Willie900 wrote:then I would say Americas.
when does this start? and how does a Forum Game work (forgive the noobiness, please, I'm new to PlayDip)
Great Willie. You're on the interested list
The mechanics are as Tooth described them. Results, general discussion, Public Press messages go through the Forum; private communications between players and with the GM through PMs. It takes more work than a main site game, because the mechanics aren't so smooth and you have to make sure to keep on top of things. In games I run I aim to send a PM when new results are posted, and another about 24 hours before movement deadlines (my deadlines are usually 72-24-24 but negotiable, and definitely speed.
Two tips I think are vital to making it work -
- Change your UCP settings to get an e-mail alert for new messages, and Subscribe to the Sub-Forum where the game is played (otherwise you'l miss some for sure!)
- Save the current version of the map to your desktop - you're bound to want to refer to it fairly often
And take a look at a couple of the Forum games which are running at the moment (Active in the Forum Games Forum) to get a feel of them.