| New Game -- Beginners -- Hex I |
Thu, 23 February 2006 13:49  |
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 Zoiker |
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Hi folks,
In an effort to get more folks enjoying Stars!, I plan to host a series of 6-player games for beginners and intermediates. Hex I is for beginners only. If you can hit 25k (or even close to that) by 2450 please sign up for Hex II, the first intermediate game.
Games will get off to a quick start, generation-wise, and will take place in small universes to encourage faster play. As soon as I get six race files I'll start the game. If more people want to play I'll create a second game.
Hex I
Hosting
Hosted on AutoHost
Host will not be playing
Players
6 players - if there's more interest I'll create another game
Beginners only - if you can get 25k by 2450, then sign up for Hex2 for intermediates
Generation time
24 hours for the first 25 years (2400 - 2424)
36 hours for the next 25 years (2425 - 2449)
48 hours for the remainder of the game (2450 onwards)
Game settings
Small/Normal/Distant
Slower Tech Advances
Public Player Scores
Accelerated BBS Play
PRTs
CA is banned
JOAT cannot select NAS
Victory conditions
Only one person can win.
Alliances are allowed during the game, but an alliance cannot win.
Cheats (copied from Kang's new game)
Cheating is not allowed. Look here for standard cheating rules
Chaff is a tactic, not a cheat.
Splitting a fleet to avoid pursuit is a tactic, not a cheat
Chaff sweeping is a tactic unless it allows a fleet to miss battle at it's destination.(Battle board overload)
Splitting fleets to a single destination to ensure the highest number cannot be targetted is a cheat, not a tactic. (i.e. - Having greater than 100 fleets at the destination so that the largest number is not able to be targetted..)
Get in the game
Send me an email right away to hold your place (bzzz <dot> oik <at> sbcglobal <dot> net -- replace with . and @ as necessary) Posting your interest in this forum (e.g. Count me in) will not reserve a place for you.
Send a race file without password (host is not playing) within 48 hours. If 48 hours passes without a race file being sent you may lose your place.
Let me know if I misses something or if you have any questions please post a reply to this forum.
Cheers,
Zoiker
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| Re: New Game -- Beginners -- Hex I |
Sun, 19 March 2006 20:58  |
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| c64k |
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I'd like to try this game too (*wonders if the host got my e-mail*)...
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| Re: New Game -- Beginners -- Hex I |
Mon, 20 March 2006 17:23 |
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| Micha | 
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| Ashlyn wrote on Mon, 20 March 2006 23:13 |
Okee, Micha,
omdat jullie allebei Belgisch zijn, zal ik je geloven. 
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He's one of the few Stars! players I know in person, we went to the more or less same campus/university/...
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Has anyone emailed Zoiker lately?
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Looks like several players already did, yoey, c64k, Woody, ...
mch
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| Re: New Game -- Beginners -- Hex I |
Mon, 20 March 2006 17:28 |
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| Woody |
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LOL,
Yeah Micha summarized it pretty well.
And seen my age, yeah, call me rusted.
But my mental state on the other hand is still a youngster.
Allthough, I haven't played *** since ages, I guess I lost a lot of it. 
I even can't find back my original Stars!-cd, grrr, guess I have to dig a little deeper.
Yup, I lost it ...  Time is eating my memories.
Ashlyn, yep I mailed Zoiker today. And I think C64 mailed him as well a few days ago. Both of us didn't get an answer until now.
And about being too tough too play this level. I might remember a few tricks from "those days". And I will certainly be of any help ingame, for the starters among us and who knows Micha ... maybe I become a master again.
Eager to start off once more ... hopefully Zoiker shows up ...
Gunter
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| Re: New Game -- Beginners -- Hex I |
Mon, 20 March 2006 17:36 |
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| c64k |
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| Woody wrote on Mon, 20 March 2006 17:28 |
hopefully Zoiker shows up ...
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If he doesn't reply, I suppose someone else could do a beginner's game; there seems to be a few people who have posted in this thread expressing interest.
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| Re: New Game -- Beginners -- Hex I |
Wed, 22 March 2006 03:16 |
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I'd like to play in your game too. I hope that 6 isn't the player cap.
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| Re: New Game -- Beginners -- Hex I |
Wed, 22 March 2006 15:15 |
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Can't one of us be the host?
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Possible but chance of harder feelings as not neutral when deciding for example how to handle a dropped player.
I personally have never hosted a game, but would be willing to try if no better offers.
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| Re: New Game -- Beginners -- Hex I |
Wed, 22 March 2006 16:51 |
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I can host, I've done it before.
I'm genuinely honest, and I'm more interested in making sure that everyone has a good game..
Maybe Micha would like to hold the race passwords.. (Since he seems so interested in seeing his mentor at play.)
[Updated on: Wed, 22 March 2006 16:58]
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Re: New Game -- Beginners -- Hex I
I definitely fit the skill level of this game. 
