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MoSe posted 05-07-99 11:09 AM ET
Newhon1, which was second instance of Erewhon is launched.
Hendy Doom (I know you're interested) and JGMagnus, and anyone who's still looking for a 4 to 7 human faction PBME starting MY 2130,
please post here.
You may be wanting to wait till the first impressions from the first 8 players come out.
Maybe my next CMN efforts will poduce more interesting results, but, hey, this one is available!
I was considering something like the idea of "1 Lee Street" [cousin, I should have expected it from you, fellow 6-sided single Risk! player]. This scenario could be adapted to such idea too: only, the
AI faction should be changed to one so hated around here, don't know why.
Remember, the fixed planetolgy is: Large & Dense, the rest can still be edited in the scenario.
MariOne
-who once was "single, not looking", now is Multi, posting ads everywhere...

jgmagnus posted 05-07-99 12:21 PM ET

Just posting to let you know I'm still in.
[email protected]
I think I gave you my preferences
I'll play PKs if not taken
Goobmeister posted 05-07-99 12:42 PM ET
MoSe, you cousLee and I can get together and have three independent 6 sided Risk games going, and then intertwine the multiple worlds through gateway countries where we are trying to take over each others boards while still fighting internally on our own boards.
That would be crazy.
Goob
MoSe posted 05-07-99 12:54 PM ET
Yeah like MoM's planes and towers!
Don't you scare newcomers like that, my one and only Goob...
Goobmeister posted 05-07-99 05:35 PM ET
I assume the Risk scenario was the scary part, or maybe just my posting here , but that Risk game sounds kinda cool, someday I will have to convince some of my local crazies to try that with me. Or maybe when my kids grow up, yeah that's it.
Goob
Hendy Doom posted 05-11-99 02:12 PM ET
Just want to say hello and show interest again
Bingmann posted 05-11-99 04:02 PM ET
Hi MoSe,
I am interested in playing. I would be like to be Believers or Hive or anybody.
Druid posted 05-11-99 04:16 PM ET
I'd be interested in playing..
faction prefs: Gian,UoP,Morgan,Spartan,Yang,PK,Believers
my email:: [email protected]
MoSe posted 05-12-99 07:45 AM ET
Ok, we have 4.
jgmagnus, Hendy Doom, Bingmann, Druid.
- my scenario is open to up to 7 factions. I'll start this with four, but if you prefer and ask we could wait for someone else (only if you ask; I'll proceed anyway).
- you can vote for your preferred difficulty level (I default this to thinker).
- actually also cloud cover can be changed w/out throwing the map up, so apart from size & ocean, you may still ask to change the settings.
Remember again, I only slightly edited the random map and biased the development, this looks like a Large Planet no-contact-yet 2130 normal game, some players found the first turns a bit boring anyway.
I'll post again with more details
Newhon2
CMN Ace
MoSe posted 05-12-99 08:16 AM ET
1. DRUID, Gaia, [email protected], Dallas, TX (CST)
2. HENDY DOOM, (UoP/Morgan/Sparta), [email protected], T�bingen, D (CET)
3. BINGMANN, TLB (Hive?pick!), [email protected], Shrewsbury, MA (EST)
4. JGMAGNUS, pk, [email protected], Boston, MA (EST)
Only Bingmann specified his PBEM time window.
I know that Hendy Doom can check his e-maill all the day round, can you also play a turn or only in the evening, Hendy?
Druid an jgmagnus, if you don't specify I assume you can take a turn (which is what really matters to PBEMs) in the evenings.
With 3 timezones equal or near, I guess the playing sequence will not really matter, if you reply in time you could also take 1 turn per day.
You also have to choose which communication frame you want to play in:
- SP like, no contact (or buy commlink), no talk
- Wild & Wooly, anytime, any means allowed
the first is more realistic, the second requires less attention and control.
I'll start it tomorrow, so the american-based can eventually post during my night.
CMN Ace
Druid posted 05-12-99 12:04 PM ET
I really dont care about contact restrictions..
either SP or Anytime is ok w/ me.
I can chk mail several times a day.. and MAY be able to do more than 1 turn/day.. but not every day.. *s* WOrk DOES intrude sometimes..
Druid posted 05-12-99 12:08 PM ET
Forgot: Thinker or Librarian would be ok..
Bingmann posted 05-12-99 12:56 PM ET
I have no special desires for the game settings. Small preference for no comm until game contact or commlink bought.
