GALAXY: How to join a game From: graeme@abekrd.co.uk (Graeme Griffiths) Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 15:28:13 +0000 Graeme's Galaxy PBeM Guide v1.00 The number of Galaxy games running at one time is entirely dependant on the number of willing GMs. If no-one runs the games, there are no games. The key to joining a Galaxy game is hearing about the start-up of a game in time to join in. Before we discuss how to join, some caveats: Galaxy is a very LONG game. Some games have lasted nearly 2 years. Basically the larger the game the longer it runs. You will need to have uninterrupted Email access for that period. N.B. Students take note : If you're likely to lose access for a long period of time (summer holidays for example) you should take this into account before joining a game. Obviously everyone has time-off, and this can be got around, the GM will often call a halt during a holiday period or you can sort out advance orders for short breaks. The further on in the game you get the longer (and hence more time-consuming) the turns get. If you can't spend the time doing the turns you really aren't going to win. Some people quote anything up from 5 hours a turn for end-game turns. If you can fulfill your responsibilities to the other players and the GM you are ready to play. Read on. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to join. ----------- Almost without exception games are announced in rec.games.pbm. Watch for these announcements and follow them up and you are in a game. However, as many are finding out, these announcements have recently become scarcer than hens-teeth, less games are starting. To combat this I have started a campaign to try and get more galaxy being played. First I have to find out if anyone wants to play, I have started this from my WWW page (URL at end) in the shape of a form. By filling in the form you express your interest to play Galaxy. When I get a list long enough I'll start bugging known GM's to see if they have the capacity to start a new game. With a bit of luck we should have a game in no time... Information about Galaxy can be obtained from the Galaxy PBeM Home-Page http://www.abekrd.co.uk/Galaxy The waiting-list form can be accessed from here. For those without Web access (I would really appreciate the form being used, its all automagic) you can Email graeme@abekrd.co.uk. Use subject "Galaxy waiting-list entry" and copy this form: Name Joe Bloggs (jb@my.machine.domain) length n months m turns / week Will play normal games &| Will play blind games Comments: Any special topics not already covered. -- Graeme Griffiths, | "I'd love to talk philosophy, but I gotta Abekas Video Systems +44 1734 585421| take a piss. Man that philosophy, runs graeme@abekrd.co.uk | right thru' ya." - Dave Lee Roth 1994 Ge e+ -k++++++ C- o# -d& e?????? B-- i** -t+=%% -e+ M-@ e+ !!!!!! Up