Smac Pbem

[MorRauko]

Anyone up for a new game?

Believer:
Gaian:
Hive:
Morgan:
Peacekeeper:
Spartan:
University:

[Auric Boil]

I think 7 is too much....

but I would like to play that. Peacekeepers for me.

[MorRauko]

Great, i'll take Morgan then.

How many players would you suggest?
You have a map and rules configuration suggestion too?

I'm new here, i dunno how you guys usually play.
I guess we'll be needing a keeper of passwords too, incase someone vanishes.

AuricBoil: Peacekeeper;
MorRauko: Morgan.

[Gunnar Thor]

I'll play, I'll take Sparta.

I think 3 to 4 players is the norm.

[MorRauko]

Cool - one more then?

AuricBoil: Peacekeeper;
MorRauko: Morgan;
Gunnar Thor: Spartans.

[Auric Boil]

I´ll try to call one or two more people to play here...

[Chaos Theory]

I'll play as the Uni

[MorRauko]

Great.
Map preferences and rules, anyone?

[Auric Boil]

Since this is a pbem game, I think that small is a good size (maybe standard is good too, lets decide).
The other options may be the "default", but I personally prefer the native life form on "rare".

[Gunnar Thor]

Small map, don't mind the settings but I'd like heavy rainfall. Directed research and Do or die for rules.

Random events?

[MorRauko]

So how about:

Small, 50-70% ocean, lifeforms - rare, rainfall - dense, do-or-die, you CAN set your research goals, all the victory conditions on (including cooperative?), flexible starting location, no visible map, scattered pods, random events on?

AuricBoil: Peacekeepers;
MorRauko: Morgan;
Gunnar Thor: Spartans;
Chaos Theory: University.

[MorRauko]

Oh, and ai skill level?

And a dude to hold the passwords?

[Auric Boil]

I think cooperative is cool , we never know how the ploit will develop...

I started a game on another thread but every player created their own password. Please help me here but I dont understand: why we need someone to hold passwords? Are you afraid that people play another one turn?

[MorRauko]

If someone vanishes we need the password to give to a replacement, dont we?
And to ensure noone cheats (not saying anyone would) someone independant keeps them and give the relevent one to a replacement player should we need one.

Or isnt that how its done?

[Lazerus]

if somebody quits never to be seen again and you don't know his password then the whole game is killed. An independant person could come in if the situation happens and give the pass to a new player of simply delete everything belonging to that player who quit.