Here's another thing we need to determine:

Official Game Poll

Instructions: Anyone can and should start a thread in their team forum with this discussion so they can discuss among themselves. Please discuss whether you want this game to be played via Play by Email (PBEM) or PitBoss . Please discuss the pros/cons of each style, and then decide which method will work best for the Civ4 MTDG. This discussion will end no sooner than the weekend. At that time, if your team has decided on a UN representative, they can come to this thread and cast their vote for their team - just write "Team X votes PBEM/PitBoss". Majority wins.


Again, I dont' see that we need an actual poll yet. Let's start discussion, and see if a consensus arises. As I don't have the game, and dont' know the finer points on the issue, I am refraining from opining at this time :)

I prefer PBEM.

After doing a little reading up about it (since I don't have the game either), I think I prefer PBEM for this type of game. With Pitboss it seems like we would have to have a designated time to play the turn(s) with all the other teams in order for the benefits to be seen.

PBEM - there's a lot less that can go wrong.

Our team spans the globe ... pitboss would alienate some player i feel :(

and isn't it possible to have many turns played in this format ... less discussion would result :(

So pbem is what I would prefer :thumbsup:

By the looks of this, we shall want to go for PBEM rather than Pitboss.

Pbem... . . .