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by baknight
Wed Sep 18, 2024 8:27 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: drained4p needs one more player
Replies: 0
Views: 14

drained4p needs one more player

Specialty game drained4p now has 14 players signed up -- one less than the 15 required to start the game on November 3. With an "absurdly high" number of worlds in a computer-generated map, there should be plenty of elbow room for all players, even if more join the game.
by baknight
Fri Jul 12, 2024 8:00 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Unwritten Rules -- BEWARE!
Replies: 1
Views: 1035

Unwritten Rules -- BEWARE!

In our current game, we've discovered a couple more significant rules embedded in the RSW software that could screw up your game if you run afoul of them. Beware! First, when I signed up for symmetry5p I included a question mark at the end of my game name. Don't do that! For some reason that confuse...
by baknight
Sun Nov 12, 2023 2:14 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: SW players invade RSW - Welcome!
Replies: 2
Views: 5941

Re: SW players invade RSW - Welcome!

There is a Classic RSW game awaiting more players right now, so Starweb players can get into one easily. I'll invite some of my SW frenemies too, so maybe we can get the next game up to 15 players.
by baknight
Tue Dec 27, 2022 12:48 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Starweb is dead
Replies: 5
Views: 6555

Re: Starweb is dead

Not dead, but close. I've been waiting over a year for my next SW game to start. http://www.rickloomispbm.com/starweb.html
by baknight
Tue May 17, 2022 7:39 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: need 1 player to start lizard5e Swarm game
Replies: 0
Views: 11954

need 1 player to start lizard5e Swarm game

If you're qualified for specialty games, you can start lizard5e by joining now. You'll play 3 positions, with an unlimited choice of types -- except that there can be only one Swarm, me. You can have an all-Positronix team if you like, or any combination you desire. Whatever you do, I advise you to ...
by baknight
Sat May 14, 2022 6:16 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: new mutli-position SWARM game: lizard5e
Replies: 1
Views: 5306

Re: new mutli-position SWARM game: lizard5e

I see that two bold souls have already volunteered to face the Swarm. They will need at least one more to stand a chance to save the web from the extra-galactic invader; and if two more staunch leaders commit to fighting for that cause by Monday, their grand alliance may even prevail against the ali...
by baknight
Fri May 13, 2022 3:30 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: new mutli-position SWARM game: lizard5e
Replies: 1
Views: 5306

new mutli-position SWARM game: lizard5e

Friend, enemies, neutrals, I've started lizard5e for 4 to 5 players with 3 positions each, with unlimited choice of types, but only one substantially weakened Noble Swarm -- me, of course. Please read my previous post "Variations on a Swarm" for essential background information. Since the ...
by baknight
Fri May 13, 2022 11:23 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Variations on a Swarm
Replies: 1
Views: 5380

Variations on a Swarm

My late friend Mike Noble got me into my first Starweb game in 1977. A year or so later he play-tested his own galactic conquest game, Against The Fall of Night (ATFON). One of his player types was the Inter-Galactic Invader; I wanted to play it as soon as I read the rules. The Invader started at th...
by baknight
Fri May 13, 2022 11:11 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Forum is back up!
Replies: 1
Views: 5468

Re: Forum is back up!

Thanks for all of your hard work, David! Through your efforts, Starweb and infinite variants will be played forever.
by baknight
Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:25 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: ADIVE FOR BEGINNERS: Turn 1
Replies: 1
Views: 8123

ADIVE FOR BEGINNERS: Turn 1

ADVICE FOR BEGINNERS Copyleft 2021 by Bruce Alexander Knight -- all rights reversed Chapter One: Getting started Preliminary Decisions If you've already started your game, and don't want to know what opportunities you've missed, you can skip to the last section of this chapter for advice on submitt...
by baknight
Wed Sep 08, 2021 1:40 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Cancel a pending game?
Replies: 5
Views: 10483

Re: Cancel a pending game?

Oops! David, I just realized that I set the start date for "assumed8d" for next year, long after the expiration date. Can you change the start date to 18 Sep 2021? Thanks again for your help.
by baknight
Wed Sep 08, 2021 12:09 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: assumed8d: Noble Swarm has arrived
Replies: 0
Views: 17606

assumed8d: Noble Swarm has arrived

I've redesigned the Noble Swarm, weakening the position for better play balance. The Swarm still starts strong, necessarily, but most players should out-build it by the mid-game. Allying against the Swarm remains a good idea.
Dare ye face the Noble Swarm?
by baknight
Wed Sep 08, 2021 8:52 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Cancel a pending game?
Replies: 5
Views: 10483

Re: Cancel a pending game?

Thanks, David! Yes, please do cancel "speed2j" to avoid confusion. I'm modifying the Noble Swarm type to try again.
by baknight
Tue Sep 07, 2021 4:11 pm
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Cancel a pending game?
Replies: 5
Views: 10483

Cancel a pending game?

If a pending specialty game is not attracting players, can it be cancelled? If so, how?
by baknight
Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:51 am
Forum: Game Chatter
Topic: Advice for Beginners
Replies: 0
Views: 17654

Advice for Beginners

ADVICE FOR BEGINNERS: INTRODUCTION Copyleft 2021 by Bruce Alexander Knight -- all rights reversed In any diplomatic war game, a strong opening will put you in a much better negotiating position. When you first meet your neighboring players you can confidently say, “You don't want to fight me. Let's...