geoschmo · #77 January 15th, 2004, 03:18 PM

Once again, sorry about that. Turn is running now.

Slynky · #78 January 16th, 2004, 01:53 AM

All the rated players have responded and the results are unanimous: It's OK for Electrum to count this game as a rated game.

Thanks for taking the time to message me, guys.

Slynky · #79 January 17th, 2004, 04:18 AM

Actually, the joke is on me. Apparently, the "Experiment" is seeing how many consequetive turns a game can have that are beyond the time limit.

Now, for a lot of people, I guess it's no big deal. But for me, unless someone is going on a trip or vacation or their PC has broken (or some kind of excuse), a lackadaisical approach to completing turns on time tends to ruin the game for me a bit. Take the pleasure out of it, if you get my drift. I fail to understand why people sign up for games and can't even make the deadlines of the single-digit turns...where it takes about a half a minute to complete a turn.

So, knowing that things will only get worse, I'd like to advertise my position for takeover. I can't enjoy a game where I am eternally irked by continued lateness.

It's a good position...I've been in 1st place since the start of the game. Someone should take it over so that I don't have to pull out of the game (and therefore "hurt" the game for the other players).

geoschmo · #80 January 17th, 2004, 04:43 AM

If it's a problem Slynky, just withdraw now. The Last couple turns have been held up by Goodops. Don't know him. This is the first game I've seen him in. If he misses any more I'll boot him. But if we are holding you up, by all means do what you have to do. I'll just let the AI play for anyone that wants to quit and it won't hold us up at all.