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Keeping It Simple -Lesson Learned

Fri, 27 August 2004 12:47

Crusader

Officer Cadet 2nd Year

Messages: 233
Registered: January 2003
Location: Dixie Land

1.) Despite all the talk about role-playing, special rules, cool ideas, etc., etc... once this plain, old, vanilla-style game was posted, the player slots disappeared quicker than greased lightening.

2.) When interested in joining a game, email any old race file you got laying around to hold a spot, then quickly start fine-tuning your potentially real race to send just before the game gens.

Twisted Evil

Your humble and lovable Crusader. Angel

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Re: Keeping It Simple -Lesson Learned

Fri, 27 August 2004 12:53

Crusader

Officer Cadet 2nd Year

Messages: 233
Registered: January 2003
Location: Dixie Land

I thought I posted this in The Bar. Going insane

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Re: Keeping It Simple -Lesson Learned

Fri, 27 August 2004 13:00

Steve1

Officer Cadet 2nd Year

Messages: 240
Registered: January 2003
Location: Australia

Quote:

Despite all the talk about role-playing, special rules, cool ideas, etc., etc... once this plain, old, vanilla-style game was posted, the player slots disappeared quicker than greased lightening.

Well looks like you're in luck.
There's a game available that's quite similar and it's only just been posted under "new game announcements".
Smile

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Re: Keeping It Simple -Lesson Learned

Fri, 27 August 2004 13:03

Crusader

Officer Cadet 2nd Year

Messages: 233
Registered: January 2003
Location: Dixie Land

Hmmm. Worded that a bit wrong, didn't I?

I made it in KIS. I was one of those who used lesson number 2. Very Happy

Rename the game to "Keep It Simple, Silly", and we can call the game KISS. (I'm sure I'm not the only one who has thought of that.)

Rolling Eyes

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Re: Keeping It Simple -Lesson Learned

Sat, 28 August 2004 09:34

platon79

Chief Warrant Officer 3

Messages: 185
Registered: February 2004
Location: Norway

Hm, my old lecturer in systems development talked about the KISS principle, but then it was "Keep It Simple, Stupid".
Well, I guess there is no big difference.. Wink

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Re: Keeping It Simple -Lesson Learned

Sat, 28 August 2004 10:33

Kotk

Commander

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Registered: May 2003

With first lesson i agree. The games with medium normal or smaller, newbies banned and last man standing have been always among the best ones i remember.
Such simple rules ... work effectively as huge MM disabled, year per game disabled, diplomacy enabled, dropouts and cluelesses banned, large solid alliances disabled and lot of fight encouraged. Wink

As for that second lesson i have seen that even e-mail where you clearly say that you are in will work 99% of times. Normal host does not ask to send some fake race to reserve a slot before all game conditions (including player number) have decided.

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Re: Keeping It Simple -Lesson Learned

Mon, 30 August 2004 09:32

Micha

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Duel Club Champion 2004

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Registered: November 2002
Location: Belgium GMT +1

Crusader wrote on Fri, 27 August 2004 18:53

I thought I posted this in The Bar. Going insane

Moved it for you. Wink

mch,
mod.a.w.

[Updated on: Tue, 31 August 2004 16:03]

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Re: Keeping It Simple -Lesson Learned

Wed, 01 September 2004 13:13

Crusader

Officer Cadet 2nd Year

Messages: 233
Registered: January 2003
Location: Dixie Land

Micha wrote on Mon, 30 August 2004 08:32

Crusader wrote on Fri, 27 August 2004 18:53

I thought I posted this in The Bar. Going insane

Moved it for you. Wink

mch,
mod.a.w.

I appreciate you taking care of the old, senile player. Where's the emoticon showing the older smiley walking around in his underwear because he forgot to put on his pants? Laughing

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