New MP Game - Random, Anonymous, No Diplomacy

[The Panther]

Alneyan said:
Panther: there is a problem with me playing though, as we go with random nations, so I won't be able to design my Pretender before leaving (unless nations are assigned before I leave, so while you are away). If you feel like going that way, I'm fine with taking care of nations left unattended: if it's not a frequent occurrence (and I hope it won't be the case), there should be no problems with the sharing of information... of course, if five nations are currently staling, it will be another matter altogether.

Based on the responses so far, I expect that we will achieve a full 17 players fairly soon. If so, then I would further expect the nations to be randomly assigned while I am gone. So you will have plenty of time to create a pretender before your vacation begins.

One thing I have always noticed is just how painfully long it takes to get a game started on TCP/IP. Stops and starts are common. The first turn takes forever because people have forgoten about it or can't be tracked down soon and the first turn is almost never done as QH. Also, there are the people who didn't use the correct mods or totally messed up their pretender design. Restarts seem to happen frequently.

So, even with a July 1 target, it probably will be quite a bit longer before the game gets into full swing as a 2 day QH.

Perhaps this game can be played on MoseHansen and everybody simply stays anonymous, though it might be VERY difficult to know if every pretender was uploaded by the correct player.

Finally, I don't understand what you were trying to say about handling the unattended nations. Am I to imply that you were thinking of offering to host instead of playing?