Where are my turns????

[TheBirdMan]

No turn received for nearly 2 days now - though I am playing in 12-13-14 games (most of them rated games) - in fact, I have played only 2 turns the last 4 days.

I know some have trouble with their pc - some have not that much time - some other excuses. I have mine too, not an excuse - just a bad explanation : I do not go through all the games I play in every day though I should do so. Shame on me for that.

I can't help it, but I feel that many games have a very low turnrate right now.

I know we have the next-rule - it is used but not enogh.
I know we also have a penalty for being too late - but really, who is using that rule? Besides I do not think it has much effect.
So what else could we do?

Do any have some suggestions what to do? Something like each player SHOULD appoint a sub, to whom the other players could send the turn to, if the turn for some (un)known reason wasn't played in a reasonable time (24 hours + ??).

[Paul]

Turn are becoming really bad lately. I'm in 5 games and have played a total of 4 turns this week. And my SMAC games are apparently also affected.

[Solver]

Perhaps your email is dead?
Turn stagnation epidemy .

[Fraze]

Its summer in the northern hemisphere, too many barbeques and beach parties the turn rate is bound to be affected at this time of year.

[TheBirdMan]

Then people could play their turns before they drink - ehhhh eat their dinner. Just as I do (I seldom play in the evenings - bad, bad thing to do (for me)).

[blackice]

I would agree with you Fraze the four "B's"

Babes,beaches,barbeques,beer

With all that life going on expect slow downs.

[Keygen]

Where are my turns
I only received a couple of turns from LC lately
I am afraid that slow turn rate will continue
Meybe we should stop playing for the entire summer and continue at Automn .
Or maybe you should give it a try
Play your damn turn!

[Franses]

We have a perfect solution and that is that we next the players that do not play and (my personal addition) also those that do not next when they should do so (because most of us play the game, sent it and forget about it).. Very simple, very effective.

But.... it requires one person in each game that has the discipline to keep track of the game and notifies those that have to next. That is what is lacking in most games I play in.

I would also like to see some ranking based on wether players play their games within 24 hours or not. That means reporting a player each time he does not meet the 24 hour time limit (without a penalty for the normal ranking). To me, that is more important than the current ranking because it would give me the possibility to select those games that only contain fast playing players and therefore would guarantee more fun. It generally are only one or two players in a game that spoil it for the rest.

[faded glory]

Some of my games I see a turn every two weeks

[St Jon]

I think I once went six weeks without a Turn in DC.

That's really nothing though, when compared with a SMAC Game I have been in for over three years which has only just passed MY2200!

[Franses]

Thank you Saddam for your reaction in the thread "Internet Play Through A Proxy Server". This thread is closed so I could not react there (I noticed you can ). Unfortunately the server you mention also does not contain the anet.html page.

But thanks, anyway.

[Keygen]

I think I will demand a moderator for every game I play!
The games I moderate do not suffer from long and repeated delays. They move fast, a turn per day usually and if someone delays for more than two days (not frequently) get next-turned (accually I play their turns).

The slowest game I ever played in my life Deathmatch Modern 1.1.2 which supposed to end in a couple of month as its preceeding DMM & DMM 1.1.1 did is over a year almost and the last turn I saw was near two months ago!
The most weird of all is that in the particular turn we have left only two player!!!
Me and Stavros! I wonder who delays the game .

[Franses]

Keygen, the solution for Deathmatch is really simple. You just have to next Stavros every 24 hours or so.

Have fun

[blackice]

Ok the key is to play like 17+ games

Then you get well 42526 turns per day ok

Then you have fun get a real flavor for the oppone.. er games.

Then have fun er... vicious circle

Then make a game of it

Then have fun

ok confused


Who's in

[Keygen]

Originally posted by Franses
Keygen, the solution for Deathmatch is really simple. You just have to next Stavros every 24 hours or so.

Have fun

Good idea I will play a PBEM Multiplayer Solo game

Peace !