Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-29 Thread dark
Hi David. well it is certainly possible to use xl, though I must confess mapping is not a personal strong point, and indeed I myself find games like chess quite difficult to play without a tactile board physically in front of me. the one exception to this rule which i have found is time of co

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-29 Thread David Rose
Hi Dark, Yes, the graphical map available to sighted players is the biggest potential barrier. Now, in the heyday of the play-by-mail games that RSW is inspired from, there was no such thing as a graphical map for anyone, and all players had to make their own maps out by hand, or go without.

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-29 Thread dark
Hi David. i've read the core rules and commands, and believe I understand both the game logic and order system, - actually i love the symplistic orders. Also, as an interesting point, we've had requests for an accessible version of risk for quite a long time, and this may well qualify, so

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-29 Thread David Rose
The URL is: http://rswgame.com Or send the word "hello" in the body (not the subject) to r...@rswgame.com . David On 1/29/11 9:46 AM, blindle...@aol.com wrote: what is the url to the stradigy game?lee ki4qlv --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-29 Thread BlindLee55
what is the url to the stradigy game?lee ki4qlv In a message dated 1/29/2011 8:44:51 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ti...@gmx.net writes: Hi David, cool thing, I just signed up. I'll take the time to read the rules before you start the game. Best regards Sarah --- Gamers mailing lis

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-29 Thread David Rose
Hi Anouk, Yes, everyone should receive an email when the game begins, which will be at 4:00 PM PST (1:00 AM CET). Of course it isn't necessary for you to be online at that late hour; the game will wait for you. :) I'll see all of you in the game! David On 1/29/11 5:18 AM, Anouk Radix wrote

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-29 Thread Sarah Haake
Hi David, cool thing, I just signed up. I'll take the time to read the rules before you start the game. Best regards Sarah --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subsc

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-29 Thread Sarah Haake
Hi David, an example game would be cool. You could give help and explainations on list and we could learn the game without the presure of competing with other players. I definately would try it out. Best regards Sarah --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-29 Thread Anouk Radix
Hi, I registered via email yesterday evening (Netherlands time) will I now get an email when the game starts? Greetings, Anouk, - Original Message - From: "dark" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 1:52 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] RSW

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-29 Thread dark
ard to trying it out. all the best, Dark. - Original Message - From: "David Rose" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 1:09 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game Followup: the RSW server will demand a challenge-response email from

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-29 Thread Zachary Kline
Hi David, Unfortunately, I don't think your attachment came through. As for private games, I've already signed up for Reserve-5w. Shall we see how that one goes and perhaps give classic a try if things prove viable? Best and thanks, Zack. On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:32:07 -0800, David Rose wrote:

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-29 Thread David Rose
OK! Attached is a sample text report for another game I'm involved in. This is turn 11 in a "Classic" game; there are quite a few details to process there, but it contains all of the same information that is available in the graphical client. I already set up a private game for one curious

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-29 Thread Richard Claridge
Hi David I would be interested. Richard Sent from my iPhone On 28 Jan 2011, at 22:39, David Rose wrote: > My previous email in this thread was lost, perhaps because the mail server > software didn't like my attachment. (I had attached a sample order sheet.) > > But the more important part o

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-28 Thread Brandon Misch
ok i just signed up On Jan 28, 2011, at 7:07 PM, David Rose wrote: > OK, I've created a test game for anyone interested. The game ID is > "reserve5w". The easiest way to sign up for this game is to send an email to > r...@rswgame.com with exactly the following line in the message body (not t

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-28 Thread David Rose
Followup: the RSW server will demand a challenge-response email from you when you send it the join command I described in my last message. Simply reply to this email to finalize the command. If the challenge-response gets annoying, you may disable it with the email command: user trust=yes D

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-28 Thread David Rose
OK, I've created a test game for anyone interested. The game ID is "reserve5w". The easiest way to sign up for this game is to send an email to r...@rswgame.com with exactly the following line in the message body (not the subject): join game=reserve5w handle=myname where "myname" is your in

