Alamaze

[Rick McDowell]

Attached is an example of what a kingdom dossier looks like in the new Alamaze:

[GrimFinger]

Thumbs down on using black background. If I tried to print that, how much toner am I going to end up wasting?

I went to print the first page of it, just now, but apparently, we have no printer paper. How did we manage that one? So, I can't tell for sure, yet, whether trying to print the PDF kingdom dossiers, as you call them, waste printer toner/ink, because of how you have chosen to format them.

[GrimFinger]

OK, we have printer paper, again, and the page from that dossier that I tried to print earlier, today, printed.

This is a dreadful waste of toner.

[Rick McDowell]

OK, we have printer paper, again, and the page from that dossier that I tried to print earlier, today, printed.

This is a dreadful waste of toner.

We're thinking most players will have hard drives and just load the file from there for viewing and storage, or open an email file on any device if they are away from their main computer.

[GrimFinger]

We're thinking most players will have hard drives and just load the file from there for viewing and storage, or open an email file on any device if they are away from their main computer.

Why not just make another version of the same file with black text on a white background, and call it a print version? That would solve the issue.

[Rick McDowell]

Wished to remind all of Alamaze Resurgent, on our new map. Active community, visit the website. Find us at www.alamaze.co. (not .com)

[ixnay]

Just signed up for my first game of Alamaze. There are still a few slots open if anyone wants to join me! I dithered between playing "The Sorceror" or "The Stone Giants", and finally opted for the latter, but will gladly switch if anyone here wants to sign up. The sooner we fill this game the better. Starting level of game subscription = $19.95/month, which gives you one game. This translates to somewhere between 4 and 10 turns for one game, depending on game speed. I may be wrong on that.

EDIT: I meant to say 4 to 10 turns PER MONTH for one game. I hope to get into a fast game, so that would work out to $2/turn...

[ixnay]

Just submitted turn 3 orders for this game. The action is fast and the diplomacy is intense. The game adeptly fuses deep content and strategic options with a rule-set that is slightly simpler than I'm used to. This is a good thing. I would post about what's happening, but there are far too many secrets at stake. I'll post a recap when the game ends, which might be in 3 months.

Really enjoying the difficult choices, the perilous negotiations, and the pace!

[ixnay]

Things I have learned about Alamaze so far:

- Contact/diplomacy with your fellow players is necessary for survival. In other words, you will be eaten alive if you are silent.
- Avoid the temptation to sell all your food every turn. Winter is coming.
- While it is easy to come up with a budget every turn (food and gold), it is more difficult (and important) to plan out how you will spend it over the first several turns. Don't spend it all too fast.
- Move quickly to dominate a region and gather up a host of towns/villages.
- You can't combine groups into a single attack. If you want to combine forces, you must first transfer troops into one group and THEN attack.
- Did I mention the importance of contact/diplomacy?
- The players and moderators are super-helpful in every aspect of the game.

[Ramblurr]

Nifty! Can you share more about the player interaction? What is the extent of correspondence? What do you discuss, etc?