Re: advice on running a game

From: "sswswssw" <simon@simonthith.fslife.co.uk>

Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2002 08:32:18 +0000

Thanks Carol/Anders ,

I've a couple of real life friends interested , although the downside of
this is that they all happen to be programmers, so the rules entering
software isn't getting an objective test.

Carol, the idea about resending results is covered as you'd be able to pick
them up on a browser, or by WAP phone , although I think I've under
estimated the impact of dropped out players ... I might ask players to fill
in general orders at the start and use these if a player drops out  ...

"Carol Mulholland" <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk> wrote in message
news:VA.00002b10.003e34e9@oemcomputer...
> Sswswssw wrote:
>
> > I'm expecting to begin playtesting  in a moth or so, does anyone have
any
> > advice on finding reliable playtesters, and the ins and outs of running
a
> > game ?
>
> I agree with Anders Carlsson about choosing playtesters from people who
> are clearly interested, but can add (in no particular order):
> - design your method for entering the orders so that it's possible to
> correct an input error when it occurs, rather than needing to start
> entering all the orders again from the start,
> - remember that the admin software is important too, eg it's probably
> useful to be able to send one player's turn again separately if you
> find it's not reached him,
> - in a wargame, there needs to be some procedure for handling dropouts.
>
> Hope this helps, Carol
>
>

References

advice on running a game
"sswswssw" <simon@simonthith.fslife.co.uk>
Thu, 31 Oct 2002 07:36:38 +0000
Re: advice on running a game
Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>
Fri, 01 Nov 2002 10:13:05 +0000