[GALAXY] New Blind Galaxy Game Starting

From: schmidtb@storm.myrnek.de (Bernhard Schmidt)

Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 10:23:06 +0000

Update for all of you who never heard of Galaxy or servers running it:

(1) it's free - I don't charge any fees for running the game. I'm running
	the games for the fun of it, not for trying to live on it ;-)

(2) for information about what Blind Galaxy is, look at:
	http://www.myrnek.de/galaxy/

N E W   B L I N D   G A L A X Y   G A M E   S T A R T I N G   S O O N !
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Welcome galaxy players of all flavours and kinds, everyone is welcome to
	try their hands at this game, named Capricorn.

Capricorn will be a "cluster type" game, which means that the map will
	be divided into several sub-galaxies, with a rather long distance
	between them. The point here is that first you will have to grow
	big in your own sub-galaxy, until there's only one alliance left,
	and this is the point where the real war is about to begin: the
	battle for control over the whole galaxy. The reasoning behind
	this is: normal galaxy games stop when you finally have arrived
	at a level of power that would be fun to compare to others in other
	galaxies. Here, in Capricorn, you'll just be doing that.

Capricorn will allow alliance wins. That is: two random players, or as many
	players as win together from one sub-galaxy.

Capricorn will run 2/week, on tuesdays and fridays. There will be one start
	home world of size 1000 resources 10 for each player; the game is
	in the flavour of Blind Galaxy, i.e. with no more information about
	the stars and races around you than what you have actually seen.
	Distance between home worlds is at least 30 LYs (which is enough
	if you don't know where the other races' home worlds are), there
	will be around 600 systems in total.

Capricorn will also sport the one or other gimmick, like one (or more?)
	paradise system(s) - a system of great size, which are great if you
	have them settled, but woe if you lose them! - and experience for
	groups (example: a fighter that kills another ship gets better at
	shooting).

Capricorn will start on Feb, 27, 2004. First orders due are on March, 2nd 2004.

As always, I do not play in my own games, and am there for questions of all
	kinds (especially those concerning my games ...) and help for newbies.

Please sign up as soon as you can to give me a picture of the size of the games.

myrnek@myrnek.de

Bernhard Schmidt

PS:
If you know someone who might be interested in this, forward it to her/him!

If you have more questions, ask me!