I do not see how two brothers who play the same game cannot talk about a game they are both playing.

1. Please, all interested players, send me a pm to re-confirm your interest.
   
2. XAPBob and Vostromo, let me know if you'd rather play in the first one (with no reservations) than wait for the second one.
   
3. XAPBob and nmid, let me know if the proposed hosting assignments are aggreeable.
   

Can I open the no diplo rule question for game 2?

Please, all interested players, send me a pm to re-confirm your interest.

and as no-one else seems to mind about the brothers

XAPBob wrote on Wed, 23 October 2013 12:33

Can I open the no diplo rule question for game 2?

Hrm...what's a good way to handle this? I know some people would rather play with diplo, others (myself included) won't play at all with diplo.

I hate to advertise a game that doesn't state the rules clearly up front, especially a rule as essential as this, so leaving it to a player vote seems unpalatable.

What if we kick the possibility (of diplo in game 2) around in the Bar rather than in New Game Announcements? Could be that there's a bunch of diplo-lovers that will raise a clamor. Could be that it's mostly the silent type that wants to play a Simple Races games. Could be that there's enough of each for another game of each flavor.

As at least 2 players have objections to play with brothers in the same game - i can be shifted to that second game that will be opened in mid December. I have no problem with that, and i`ll use some time to test my race - provided that in that second game we will be using the same rules.

Lou - we have much more time to challenge each other outside forum - we dont need to prove anything, and if we can keep this game clean, we should keep it clean.

Just to be sure,

For Non-AR Races

One Resource in generated....for every (800 to 1200) colonists.
Every 10 factories produce (8 to 12) resources
Factories require (8 to 12) resources to build.
Every 10,000 colonists may operate up to (8 to 12) factories.

Every 10 mines produce up to (8 to 12)
Mines Require (3 to 7) resources
Every 10,000 colonists may operate up to (8 to 12) mines.

For AR: Annual Resources= 9, 10 or 11

I just want to make sure that this is correct, as I can get other numbers if I wish.

Game 1:
alex_heney (confirmed)
leknufrag (confirmed)
LittleEddie (confirmed)
Loucipher (confirmed)
Lqdtr (confirmed)
skoormit (confirmed)
Tomasoid (confirmed)
Vostromo (confirmed)
HOST: XAPBob
All players are confirmed.
Race submission deadline: 11/2/2013

Send to xapbob.sah at the com domain of gmail:

• your NON-PASSWORDED race file
  
• your forum username
  
• permission, or otherwise, for post game publishing
  

Game 2 (starting no sooner than mid-Dec):
Asmodai
kicks
XAPBob
skoormit (will drop if game overfills)
HOST: nmid

Interested, but first needs a replacement player for RL:
iztok

If you are not listed and are interested in playing, PM me. (Do NOT send races!)

1. Assume you are playing the AI, and communication is actually impossible.
   
2. Obviously, no emails or in-game messages. No phone calls or Skype chats. No written or verbal messages of any kind.
   
3. Do not name your ship designs with an intent to communicate with other players.
   
   1. "My Border extends from Nivenyrral to Tanj" is not a legitimate name for a ship design.
      
   2. It is a frequent practice to name ship designs by our intended use of them. "Border Patrol" is probably a legitimate name for a ship design, since you aren't necessarily trying to communicate with your opponent. But it's a gray area, since your opponent might infer that you are communicating your borders by the placement of such ships. I therefore ask that you avoid such design names.
      
   3. The safest practice, I find, is to give your designs arbitrary names. Joe, John, Jordan, Danny, Donnie, Groucho, Harpo, Zeppo. These are all fine names for ship designs.
      
4. When in doubt, ask the game host for his opinion before doing something.