I'll play the Believers unless playing another faction would make the player ordering better. "Believers, Hive, anybody" was a preference ordering, but without much conviction - I like them all OK.
Also, is there going to be a "turns" forum thread somewhere and is there a forum thread I should look up for any ground rules/special instructions?
My 1300GMT, 2300GMT PBEM profile means that if there is a turn waiting in my mailbox at either of those times, I guarantee I can immediately play a turn at that time.
Druid posted 05-12-99 01:17 PM ET
I've done a lot of PBM/PBEM Diplomacy games, and there's almost always a way to "publish" press releases. Not direct negotiation, but just general propaganda from your faction. We could do it, of course, privately via email, but might be more fun if it's a thread here ...
MoSe posted 05-12-99 01:37 PM ET
Of course there will be a turns thread and a Narrative thread, like the other CMNd challenges around here. I'll originate them as soon as the game is started, in the Apolyton Forum, since this is the current trend (that forum is actually more reliable...). I'm not an hell of a writer, so it will be up to you to post your stories in the thread.
I would agree to have restrained SP like communications. For that purpose, just to help you avoiding any doubts in the game, I suggest you to edit your alpha.txt and set to 0 the flag near the bottom of the #RULES section:
1, ; If non-zero, humans can always contact each other in hotseat/email games
Mind tho, it doesn't get stored in the .SAV, the game reads it everytime you start it.
This way, the commlink list will reflect the SP rules.
I'll e-mail you a Word'97 RULES.DOC when I send you starting infos, along with suggestions about actions to take at the end of your turns and about filenaming.
Hendy mailed me he will post later, anyway short of his preference I would assign him tomorrow morning a faction randomly chosen in the 3 proposed above.
Hasta ma�ana
CMN Ace
jgmagnus posted 05-12-99 10:39 PM ET
Answers:
- Don't care on difficulty level
- No comm until meet in-game
- Can play Daily 6pm-12am (or at least can check email) normally excluding going out with friends or something
- I think that's it ....
- Magnus
Hendy Doom posted 05-13-99 04:15 AM ET
Well, that�s all OK to me. Any of the 3 Factions are OK too, don�t have a preference there.
I think no negotiation (officialy in the game) should be allowed before contact (no treaties, tech-exchange etc.).
Early E-mails in the forum such like "oh, 1 million mindworms attacking...." should be OK.
Level: Thinker is better, don�t make it too easy.
I can check and play up to 4 times during the day ( at least until my wife checks the telephone-bill )
Bye
H.
jimmytrick posted 05-13-99 01:12 PM ET
MoSe, I know that this game is full. Please consider me for any other's that you launch. I am in Erewhon, but it seems that game is dead. You can count on me for one turn per day. Available 5-10pm EST. Also, I try to check in early AM if turn fails to come within my window.
If you have an opening, just pencil me in. No additional contact needed. I can play any faction and am open to various options. I just need a game! I can handle up to three daily with no problem.
Good luck with Newhon2.
ViVicdi posted 05-13-99 08:47 PM ET
ViVicdi wants to play!
email
[email protected]
time zone
published in my profile
I would like to suggest, as always, that faction assignment be determined by time zone, but that doesn't seem to be a very popular trend, so ...
Faction preferences
1. Hive
2. UoP
3. Gaia
MoSe posted 05-14-99 02:34 AM ET
Lord Zod, I still hope to find out why Erewhon is stuck. Darkstar posted in Apolyton that he's still waiting your turn, so I'll mail the other players to check wether they recieived.
Of course I could enlist you only if I'm sure that's one's dead, and with the same faction, seen that in 3 turns you couldn't discover anything of advantage if you replay it.
Unless I find time in the weekend to produce another PBEM start scenario.
Any way, some PBEMs remain stuck for a while, and then start again. In Aredhran's Challenge, I played 3 regular turns (sadly we had Don's defection there): Apr 21, 27, May 7. And I hope to see next one monday.
So, ViVicdi (Ared'sCh fellow) is the first subscriber to Newhon3.
Waiting for others.
MariOne
jimmytrick posted 05-14-99 09:02 PM ET
What a great idea MoSe! News flash!
New PBEM game to be ready by Monday! Only one spot taken, thats me.
Send your faction requests and credit card number to:
[email protected]
Only serious SMACers need apply!
MoSe posted 05-17-99 07:56 AM ET
A-hem...
