RSW available games

The following games are available for signup:

You may sign up to play any of the following games from the beginning. Each game will begin on its listed start date, or when enough people have signed up to play.

	divert8q is pending. Created 22 Oct 2021, last activity 22 Oct 2021. Game type Classic. Runs every 1 weeks at Saturday 11:00 AM PDT, or when all players have submitted orders. 1 players have joined, waiting to have 5-6 players. Begins 12:00 AM 01 Dec 2021, in 5.7 weeks (if at least 4 more sign up). Expires 12:00 AM 01 May 2022, in 27.3 weeks. Uses the map "Parcheesi 240". The game map will be revealed to players. This is a specialty game. This is a multi-position game: 3 positions each. Multiple positions are kept secret. Character types: Architect, Arms Dealer, Collector, Emperor, Missionary, Positronix, Raider, Scavenger, Skip Tracer, Swarm, Trader, Warlord Initial galaxy parameters specified: Number of black holes = 1 (Somewhat high) End of game score = 3 (Very high) Advanced game parameter overrides: Advanced game parameter overrides: New character type Swarm, based on Missionary Swarm.Num homeworld fleet ships = 10 Swarm.Homeworld metal = 2 Swarm.Max fleet hops = 5 Swarm.Survives black hole = True Swarm.Shots per fleet ship = 0.5 Swarm.Ambush shots per fleet ship = 1 Swarm.Ambush shots per I-Ship = 1 Swarm.Ambush shots per P-Ship = 1 Swarm.Shot damage received unloaded = 0.25 Swarm.Shot damage received loaded = 0.5 Swarm.Shot damage received I-Ships = 0.25 Swarm.Shot damage received P-Ships = 0.25 Swarm.I-Ships scrap ratio = 1 Swarm.Industry build ratio = 20 Swarm.Ships build ratio = 20 Swarm.Plunder recover turns = 2 Swarm.Population growth rate = 0.5 Swarm.PBB ships = 1 Swarm.Humans to robots = 2 Swarm.Can own zero population = True Swarm.Kill points = 1 Swarm.Target kill points = 1 Swarm.Convert convert ratio = 0.2 Swarm.Artifact category index = -1 Add a comment

	lotus4d is pending. Created 20 Sep 2021, last activity 03 Oct 2021. Game type Advanced. Runs every 1 weeks at Monday 01:01 PM PDT, or when all players have submitted orders. 5 players have joined, waiting to have 10 players. Begins when 5 more sign up. Expires 10:01 AM 01 Jan 2022, in 10.2 weeks. Uses the map "Parcheesi 240". The game map will be revealed to players. This is a specialty game. Opponents' character types will be revealed. Character types: Architect (max 9), Arms Dealer (max 9), Collector (max 9), Emperor (max 9), Missionary (max 9), Noble Swarm (max 1), Positronix (max 9), Raider (max 9), Scavenger (max 9), Skip Tracer (max 9), Trader (max 9), Warlord (max 9) Initial galaxy parameters specified: End of game score = 3 (Very high) Advanced game parameter overrides: Advanced game parameter overrides: New character type Noble Swarm, based on Missionary Noble Swarm.Num homeworld fleet ships = 20 Noble Swarm.Homeworld industry = 0 Noble Swarm.Homeworld metal = 4 Noble Swarm.Homeworld I-Ships = 0 Noble Swarm.Homeworld P-Ships = 0 Noble Swarm.Homeworld converts = False Noble Swarm.Max gifts per turn = 0 Noble Swarm.Max fleet hops = 5 Noble Swarm.Survives black hole = True Noble Swarm.Shots per fleet ship = 0.5 Noble Swarm.Ambush shots per fleet ship = 1 Noble Swarm.Ambush shots per I-Ship = 1 Noble Swarm.Ambush shots per P-Ship = 1 Noble Swarm.Shot damage received unloaded = 0.25 Noble Swarm.Shot damage received loaded = 0.5 Noble Swarm.Shot damage received I-Ships = 0.25 Noble Swarm.Shot damage received P-Ships = 0.25 Noble Swarm.I-Ships scrap ratio = 2 Noble Swarm.Industry build ratio = 40 Noble Swarm.Ships build ratio = 20 Noble Swarm.Population growth rate = 0.5 Noble Swarm.PBB ships = 2 Noble Swarm.Humans to robots = 2 Noble Swarm.Drop PBB points = 0 Noble Swarm.Can own zero population = True Noble Swarm.Kill points = 1 Noble Swarm.Target kill points = 1 Noble Swarm.Points per fleet = 5 Noble Swarm.Can declare target = False Noble Swarm.Martyr points = 0 Noble Swarm.Post target martyr points = 0 Noble Swarm.Fire points lost = 0 Noble Swarm.Ship convert ratio = 0 Noble Swarm.Convert convert ratio = 0.2 Noble Swarm.CG convert ratio = 0 Noble Swarm.Artifact category index = -1 Noble Swarm.Holding special artifact 6 = 0 Noble Swarm.Holding special artifact 7 = 0 Noble Swarm.Holding special artifact 8 = 0 Noble Swarm.Holding special artifact 9 = 0 Noble Swarm.Holding cursed artifact = 0 Noble Swarm.Holding greatest treasure = 0 Noble Swarm.Holding category treasure = 0 Noble Swarm.End game with all category = 0 Comment from baknight on Mon, 20 Sep 2021 08:55:18 PDT: The Noble Swarm was inspired by Mike Noble's Extra-galactic Invader, developed for his unpublished game Against The Fall Of Night. Comment from baknight on Sat, 09 Oct 2021 16:56:56 PDT: Surely there must be 5 more bold enough to face the Swarm! Comment from baknight on Fri, 22 Oct 2021 00:29:44 PDT: If the current player pool can't produce 9 to face the Noble Swarm, How about a 5-6 player multi-position (3 each) game with a weaker Swarm? Check out "divert8q" for a more balanced game. Add a comment

