slow PBEM game request

[DonOlms]

Hi folks!

I am one of those poor gaming maniacs,
who has only limited time available for his hobby.

There is a job, a wife, two kids and some friends to be satisfied. Got the picture?

I am looking for games scheduled to run only 2-3 turns a week. Anyone else interested?

DonOlms

[liga]

I'm interested ... it could be nice for me ... I could also ask one or two people of my dom2 group if they like to join a slow game ...

write me at ligaATtreemme.org

good play!
Liga

[tinkthank]

Sounds good to me too, I'm in a similar situation. Feel free to let me know should you have a slot open. Would sort of prefer to have the game windows-hosted, but whatever.

[Lunaticus]

I would join too. When do we start?

[Bob Thomson]

I will also join. In fact, if nobody else can do it I will run the game myself.

- Bob

[Karacan]

I am all for slow games, since my other slow game is sort of stalling at the moment. The fate of slow games, it appears.

I'll play anything but Jotunheim, Caelum and Abysia, if something's free.

[PvK]

Slow works for me.

[Rollo]

sounds good

[ April 02, 2004, 09:37: Message edited by: Rollo ]

[Saxon]

Two or three times a week sounds good, I would be interested.

May I suggest something, based upon my SEIV experience? Could we set deadlines, by which time the turns will be submitted and the turn MUST advance. Slow games tend to have more people asking for a day extra here and there and do tend to grind down to nothing. If we stick to the schedule, we will all miss a turn or two, but play will go on.

Also, at two turns a week, we would do eight turns a month. Are we all available for the next six months (turn 48)? Anyone got annual leave planned where they will be unable to play? I just got back from mine Monday, so I am free for a while.

Three turns a week is much harder to keep up with, but we do 12 turns a month and hit turn 48 in four months.

The fewer the players, the easier it is to keep rolling, so I would argue for a fairly low number of players.

Also, we may wish to discuss up front what happens to anyone who drops out and for whom we can not find a replacement. This situation can seriously imbalance a game. Is it possible to turn the AI part way through? I do not know.

Any thoughts on all this?

[magnate]

It is possible to switch AI on part way through, so no problems with dropouts.

I'm interested, and should be able to do turns even when I am on leave (end June/early July).

Have experience of very few races though, so might be playing one for the first time ...!

CC