new multiplayer game?

[Admiral]

For all of you who have reached a stage of the game where the winner is all ready apparent, or if the game has simply bogged down. how about playing the new guy?
I have the optimism to envision
Players: <7
Factions: ( I don't have SMAX, what influence does that have)
Difficulty Level: Thinker
Map: Chiron
Special Rules: directed research

Any takers?

[Rue]

I'm in.
Any faction.

[Flomper]

I'll have to sit this one out. I'm already over-extended.

[Killjoy]

Ditto Flomp.

[pangloss]

Admiral et. al.:

I'd be happy to join a game.
I'm new to this sort of play -- but I'm smart, quick to learn, and have spent, in toto, about a year of my life playing SMAC and SMAX. How does this sort of multiplayer game work? Is it turn-based by email?

Thanks much -- I know, nobody likes a newbie, but trust me... a little guidance would go a LONG way, in this case...

Best! (and happy SMACing!)-
-pangloss

[Admiral]

Pangloss,
this would be a PBEM game. However, this is also my first multiplayer game, so I am not the MOST qualified person to ask guidance from.

[Flomper]

It is turn-based. You take your turn and e-mail it to the next player. Someone needs to set it up, so typically we have been choosing faction prefernces here (and settings) and the one person sets it up and mails it to the first player. It seems to be a good thing if people try to post in this thread when they send the turn to the next player as well as which turn # it was because then people can see when problems occur. If you are going to play SMAC only (no Alien X-fire) don't open the file with SMAC-AX (else the file gets converted somehow to AX).

Have fun,

**F**

[pangloss]

Thanks for the guidance, Admiral and Flomper.
Please count me in, Admiral, assuming we get enough players -- I prefer the SMAX factions, but if this is a SMAC-only game, I'd be happy to be the Hive or the University. Do you (Admiral) or does Rue have any faction preference? And do we have a volunteer -- hopefully someone who's done this sort of thing before -- to set-up?

Otherwise -- regarding the rules -- everything looks fine to me, Admiral; I fully support Directed Research and Thinker, and using the Map of Chiron (although I've kind of memorized it by now) would be okay.

Best!-
-Pangloss

[Admiral]

factions: I will be either the Hive or the Spartans. As to setup, it is fairly staightfoward so I will do it.

[Rue]

If University and Hive are taken, I'll take Spartans.

[pangloss]

Are we on, then, with three players? Or shall we wait?
For reference, my e-address is kevin@iglhrc.org.

Best!-
-pangloss

[Rue]

I'm ready. Let's play. classica@clear.lakes.com

[Admiral]

I am very sorry about not replying sooner. Needless to say, I have not had internet access for the past, well, month...

Factions are as follows:
Hive-Admiral
University-Pangloss
Spartans-Rue

My email address is elaccent@cstone.net

to Pangloss (Note: this is my first time setting up a multiplayer game so please let me know if I did anything wrong)

[pangloss]

Update - and, possibly, a challenge

Admiral and Rue:

Sorry it's taken me so long to play a first turn; I just got back from the East Coast, and I wasn't expecting the message and attachment (although they were, or course, a pleasant surprise).

It seems as though the game believes we're only two-player - as, after my (University) turn, it indicates that the next turn belongs to the Hive. Shouldn't it be Rue's - i.e., the Spartans' - turn?

Let me know if you think something's wrong in set-up, Admiral, or if I'm merely daft. *grin*

-pangloss

[Henrik]

IS there room for anoter newbie?
Since you still seem to be on turn one...
I have played many civ 2 pbems, the difference cant be that big...