Re: A good "civilization" like PBM.

From: jhnolte@juno.com (Joe Nolte)

Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 02:23:50 +0000

"Tomas H.V. M rkrid" <tomas.hvm@c2i.net> wrote in message news:<YaDR9.5532$ZL2.690018@juliett.dax.net>...
> I wrote:
> >> I tried Eressea and after 8 tries to start a position in the
> >> game gave up. Sorry to say, as the game seemed promising.
>
>
> Joe Nolte wrote:
> >Tell me more. What happened?
>
> Nothing. I printed out over 50 pages of rules which I placed in a folder
> with easy to use references sticking out. I studied the rules, the order
> formats, and downloaded the easy-to-use graphic client ("Magellan" I think
> it was called). Then I tried to send in orders for three different positions
> 8 times or more, but I never got it right. Not one order was processed.
> Tried get some help with the game, but never got any response. It's a free
> game, so probably no one have the time for clumsy people like me.
>
> What strikes me though, is that there might be more stories like mine out
> there, not necessarily with Eressea, but with a whole lot of games.
>
> >It took me a while to get started, having
> >to play in the tutorial, and the slow pace of the game with weekly
> >turns, and having to research skills.
>
> The slow pace and the theme and all was what I wanted, but alas!
>
> Nice to hear you've got it up and running. Have a nice game!
>
> Yours
> Tomas H.V. M�rkrid
> - author, games creator, lecturer on games and literature

If you didn't do so, begin at http://www.eressea-pbem.de/en/register.html

That's where I began.

References

Re: A good "civilization" like PBM.
jhnolte@juno.com (Joe Nolte)
Fri, 03 Jan 2003 13:13:19 +0000
Re: A good "civilization" like PBM.
"Tomas H.V. M�rkrid" <tomas.hvm@c2i.net>
Sat, 04 Jan 2003 15:35:20 +0000
A good "civilization" like PBM.
billg-usenet@bacchae.f9.co.uk.invalid (Bill Godfrey)
Fri, 27 Dec 2002 01:28:45 +0000
Re: A good "civilization" like PBM.
jhnolte@juno.com (Joe Nolte)
Thu, 02 Jan 2003 13:25:27 +0000
Re: A good "civilization" like PBM.
"Tomas H.V. M�rkrid" <tomas.hvm@c2i.net>
Thu, 02 Jan 2003 17:56:29 +0000