-- New GalaxyNG Games Starting -- From: slothoub@cs.utwente.nl (Frans Slothouber) Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000 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. ******************************** *** 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 <-- ************************ *** 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. -- ( Frans Slothouber, Centre for Telematics and Information Technology ) ( www.xs4all.nl/~slothoub slothoub@cs.utwente.nl ) Up