"Chris Babcock" <cbabcock@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:20080117132943.5ef24856@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> 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.
>
Thank you for that. I'll probably be able to find one of the games you GM,
and will gladly take you up on that offer :-)
>> 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.
I see now. I was aiming at the press listing for Observers. But that's all
clear now.
>
>> 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.
I did see that, but I rather liked the idea of having a clickable map that
would allow you to quickly *****s the situation without too much effort
:-)
>
>> 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.
>
Thanks, I might return with more questions, but we'll see about that
later....
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