Ok, COVID has been with us for about a year now and even though vaccines are beginning to be administered we're still trying to remain socially distant. Therefore, to encourage more PBM-style playtime while we're foregoing our usual in-person activities, I've given all current players ANOTHER year of free Galac-Tac playtime. Anybody new that wants to start playing now can also get this additional bonus by requesting it before the end of this month.
More pandemic playtime!
Playing Galac-Tac has been one of the few good things to happen to me during this pandemic. You are very generous to give us another year of free play in your addictive game!
Thank you, Davin!
any interest in getting another game going? happy to pay (definitely wanna keep GMs in business!) if there is interest in a new round?
I'd be happy to have another game going! Anyone that's already playing can also play in additional games at the same time at no additional cost. There's still plenty of free play time on many accounts out there and I'm still offering 12 free months of play after the first paid month ($5) for new sign-ups.
I would probably suggest using a 2-week turnaround, though, as a turn every week is often difficult to keep up with without missing turns due to life's interruptions. Of course, any active player also has full access to solo game play (with instant turns) against the computer, for learning, practice, and experimentation.
Galaxy #113 has a few players interested in playing already, and is open for more players to join, if anyone would like to jump on in there. We need several more players to join in before starting in order to make it an interesting game, full of competition and conflict.
For new players, there are introductory articles available that can get you started quickly, so you'll have plenty of time to read the full manual and practice. And there's free game assistant software available to make playing (especially map visualization) easier.
Who's interested in some fun?
signed up for galaxy #113 - anyone else not yet playing, why not do the same!
Fungus, why not create a solo game while you're waiting, read the introductory articles if you like, and try your hand at a few turns? Then you can tell us all about your experiences right here.
great idea, will do!
Oh, and don't forget to add Galac-Tac to your sig line now! :D
Feel free to ask any game-play questions you have, too.
Davin - I definitely want to try Galac-Tac, I just need to get my game load down first. It's out of control presently.
Awwww... come on! You mean you can't take on a dozen games at once day in and day out? :angel:
Actually, you could always sign up for galaxy #113 while we wait for it to fill. By the time we've got a reasonable number of players to start up your play-time may be more stable. Even if it's not, the introductory articles will get you through the first 2-3 biweekly turns with little to no thought, and then you can use the "suggested actions" button for several more turns to automatically work on your initial territorial-expansion phase for you. By then you'll at least be a few months further along the calendar.
Also, starting yourself a solo galaxy where you try out a simple turn every few weeks whenever you have free time will get you used to the game while the regular galaxy fills up and will make it easier to come up with real turns when the time comes.
If you don't get in on a galaxy when it's filling up you may have to wait quite some time before enough others show up to fill another one, and I know you'd be disappointed if you missed out!
mindmap image for Galac-Tac rules
I've been digesting the rulebook. See attached for my current understanding. Looking forward to testing this understanding :)
Hey, that's pretty cool! I can look it over in more detail, but do you want feedback or would you rather "play it as it lies" and see how it works out?
The manual does need rewriting for clarity and ease of reading, but a lack of available time makes it more difficult. Have you also read the "Introduction" and "Quick-Start" articles (available on the web site and in [url=www.http://suspense-and-decision.com/]S&D[/url])? They should get the basic ideas across quickly giving you more time to analyze the manual in depth.
If you'd like to do an ongoing commentary, you might prefer to start a new thread with that subject and put it all in one place.
yeah, I included the mind map as an FYI. I'll no doubt revise it over time as I learn/understand more details about the game.
I'm in the process of reading the associated articles for suggestions to begin planning the gameplay.
I'll happy kick off another thread with my findings as I launch the solo game.
FWIW I thought the manual was really good.
Thanks. It does have a lot of detailed information there, though, and could use reorganizing with more introductory information first (as a start).