RE: Newbie needs help

>
>Hi,
>I just joined up, and wondering where I can find a "Newbie zone" if
>there's such a thing.  I do have my own Diplomacy set but rather not
>have it hogging a table for months just to keep track of the game, so it
>would be great if someone can point me to a computer-based Diplomacy map
>facility.
>
>Does anyone join public games at all?  All the ones listed are virtually
>empty.  Is my best chance of finding a game to join one of the private
>games on this mailing list?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>--Edwin
In relation to the public games, the short answer is "yes, anyone and 
everyone joins public games". The ones which are listed might just have been 
created, in which case there'll be some time before the 7 players - or 
however many the variant requires - sign up, but they will sign up at some 
time and the game will begin.
Private games are a different kettle of fish. To start with, players tend to 
know each other offline, which is a big no-no in public games, so a game 
might be made up of schoolfriends or people who work in the same office or 
whatever. Secondly, to join them you need to know the PrivacyWord, which you 
can generally only get by knowing someone in the game to begin with.

Harry




 
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