a new subforum maybe?

[Lokean]

To clarify, then. Are games on your server that are listed as OPEN essentially free to all comers? And is there a way of checking to see whether there are other players signed up to a particular game without connecting to the server?

[Gandalf Parker]

Yes, the open game will list the nations that have signed up.
http://game.dom3minions.com/bin/blitz_chk.cgi
http://game.dom3minions.com/bin/cbm_chk.cgi
http://game.dom3minions.com/bin/vsAI_chk.cgi
http://game.dom3minions.com/bin/Chaos_chk.cgi
http://game.dom3minions.com/bin/demo_chk.cgi
http://game.dom3minions.com/bin/mids_chk.cgi
Mega games tend to get their own webpages.

Hmmm Im considering yet another couple of game categories.
Maybe its time to create a single page just for listing the open ones in all categories.

[Lokean]

Ah, I see. The page I clicked on (CBM blitz) didn't have any nations signed up at the time, in that case.

If you put up a general page for the open games I'd put that up as a point of reference, but would then specify particular games if players posted a notice in the thread. In general I expect there's less organising required for the sort of small game your server hosts, since it's essentially each player joining in a vacuum, without prior knowledge of the other players or their preferences.

[Kojusoki]

good job Lokean! That is what I was looking for