TCS PBEM...

By Steve Higginbotham ·

TML message #3704From bundle 304All messages with this subject

Baranski:

>RE: TCS & FFW
>
>I have both sets... but not at work.  I'd love to play some time with
>anyone in New England.  I'm down in Norwich CT.  As for on the net,
>it's been a while since I've looked at them, so I need to read them
>over to see how to run it. I won't volunteer to run it just yet, but I
>would like to play a campaign game, with combat resolved on a turn by
>turn basis, where combat turns are about a day apart.  Maybe less if
>the combatants and ref can turnaround messages during the day, maybe
>more on weekends.  Campaign turns should probably be two or three
>days.  Perhaps we could have a campiagn referee, and a combat referee
>to make life easier.  I'd like to have it as realistic as possible;
>IE:  You don't know what other people/systems are doing unless you have
>a ship there, although someone can tell you what is going on if they
>are there.  Lots of Diplomacy. All dice are rolled by the referee.
>
>I'd prefer to play TCS, as I think it's requires less setup and
>bookkeeping; it's a smaller campaign.
>
>So Far, as interested parties we have...
>
>Jim Baranski, NUWC, New London CT,
>          [email removed]
>Eric Halil, U Queenland, Australia, [email removed]
>Steve Higginbotham, New Orleans LA,
>          [email removed]
>
>Pauli Grue, U Queenland, Australia, [email removed]
>
>Care to start discussing who starts out with what worlds?  If I
>remember correctly, There are two sides in the Campaign listed in the
>book.  Would it be more fun in an unknown setting where you had to
>explore and make contact?
>
>In choosing who starts with what, I suggest that we state our
>preferances and bid for them X number of victory points to be
>subtracted from your final score to even out any precieved advantages.
>
>What do you think is the best?

Sounds good to me.  I would like to play, but I'll referee if everyone
else wants to play.
BTW, can you send me a copy of the text of the TNS article on the
General Products Shipyard explosion (from the FFW rules)?  Cynthia wants
it.


Later...

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