3rd Agent Orange PBEM game: the commitments

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After some discussions on MSN about the recent delays in our first two PBEM games, between Kemal and Matrix and me, we decided to start a third Agent Orange™ PBEM game.

But this time we would like to enforce some commitments among the players: Just to make sure this time we will be able to keep the game on track (an average 1+ turn a day)!
- First and most important commitment is that every player must be able to play a turn a day (on regular days, not counting the holidays) or if possible; more.
- Second and less important commitment is that every player must be able to know what is going on in the game. I mean that you check the boards, MSN and your mail on a regular basis. Our experience after a couple of weeks is that things become a bit chaotic when a game "is lost".
- Third and minor commitment is that every player must let the others know when he or she will be away.

Agent Orange™ third PBEM game: The third Agent Orange™ PBEM game: the commitments

Game characteristics:
- no accelerated production
- version 114f
- mapsize: standard map
- a 6 player game most wanted, if 8 players live up to the commitments we will discuss it.
- standard barbs
- all victory conditions

GAME IS FULL

All times CET
Host: Matrix
player1: Matrix, Scandinavia, matrix@straland.com plays in daytime
player2: Kemal, Ottomans, Jilkocfc@hotmail.com plays in daytime and in the evening, in a few months only in the evening
player3: Simone1974 (Deggesim), Mongols, simone1974@inwind.it, plays in the evening (1900 - 0:00).
player4: DaEezt, Japanese, DaEezT@t-online.de plays in the morning and mostly in the evening (1900 ->).
player5: ERIKK, America, plays in the evening (around 06:30, 18:30 - 22:30)
player6: Eklektikos, Chinese, ?
player7: Redwatch, Egypt, h.kleinentink@chello.nl plays in the evening (around 08:00, around 18:00, 22:00 - 0:00)
player8: Plexus, Persians, Enemysoldier88@yahoo.com


Please give us your times when you will be able to play: we will set up the playlist with it.
 
Erik, I thought the idea was more that the participants should in principle be able to play a turn at any time. I can usually play at any time, not only in the evening.
 
Originally posted by Matrix
Erik, I thought the idea was more that the participants should in principle be able to play a turn at any time. I can usually play at any time, not only in the evening.

If that is the case, then I am out.... because I can't be available all the time. Daytime in a workweek is a no-no for me. If we put the playlist together in a smart way, we can avoid allday availabilities. I think here lies the ground to win!
 
I don't understand what your trying to win with starting up three games with more or less the same players, if there is a supposed problem with the availability of these players in other games. I think the progress in PBEM 1 is ok, and if there is doubt in where the save is, it should be resolved by sending an e-mail to all, like we did today.

If you have three more or less the same players in the games, when one players delayes the progress, all games will be delayed. So your not gaining anything this way (apart from tripling your frustation on the progress of your PBEM's) I'll keep it to one Agent Orange PBEM. Good luck and have fun with the other two! :goodjob:
 
Can I have a chance? :p

I already made a post in the clan thread, I'm in the ERIKK situation: I can play only in the evening (after 19 CET) but I can assure almost one turn a day: I control my emails also at work and before I go to sleep (23:30 - 24 CET), so make a single turn doesn't cause me any problem :)

I leave my information: deggesim, Mongols, simone1974@inwind.it, plays in evening (19 -> 24).

I hope I can join the group :love:
Bye
Simone
 
@plux: you are right about the same persons = the same problems. Hopefully the playlist will make a difference. If players are lined up in a better way, it will help progress IMO. Next to that, having another game around is fun anyway. Last three days I was in two games but both were hooked up, which was/is frustrating. I share your hope that PBEM1 will start rolling again like in the first week. :goodjob:

Next to that, it is fun playing anyway!

@simone1974: I have signed you up!
 
I'd like to join in too!
One turn per day is no problem, I check my e-mails several times a day (habit that comes with studying CS) and have enough time to squeeze in a few turns every day :)
playing time would be mostly at evening when I come home from university (at around 19:00) or sometimes in the morning before I leave.
I got off on next monday and next week is the last week of university before we have 2 weeks xmas holidays so playing shouldn't be a problem.
I would play as the Japanese, E-Mail: DaEezT@t-online.de
I don't have any instant messangers (hate that crap) but I'm always on IRC when I'm online (or my PC is even when I'm not at home :p)
 
Ah well, I suppose it can't get any faster than one turn a day, so never mind what I said. :rolleyes:

I'm still in, though. ;)
 
Care to count me in? If so I'd like to play as the Chinese. 1 turn per day should prove no problem at all :goodjob:
 
Hmmm..., Eklektikos is from the UK and Plexus is (I think) from the US. I'll put Plexus as last and Eklektikos in the evening. Eklektikos, the one who will have to sent the game to you will need your mailadress.
 
Erik, why on earth did you sign up Kemal, while he has not even responded? I'll send it to him anyway, but we're not sure he wants to join...

Same for Redwatch. He only said he doesn't have as much time as I have...
 
Originally posted by Matrix
Erik, why on earth did you sign up Kemal, while he has not even responded? I'll send it to him anyway, but we're not sure he wants to join...

Same for Redwatch. He only said he doesn't have as much time as I have...

Redwatch and Kemal both responded and want to join. I asked Kemal when you were also present, Redwatch through MSN while you were not there. Also: I think you sent me a mail but outlook crashed while importing, now it is gone. Please sent it again if it were you!
 
The savegame is on it's way :D
I spent the last 15 min wondering why i couldn't load the game until i noticed that i put the savegame in the Civ3 Save folder instead of PTW... :blush:
Outlook won'T trick me again :goodjob:
 
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