> 1) Does a newbie game mean new to the entire game? Or new to PBEM?
> Cause i don't really fancy joining the first one, but i would like an
> op****tunity to test my skills at ordering the judge around. Maybe I
> could fill an abandoned place somewhere? Or do you think the fact
> that I beat my friends doesn't mean anything, and I'll most likely
> get slaughtered online :-)
If a player has experience in postal or hand-adjudicated play, but is
new to the judge, then GM discretion plays a large role in what kind of
sup****t you'll get for the judge mechanics in a game not set up
specifically for novices. Join a game on the openings list moderated by
"(Cbabcock)" that is not designated novice in the comments and remind
me of your situation if you have any judge related questions.
> 2) I think I get most of the abbreviations now, but at the bounced
> game list, after the press code "WGP-" it says "OWGP" or "OW-B". What
> does that mean?
It's a summary of the options that you'll see listed after "Press" when
you look at the game listing.
> 3) When you look at this "openings list"
> (http://www.diplom.org/DipPouch/openings/openings.html)
why do all
> the links represented by little maps crash?
Apparently the script that generates the postscript maps is either
broken or disabled. You can surf to maps in postscript and other
formats by clicking on the "Game summary at floc.net" link.
> 4) Are there other lists of game openings? I'd guess there would be
> more spaces for people willing to take an abandoned power, but I can
> hardly find any of these.
In addition to the openings list, there is a queue for potential
replacement players and other forums for advertising openings by email.
> 5) Does it make any sense to join a game that has been waiting for
> players for 4 weeks or longer?
It depends on the game settings and the number of positions left to
fill. USAK:gp000002, for example, is in a fairly popular format. The
only reason that it's been waiting so long is the holidays. Some
variant with 20+ players on USDP, however, will have massive
abandonment the first turn.
> Well, thanks for any effort you guys make to answer my questions. I
> do hope this is the right place to ask them, despite the nature of
> the other threads in this newsgroup being somewhat expert.
I couldn't think of a better place.
Chris
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