HELP! Need Player Quick

From: ac829@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Andrew Hopkinson)

Date: Tue, 04 Oct 1994 20:39:32 +0000

Hey ho,

I am re-starting a game called castlerock, and one of the players I got
may not be able to play. The game is set to start on monday. I will attach
a file with all the necessary info. Be warned though, the ftp site is
unreliable. If you have problems, send a message to: ahopkins@ccs.carleton.ca

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The game is called Castlerock. It is a wargame set in a
medieval/fantasy world for 10 players. You are an upstart baron
trying to control the production on Castlerock island as well as
fend off your enemies who trying to do the same! Each barony is a
different race; elf, dwarf, orc, half-elf, gnome, human - you
name it. Each race has its own unique special abilities and/or
troops. In addition to purchasing armies, you also control 3
spellcasters who research the mysterious locations on the island
in order to gain to spells which will help you in your conquests.

The complete rules are very long (60+ pages) due to the fact that
the game is not completely automated. The replies are in text
format, there is no graphic interaction, although you do get a
map. You can get the map either in .gif format (2 sides), or
postscript (good for printing, about 300k/side). Both versions of
the map can be obtained via ftp at ftp.cp.tn.tudelft.nl in the
pub/pbm_old/Castlerock drawer. The gif versions are called
crmapl.gif.gz (left side) and crmapr.gif.gz (right side)
respectively. The postscript version are called crmapl.ps.gz and
crmapr.ps.gz. Both are compressed using a unix compression call
gzip. To unzip type gunzip <filename>.gz.

A shortened version of the rules (Castlerock.txt) are found at
the same ftp site in the pub/pbm/misc drawer. This is just to
give a rough idea of what the game is like. For the complete
rules just send me a message at ac829@ Freenet.carleton.ca.

Turns will be processed every week.

The game has been well play-tested for over 5 years and is almost
everyone who has played it agrees that it's a great game. If you
like lots of detailed rules and lots of multiplayer interaction,
you'll love Castlerock.