Re: ARENA : How to join ?

From: srt@sun-dimas.aero.org (Scott Turner)

Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 19:36:57 +0000

ARENA II Frequently Asked Questions -- Answered!

1) How do I get the rules to Arena?  How do I start playing?

To start playing Arena, sent an empty mail message to the Arena
   daemon: arena@sun-dimas.aero.org.  The Arena will send you back a
   plain text copy of the latest rules and register you in the player
   database.  The rules explain how to begin playing.

A postscript version of the rules should be available from the PBM
   archive sites:

ftp.erg.sri.com:/pub/pbm
	ftp.funet.fi:/pub/doc/games/play-by-mail

NOTE: The rules on the archive sites may be slightly out-of-date.

2) What are the most common mistakes for the new Arena player to
   avoid?

* DON'T send your turn to srt@sun-dimas.aero.org.  DO send your
     turn to arena@sun-dimas.aero.org.  Turns sent to "srt" are
     generally deleted without reply.

* Don't train until you see what weapons and armor are available.

* Don't enter an Arena until you're ready to fight.  If you leave
     and re-enter, you'll be charged the entrance fee again.  (This
     prevents gladiators from "picking and choosing" their fights.)

* Leave yourself enough money to lose two or three fights.

3) How come the Arena complains that my gladiator is in use by another
   player?

The most likely cause for this problem is that you've sent in your
   turn from an e-mail address different from the one you used when
   you created your character.  ARENA identifies you by the e-mail
   address taken from the ``From:'' line in your message.  If your
   user name or the machine from which you sent the mail change, ARENA
   thinks you're a different person.  If you have to switch to a new
   account or machine, contact me.  I can manually change your
   address.

Support for the Reply-To: field is being worked on.

4) I went into a store and tried to buy a longsword but I ended up
   with a leather kite shield!  What happened?

At midnight of each day shopkeepers inspect their wares and may
   rotate unpopular items.  If this happens, an item id may be reused
   for a new item.  The best solution to this problem is to avoid it:
   always make sure that the item you want to buy exists and buy it
   that same day.  It's also wise to make sure your attempted purchase
   actually succeeded before you try to use it, or enter an Arena.

5) I have other pressing questions!  How can I get answers?

If they concern Arena, mail them to srt@sun-dimas.aero.org.  This
   is a question-answering daemon that will process your question as
   soon as possible.

If your questions are of a more general nature (e.g., "What do you
   think the children of Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson would
   be like?") you may still send them to the Arena question-answering
   daemon, but do not expect authoritative replies.

You may also post questions to this newsgroup.  The question-
   answering daemon monitors this newsgroup and will reply as time
   permits.  As a courtesy to other readers of this newsgroup, please
   include ``ARENA'' in the title of your post.

-- Scott T.

References

ARENA : How to join ?
laurent@dsvgre.cea.fr (Olivier LAURENT)
Mon, 12 Dec 1994 12:09:34 +0000