Re: Running a PBeM without a turn schedule?

From: ptsbill@crl.com (William Rapp)

Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Mike Schmitz (mschmitz@direct.ca) wrote:
: Hi all.  I've been lurking for a while, and noticed that all the games
: I've seen mentioned tend to require only one or two turns per week.
: Have any of you ever tried running an open-ended game, where players
: may submit their actions as often as they wished?

: The game that I run functions this way: I post the situation,
: (sometimes very brief, others long), and the players get back to me as
: soon as possible.  Usually they post once a day, sometimes twice, but
: they certainly skip days too sometimes.  When combat starts, I give
: everyone 24 hours to reply; anyone who misses the deadline is
: 'surprised' and unable to participate in first round fighting.  In a
: normal situation, I simply wait for all the players submissions to
: come in before I post the update (sometimes, if one player takes too
: long, I just go ahead anyway)

: I've been very pleased with the way this has gone, as our game
: accomplishes a lot, and I'm able to give the players the necessary
: info for them to make *informed* decisions.  Also, individual players
: can do things (like, "I read the note i just found in my pocket") and
: get results without having to waste a whole week's turn doing it.

: Anyway, does anyone else out there work things this way?  If so, I'd
: be interested to hear of any problems or suggestions you may have on
: this system, as our game has only been up for about 3 months now...

: later,
: Mike
: ________________________________________________________________
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Is there some command point system or other 'hard' limit ( in
24 hour period) to prevent the situation where
 the player who submits the most
often gets the most advantage?? (not just command flexibility,
but moving further/attacking more often/grabbing the most loot
etc..)

-AS

References

Running a PBeM without a turn schedule?
mschmitz@direct.ca (Mike Schmitz)
Wed, 22 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000

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Running a PBeM without a turn schedule?
mschmitz@direct.ca (Mike Schmitz)
Wed, 22 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000