Re: galaxy

From: Tim Booth <TBooth@publications.usyd.edu.au>

Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Agent 007 wrote:
>
> Can anyone please tell me of any galaxy mailing lists that show games
> that are open? im looking for open galaxy serves, and ave found none.
> Please help

Dear Agent007...

Frans Slothouber has advertised a number. I've added the info
he already posted to r.g.p.

Webko

Greetings,

I will be starting a number of GalaxyNG games and Standard Galaxy
games.  So if you like to play GalaxyNG during the summer read on.

You have a choice from the following games:

Game1   GalaxyNG   5 turns/week    small game   ~ 10 players
Game2   GalaxyNG   3 turns/week    small game   ~ 10 players
Game3   GalaxyNG   2 turns/week    big game     ~ 40 players
Game4   GalaxyNG   2 turns/week    small game   ~ 10 players
Game5   GalaxyNG   3 turns/week    one on one      2 players
Game6   GalaxyNG   1 turn/week     medium game  ~ 20 players
Game7   Galaxy     2 turns/week    medium game  ~ 20 players
Game8   Galaxy     1 turn/week     medium game  ~ 20 players

The game names are just temporarily, they will be changed to more
exciting
names as soon as the games start.

I like to accommodate as many players as possible. So if 30 people join
Game1, I will start 3 separate games that run 5 turns/week.

You can join as many times as you like, however I will ensure
that do not play two positions in the same game.

Games will start as soon as there are enough players. If there are not
enough players for a particular game within 3 weeks the game will be
canceled, and you will receive a notification.

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***  H O W   T O   J O I N  ****
********************************

To join one of these games send a mail with one of the following
subjects:

Join Game1
  Join Game2
  Join etc

to this address:

slothoub@cs.utwente.nl

Your request will be processed by an automated server, and you will
receive a reply to tell you were accepted.

Please use the correct subject and address as I will ignore any
incorrect emails!  Also note that your mail will be processed
by a non-intelligent program, so there is no point in putting
any information or questions in the body of your mail.

******************************
*** Background Information ***
******************************

GalaxyNG is a variant of Galaxy.  The main difference is that when you
bomb a planet of an enemy you become the owner of that planet, and you
get to keep 25% of the population and industry.  The distribution of
the planets is such that everybody has a fair chance on winning the
game, and the GalaxyNG code fixes a number of bugs that were present
in the old Galaxy Code. Also:
(1)  There is a forecaster function with the orders checker.
     With each reply to a set of orders you send in you
     can get an forecast on the status of your groups
     and planets in the next turn.  (This can be switched
     on and off)
(2)  You can play anonymously. That is your email address will
     remain hidden from other players, until you decide to
     make it known.
(3)  The report contains extra information that will be used
     in future versions of GalaxyTV to provide you with more
     information about your groups.

-->  GalaxyNG is compatible with GalaxyTV  <--

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*** Standard Galaxy ***
************************

Standard Galaxy means that the GalaxyNG bombing rule will be disabled.
Planets will thus be bombed fully and be uninhabited after bombing.
You will start the game with only one home planet.

For more information have a look at
http://wwwtios.cs.utwente.nl/~slothoub/Galaxy

Have Fun,
Frans.

References

galaxy
aookupe@nachos.engr.ucdavis.edu (Agent 007)
Tue, 22 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000