New Blind Galaxy Games starting

From: bampton@cs.utk.edu (Howard the Energizer)

Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 00:00:00 +0000

I will be starting 3 Blind Galaxy games shortly (turn 0 reports will
go out around the 13th of November). See:
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm.html
for details about what blind galaxy is. All three will be using the
options I typically use in my games: K commands will be allowed.
Version 3 compatibility mode, Fleets (UPGRADE), Carryover, and Partial
Techs.

Game 1 will be a slow game, with 2 turns per week for the first two
weeks (4 turns), and 1 turn per week thereafter. This game will be
known as Uranus. The galaxy's size will be about 200 ly.

Game 2 will be a fast game, with 2 turns per week (possibly slowing
down to 1 turn per week after turn 50). This game will be known as
Hermes. The galaxy's size will be about 200 ly.

Game 3 will be a fast game, with 2 turns per week (possibly slowing
down to 1 turn per week after turn 50). This game will be known as
Nike. The galaxy's size will be as small as I can make it (possibly
<120 ly) while still giving players 20 light years or more between
homeworlds. There will be around 400 systems.

Notes:
There will be no more than 3 players per site, 2 if the game has fewer
than 20 players (Exception: large ISP's such as Netcom might be
allowed to exceed this). There are obvious ways to get around this,
but please honor the spirit.

Turns will run on Tuesdays and Fridays, around 8AM Eastern USA time.
This is 13:00 GMT for those more accustomed to that time zone.

These games are expected to last at least a year, and will run about
50 weeks out of the year.

I am aiming for 20 to 30 players in each game. At present, Hermes and
Uranus both have about 10. Nike has about 5.

To sign up, please mail me (one message per game, one player per
message), your choice of empire names, the game you wish to play in,
and an email @ to send reports to (if different than the sending one).

For rules, sourcecode, tools, etc, please check:
http://www.cs.utk.edu
http://www.indyramp.com/galaxy/
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm.html

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