Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 10:46:40 +0100 From: Tournament HeadquartersSubject: W2WT: Tournament Training Request / Update Greetings, Warlords - The Training Phase of the Tournament is now 25% complete! Training activities will end on September 30. Round A begins October 1!! *** P-Round Game Status: 32 games are over the "Turn 1 Hump" now - - some are already wrapping up Turn 4. 7 games are on Turn 1, Side 4. Subs have been authorized and are coming into these games now to get them moving. 1 game is on Turn 1, Side 3. A sub has just been authorized. All things considered, we are doing about as well as expected! *** Player Statistics Update: 276 registrations received: 65 (24%) - no shows / withdrew during certification 211 (76%) - still alive in the Tournament! 26 currently INACTIVE due to computer trouble or failure to show up for a P-round game. PLEASE WRITE BACK SOON! 185 currently ACTIVE (67% or 2/3 of the original 276) [ Headquarters is quite happy! ] *** Additional Games, anyone? If you would like to play in a second, quick game to get a bit more practice before the start of Round A, and you have not already told me, please email by 12 noon GMT on August 22. The Quick Games will start on August 26 and last for as long as players are interested (possibly up to 20 turns and overlapping the first official round). These will be run as if they were official games, rather than Practice games, with less moderator assistance. (Moderators, if you'd like to moderate one of these games to set up your official-style moderating procedures, let me know!) *** Notify us of your vacations! If you don't want to be subbed out of your game by accident, you MUST notify us of your vacations. Starting tomorrow the vacation list will be maintained by Ivan Baird, ijb@unb.ca, former head of the PBEM Buddies Team. Send vacation notices to ijb@unb.ca ! *** Upcoming Tournament / Training Schedule: August 15 - Tutorial #4, parts A and B (Combat and WarBOT - later today) August 16 - Tutorial #4C (Battle Bonuses and miscellaneous combat tips) August 19 - Tutorial #5 (Time Limits, Timeouts, and Absences) August 22 - Tutorial #6 (Diplomacy and Remailer Etiquette) - Deadline for accepting players for Quick Games [ ** August 23-25: Headquarters has brief 'net absence. ** ] August 26 - Quick Game Assignments distributed and games created early September: Time to absorb the tutorials and practice playing! mid-September: Tutorial #7 (How to Win Tournament Prizes) Tutorial #8 (End-of-Game Procedures) Round A scenario distributed Deadline for entering Round A late September: Round A game assignments distributed Round A games created in Remailer Finish up P-round games October 1: Round A begins!