It seems that you did take yourself seriously, so, still waiting for that #
MariOne

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Author	Topic: Newhon2 &+ call for challengers
MoSe	posted 05-07-99 11:09 AM ET Newhon1, which was second instance of Erewhon is launched. Hendy Doom (I know you're interested) and JGMagnus, and anyone who's still looking for a 4 to 7 human faction PBME starting MY 2130, please post here. You may be wanting to wait till the first impressions from the first 8 players come out. Maybe my next CMN efforts will poduce more interesting results, but, hey, this one is available! I was considering something like the idea of "1 Lee Street" [cousin, I should have expected it from you, fellow 6-sided single Risk! player]. This scenario could be adapted to such idea too: only, the AI faction should be changed to one so hated around here, don't know why. Remember, the fixed planetolgy is: Large & Dense, the rest can still be edited in the scenario. MariOne -who once was "single, not looking", now is Multi, posting ads everywhere...
jgmagnus	posted 05-07-99 12:21 PM ET Just posting to let you know I'm still in. [email protected] I think I gave you my preferences I'll play PKs if not taken
Goobmeister	posted 05-07-99 12:42 PM ET MoSe, you cousLee and I can get together and have three independent 6 sided Risk games going, and then intertwine the multiple worlds through gateway countries where we are trying to take over each others boards while still fighting internally on our own boards. That would be crazy. Goob
MoSe	posted 05-07-99 12:54 PM ET Yeah like MoM's planes and towers! Don't you scare newcomers like that, my one and only Goob...
Goobmeister	posted 05-07-99 05:35 PM ET I assume the Risk scenario was the scary part, or maybe just my posting here , but that Risk game sounds kinda cool, someday I will have to convince some of my local crazies to try that with me. Or maybe when my kids grow up, yeah that's it. Goob
Hendy Doom	posted 05-11-99 02:12 PM ET Just want to say hello and show interest again
Bingmann	posted 05-11-99 04:02 PM ET Hi MoSe, I am interested in playing. I would be like to be Believers or Hive or anybody.
Druid	posted 05-11-99 04:16 PM ET I'd be interested in playing.. faction prefs: Gian,UoP,Morgan,Spartan,Yang,PK,Believers my email:: [email protected]
MoSe	posted 05-12-99 07:45 AM ET Ok, we have 4. jgmagnus, Hendy Doom, Bingmann, Druid. - my scenario is open to up to 7 factions. I'll start this with four, but if you prefer and ask we could wait for someone else (only if you ask; I'll proceed anyway). - you can vote for your preferred difficulty level (I default this to thinker). - actually also cloud cover can be changed w/out throwing the map up, so apart from size & ocean, you may still ask to change the settings. Remember again, I only slightly edited the random map and biased the development, this looks like a Large Planet no-contact-yet 2130 normal game, some players found the first turns a bit boring anyway. I'll post again with more details Newhon2 CMN Ace
MoSe	posted 05-12-99 08:16 AM ET 1. DRUID, Gaia, [email protected], Dallas, TX (CST) 2. HENDY DOOM, (UoP/Morgan/Sparta), [email protected], T�bingen, D (CET) 3. BINGMANN, TLB (Hive?pick!), [email protected], Shrewsbury, MA (EST) 4. JGMAGNUS, pk, [email protected], Boston, MA (EST) Only Bingmann specified his PBEM time window. I know that Hendy Doom can check his e-maill all the day round, can you also play a turn or only in the evening, Hendy? Druid an jgmagnus, if you don't specify I assume you can take a turn (which is what really matters to PBEMs) in the evenings. With 3 timezones equal or near, I guess the playing sequence will not really matter, if you reply in time you could also take 1 turn per day. You also have to choose which communication frame you want to play in: - SP like, no contact (or buy commlink), no talk - Wild & Wooly, anytime, any means allowed the first is more realistic, the second requires less attention and control. I'll start it tomorrow, so the american-based can eventually post during my night. CMN Ace
Druid	posted 05-12-99 12:04 PM ET I really dont care about contact restrictions.. either SP or Anytime is ok w/ me. I can chk mail several times a day.. and MAY be able to do more than 1 turn/day.. but not every day.. s WOrk DOES intrude sometimes..
Druid	posted 05-12-99 12:08 PM ET Forgot: Thinker or Librarian would be ok..
