PBEM No Mad Dogs

From: Goihl & Fahey <glorantha-board_at_rpglist.org>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 15:46:41 +0100


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Wulf:
>I'm still wondering exactly how this is to be adjudicated.

Me too...

>Never having tried PBEM boardgaming (I've tried RPG >and games like Diplomacy), how is the board kept?

I keep mine on a thin board so that I can easily put it away on top of a = row of books on a shelf. I have all the pieces on it. I put notes on = post-its on the game board and use other markers.

>Is there an online board?

There is such a thing but I've never used it. With that you wouldn't = need a ref, so it would be very useful.

>Somewhere I have a copy of a program called
>Aide-de-Camp that was specifically for this
>(you could move counters around on a map then
>email a copy), but it's long lost.

That sounds familiar but I don't know how it works.

With my games players email their intended moves and I shove everyone's =
pieces around the board accordingly and send back the results. For some =
time we maintained a rate of two weeks for each turn, but it got slower =
over time. I've got ideas about how to run it better, but we'll see.

Daniel

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size=3D2>Wulf:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&gt;I'm still wondering exactly how this is to be =
adjudicated.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Me too...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&gt;</FONT>Never having tried PBEM =
boardgaming=20
(I've tried RPG</DIV>
<DIV>&gt;and games like Diplomacy), how is the board kept?</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I keep mine on a thin board so that I =
can easily=20
put it away on top of a row of books on a shelf. I have all the pieces = on it.=20
I&nbsp;put&nbsp;notes on post-its on the game&nbsp;board and use other=20 markers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&gt;Is there an online board?</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There is such a thing but I've never =
used it. With=20
that you wouldn't need a ref, so it would be very useful.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&gt;Somewhere I have a copy of a program called</DIV>
<DIV>&gt;Aide-de-Camp that was specifically for this</DIV>
<DIV>&gt;(you could move counters around on a map then</DIV>
<DIV>&gt;email a copy), but it's long lost.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>That sounds familiar but I don't know =
how it=20
works.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>With my games&nbsp;players email their =
intended=20
moves and I shove everyone's pieces around the board accordingly and = send back=20
the results. For some time we maintained a rate of two weeks for each = turn, but=20
it got slower over time. I've got ideas about how to run it better, but = we'll=20
see.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Daniel</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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