The game will be gunboat and anonymous
36hr/phase is the fastest I will commit to go, but am willing to go slower if anyone is interested.
5 Players min, 11 max (need 5,7,10 or 11 based on maps I have available).
Maps I would be willing to GM for (Ancient Med, Classic, Crowded, Modern II) (based on maps I have available in a separate program for adjudication).
Game Mechanics:
Players then send me their orders via PM.
I will resolve all players orders.
I will then PM players the current locations of their units after that move.
You will not know specifically whether your orders failed or not, only where your units ended up.
In summary, the information you will know is:
Every Season:
you will know your unit locations and any retreats (and options for retreats)
Additionally, Every Year:
you will know centers you control, #of builds/destroys you have
You will only know if your moves succeeded after Spring (but not why they failed, if they did), and you won't know until after fall if you lost a supply center that you already held that was unoccupied, and if you get to build or not...
When I send out orders I will give you the deadline for the next orders set, so the phasing will be roughly 36hr/phase (or whatever slower phase rate the community agrees on). I cannot commit to being exactly on the dot for every phase change, so if there is a 6 hr slip from time to time between phases, do not be surprised, hence the ~36hr/phase.
When I send out results though, I will indicate each new phase deadline.
Orders sent after the deadline (whether I have sent new orders out or not) will be counted as NMR's.
I will accept draw votes like the normal game.
Players will be required to PM me in advance about pauses/extends based on known unavailability, and I reserve the right to pause the game at my discretion based on player's (communicated in advance) needs. DO NOT ABUSE THIS!
Regarding NMR's: Because of the nature of this game, I will pause the game for NMR's so as not to ruin the integrity of the game. You will have one grace NMR (except in extreme circumstances), before I find a replacement for you, so if you are think you are going to miss a phase, please communicate to me so I can halt the game and you don't waste your 1 NMR. If you don't communicate to me, I will give you the one grace period to send me your orders, but if you still haven't sent me orders by the new deadline or you NMR a second time, I WILL REPLACE YOU.
If your orders are unclear, I will make every attempt to contact you to clarify your intention, but if I can't get in touch in time, I will do my best to interpret your orders.
Once I receive and enter your orders, you will get a PM from me confirming the orders I entered.
Again, for anyone interested in playing, PM me your interest, DO NOT POST HERE.
If you have questions, comments (and do not wish to play) feel free to post them directly to the thread,
HOWEVER, IF YOU WISH TO PLAY:
PM me your comments/questions, and I will post them to this thread with my answers. Anything that needs to be voted on by the group that is playing, I will PM to everyone, and post the results to this thread.