Bingmann	posted 05-12-99 12:56 PM ET I have no special desires for the game settings. Small preference for no comm until game contact or commlink bought. I'll play the Believers unless playing another faction would make the player ordering better. "Believers, Hive, anybody" was a preference ordering, but without much conviction - I like them all OK. Also, is there going to be a "turns" forum thread somewhere and is there a forum thread I should look up for any ground rules/special instructions? My 1300GMT, 2300GMT PBEM profile means that if there is a turn waiting in my mailbox at either of those times, I guarantee I can immediately play a turn at that time.
Druid	posted 05-12-99 01:17 PM ET I've done a lot of PBM/PBEM Diplomacy games, and there's almost always a way to "publish" press releases. Not direct negotiation, but just general propaganda from your faction. We could do it, of course, privately via email, but might be more fun if it's a thread here ...
MoSe	posted 05-12-99 01:37 PM ET Of course there will be a turns thread and a Narrative thread, like the other CMNd challenges around here. I'll originate them as soon as the game is started, in the Apolyton Forum, since this is the current trend (that forum is actually more reliable...). I'm not an hell of a writer, so it will be up to you to post your stories in the thread. I would agree to have restrained SP like communications. For that purpose, just to help you avoiding any doubts in the game, I suggest you to edit your alpha.txt and set to 0 the flag near the bottom of the #RULES section: 1, ; If non-zero, humans can always contact each other in hotseat/email games Mind tho, it doesn't get stored in the .SAV, the game reads it everytime you start it. This way, the commlink list will reflect the SP rules. I'll e-mail you a Word'97 RULES.DOC when I send you starting infos, along with suggestions about actions to take at the end of your turns and about filenaming. Hendy mailed me he will post later, anyway short of his preference I would assign him tomorrow morning a faction randomly chosen in the 3 proposed above. Hasta ma�ana CMN Ace
jgmagnus	posted 05-12-99 10:39 PM ET Answers: - Don't care on difficulty level - No comm until meet in-game - Can play Daily 6pm-12am (or at least can check email) normally excluding going out with friends or something - I think that's it .... - Magnus
Hendy Doom	posted 05-13-99 04:15 AM ET Well, that�s all OK to me. Any of the 3 Factions are OK too, don�t have a preference there. I think no negotiation (officialy in the game) should be allowed before contact (no treaties, tech-exchange etc.). Early E-mails in the forum such like "oh, 1 million mindworms attacking...." should be OK. Level: Thinker is better, don�t make it too easy. I can check and play up to 4 times during the day ( at least until my wife checks the telephone-bill ) Bye H.
jimmytrick	posted 05-13-99 01:12 PM ET MoSe, I know that this game is full. Please consider me for any other's that you launch. I am in Erewhon, but it seems that game is dead. You can count on me for one turn per day. Available 5-10pm EST. Also, I try to check in early AM if turn fails to come within my window. If you have an opening, just pencil me in. No additional contact needed. I can play any faction and am open to various options. I just need a game! I can handle up to three daily with no problem. Good luck with Newhon2.
ViVicdi	posted 05-13-99 08:47 PM ET ViVicdi wants to play! email [email protected] time zone published in my profile I would like to suggest, as always, that faction assignment be determined by time zone, but that doesn't seem to be a very popular trend, so ... Faction preferences 1. Hive 2. UoP 3. Gaia
MoSe	posted 05-14-99 02:34 AM ET Lord Zod, I still hope to find out why Erewhon is stuck. Darkstar posted in Apolyton that he's still waiting your turn, so I'll mail the other players to check wether they recieived. Of course I could enlist you only if I'm sure that's one's dead, and with the same faction, seen that in 3 turns you couldn't discover anything of advantage if you replay it. Unless I find time in the weekend to produce another PBEM start scenario. Any way, some PBEMs remain stuck for a while, and then start again. In Aredhran's Challenge, I played 3 regular turns (sadly we had Don's defection there): Apr 21, 27, May 7. And I hope to see next one monday. So, ViVicdi (Ared'sCh fellow) is the first subscriber to Newhon3. Waiting for others. MariOne
jimmytrick	posted 05-14-99 09:02 PM ET What a great idea MoSe! News flash! New PBEM game to be ready by Monday! Only one spot taken, thats me. Send your faction requests and credit card number to: [email protected] Only serious SMACers need apply!
MoSe	posted 05-17-99 07:56 AM ET A-hem... It seems that you did take yourself seriously, so, still waiting for that # MariOne