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-28 Thread Anouk Radix
ay, January 29, 2011 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game Hi David, Count me in. I've already signed up for a classic game, so don't know if I should withdraw while I still can and wait for the accessibility testing, or just go ahead with both. Either way, this is a go

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-28 Thread Zachary Kline
eate a forum account. > > > > All the best, > > Dark. > > - Original Message - From: "David Rose" > > To: "Gamers Discussion list" > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 10:39 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game > > >>

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-28 Thread dark
est, Dark. - Original Message - From: "David Rose" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 10:39 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game My previous email in this thread was lost, perhaps because the mail server software didn't like my attachme

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-28 Thread David Rose
My previous email in this thread was lost, perhaps because the mail server software didn't like my attachment. (I had attached a sample order sheet.) But the more important part of that email was this: Why don't I create a private game for all the possibly-interested people on this list, just

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-28 Thread Zachary Kline
aphic turn maps and > thus proved entirely inaccessible (not to mention a rather complex way of > submitting turn orders), so I deffinately see the advantage here. > > all the best, > > Dark. > > administrator, www.audiogames.net > - Original Message - From:

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-28 Thread Sarah Haake
Hi David, yes, I'll cirtainly give you feedback when I had time to look further into it. I didn't have time for it yet, but I'll cirtainly try it in the next few days. I'm really curious now and hope the game is finally what I searched for. Best regards Sarah --- Gamers mailing list __ G

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-28 Thread Shiny protector
Wow. I need to have a look at this. - Original Message - From: "David Rose" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 9:46 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game Hi Shiny Protector, This game is a space battle. Players compete

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-28 Thread Shiny protector
26 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game Hi, 2 Things. First, is this game about phelosiphy and RS? Second, I have know idea about your talking about. What is the game about exactly? - Original Message - From: "Zachary Kline" To: "Gamers

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-28 Thread dark
y 28, 2011 2:51 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game Hi Zack, I think my earlier response to your message must have gotten lost--my responses to other people on this list have finally shown up, but not this one. Odd. Maybe I replied using the wrong email address. Well, here it is again.

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-28 Thread David Rose
Hi Zack, I think my earlier response to your message must have gotten lost--my responses to other people on this list have finally shown up, but not this one. Odd. Maybe I replied using the wrong email address. Well, here it is again. Great, I'm looking forward to hearing about your exper

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-28 Thread David Rose
Hi Shiny Protector, This game is a space battle. Players compete with each other for ownership of worlds and their resources which they use to build ships and fleets. It's a fairly straightforward (if complex) strategy game, along the same lines as Risk or similar board games, but it is play

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-28 Thread David Rose
Hi Sarah, I'm glad I had such fortunate timing. I look forward to hearing about your experiences--please let me know if anything is unclear or if it doesn't work as it should! David On 7/22/64 11:59 AM, Sarah Haake wrote: taht's really cool. I just searched for such a game some while ago a

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-27 Thread Hayden Presley
sday, January 27, 2011 3:57 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game > Hello, > I've just signed up for my first game. I'm eager to see how it turns out, > and will pass along any accessibility suggestions if I feel they're > warranted. This sort of game is righ

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-27 Thread Shiny protector
Hi, 2 Things. First, is this game about phelosiphy and RS? Second, I have know idea about your talking about. What is the game about exactly? - Original Message - From: "Zachary Kline" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 3:57 AM Subject

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-26 Thread Sarah Haake
Hi David, taht's really cool. I just searched for such a game some while ago and couldn't find anything suitable. It either used grafical maps even in email responses or the game wasn't active anymore. So, your post comes just right for me. *smiles* I'll definately take a look into it and alr

Re: [Audyssey] RSW strategy game

2011-01-26 Thread Zachary Kline
Hello, I've just signed up for my first game. I'm eager to see how it turns out, and will pass along any accessibility suggestions if I feel they're warranted. This sort of game is right up my alley, so I'm looking forward to the challenge. Out of interest, how did you stumble upon this list?