	assumed8d is pending. Created 08 Sep 2021, last activity 26 Sep 2021. Game type Advanced. Runs every 1 weeks, or when all players have submitted orders. 1 players have joined, waiting to have 10 players. Begins when 9 more sign up. Expires 10:01 AM 01 Jan 2022, in 10.2 weeks. Uses the map "Parcheesi 240". The game map will be revealed to players. This is a specialty game. Opponents' character types will be revealed. Character types: Architect, Arms Dealer, Collector, Emperor, Missionary, Noble Swarm (max 1), Positronix, Raider, Scavenger, Skip Tracer, Trader, Warlord Initial galaxy parameters specified: Number of black holes = 2 (High) End of game score = 3 (Very high) Advanced game parameter overrides: Advanced game parameter overrides: New character type Noble Swarm, based on Missionary Noble Swarm.Num homeworld fleet ships = 20 Noble Swarm.Homeworld industry = 0 Noble Swarm.Homeworld metal = 4 Noble Swarm.Homeworld I-Ships = 0 Noble Swarm.Homeworld P-Ships = 0 Noble Swarm.Homeworld converts = False Noble Swarm.Max gifts per turn = 0 Noble Swarm.Max fleet hops = 5 Noble Swarm.Survives black hole = True Noble Swarm.Shots per fleet ship = 0.5 Noble Swarm.Ambush shots per fleet ship = 1 Noble Swarm.Ambush shots per I-Ship = 1 Noble Swarm.Ambush shots per P-Ship = 1 Noble Swarm.Shot damage received unloaded = 0.25 Noble Swarm.Shot damage received loaded = 0.5 Noble Swarm.Shot damage received I-Ships = 0.25 Noble Swarm.Shot damage received P-Ships = 0.25 Noble Swarm.I-Ships scrap ratio = 2 Noble Swarm.Industry build ratio = 40 Noble Swarm.Ships build ratio = 20 Noble Swarm.Population growth rate = 0.5 Noble Swarm.PBB ships = 2 Noble Swarm.Humans to robots = 2 Noble Swarm.Drop PBB points = 0 Noble Swarm.Can own zero population = True Noble Swarm.Converts per point = 10 Noble Swarm.Kill points = 1 Noble Swarm.Target kill points = 1 Noble Swarm.Points per fleet = 5 Noble Swarm.Can declare target = False Noble Swarm.Martyr points = 0 Noble Swarm.Post target martyr points = 0 Noble Swarm.Fire points lost = 0 Noble Swarm.Ship convert ratio = 0 Noble Swarm.Convert convert ratio = 0.5 Noble Swarm.CG convert ratio = 0 Noble Swarm.Artifact category index = -1 Noble Swarm.Holding special artifact 6 = 0 Noble Swarm.Holding special artifact 7 = 0 Noble Swarm.Holding special artifact 8 = 0 Noble Swarm.Holding special artifact 9 = 0 Noble Swarm.Holding cursed artifact = 0 Noble Swarm.Holding greatest treasure = 0 Noble Swarm.Holding category treasure = 0 Comment from baknight on Wed, 08 Sep 2021 13:03:18 PDT: The Noble Swarm, having overpopulated its home galaxy, has just reached a no-industry world in this one via a one-way wormhole, with its fast fleets of armored ships. The hive mind wants only to capture worlds and convert or kill normal populations. The Swarm starts strong, but can't build many new ships. Dare ye face the Noble Swarm? Comment from phx1jjm on Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:47:32 PDT: only once character type allowed? this will not fill Comment from baknight on Thu, 09 Sep 2021 08:28:02 PDT: phx1jjm, you really think there should be more than one Swarm? Comment from phx1jjm on Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:07:27 PDT: there should be more of the other types...no raider available Comment from baknight on Sat, 18 Sep 2021 14:01:39 PDT: Raider is listed as a choice, with no maximum. Comment from baknight on Mon, 20 Sep 2021 08:28:48 PDT: OK, phx1jjm, now I see the problem. I'm new at setting up RSW games, and didn't realize that the computer would limit your choices unless I set a higher maximum for each type. So I'll try again, with robust limits to maximize players' choices. Comment from baknight on Mon, 20 Sep 2021 08:57:48 PDT: You can now face the Swarm in game "lotus4d". I recommend withdrawing from this one and joining that one. Comment from drwr on Sun, 26 Sep 2021 11:17:30 PDT: For the record, the server attempts to balance the player assignments in a particular game. That means there can't be a preponderance of any one player type, without a balancing number of other player types, in a game. Specifically, in a 10-player game, with 12 available player types, it won't allow any two players to both sign up for the same type, since that would create an imbalance. Setting explicit maximums (as you have done for lotus4d) tells the server to disregard this balancing effort in favor of your explicit maximums. Comment from baknight on Sat, 09 Oct 2021 21:35:04 PDT: Thanks for the clarification, drwr! So in "lotus4d" the Noble Swarm could, in theory, be invading an all-Positronix web. Sounds like fun to me. Add a comment

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