Pitboss 18 IT and Tech Issues Thread

[Gaspar]

This is what I would imagine. As soon as the turn would have rolled sans pause, Gaspar can and will play as soon as he is able.

That's what I'm thinking too. Unless the player in question has asked for a pause, specifying when they will be playing.

This is my expectation as well - I believe the idea here is to pressure people to play their turns or ask for pauses for specific reasons in a limited fashion. If you can't do that, then you get me. Its not supposed to be something you want to have happen, even if it would greatly improve the quality of play for some of you (Xenu).

Plus I'd have to update my thread regularly for you to see my plans and who has time for that?

Just to clarify - I am not reading anyone's thread. If I have to play a turn I'll make the best decision available but with no information that's not in game.

And right now I only have two passwords - if you guys actually want me to do this, I'll need the others. If you don't want me to do this, that's fine too, but just let me know so I can go back to ignoring this forum.

[plako]

So it sems like we're possibly finding consensus to keep this game running smoothly. I'll try to write it all up here:

Pause asked => Granted and paused at the en of last player playing or someone else alert enough to do it . There probably should be upper limit for pause duration. What about 24h?

Pause not asked => One of the following happens:
* No one sees the need to pause => Tough luck - Turn is lost
* Pause is done after there is 1h in the clock, after which either
- Gaspar or someone else lurking fast plays the turn and can decide to ignore the instructions. Playing should be done after the turn would have normally rolled
- 12h (or 6?) has passed form the pause. Game can be resumed and turn rolls

In all cases, if the player in question does not show up when the next turn would roll we'll pause and evaluate, if the player should be replaced or lurkers could be playing another turn or 2.

[Krill]

So it sems like we're possibly finding consensus to keep this game running smoothly. I'll try to find it all up here:

Pause asked => Granted and paused at the en of last player playing or someone else alert enough to do it . There probably should be upper limit for pause duration. What about 24h?

Pause not asked => One of the following happens:
* No one sees the need to pause => Tough luck - Turn is lost.
* Pause is done after there is 1h in the clock, after which either
- Gaspar or someone else lurking fast plays the turn and can decide to ignore the instructions. Playing should be done after the turn would have normally rolled
- 12h (or 6?) has passed form the pause. Game can resumed and turn rolls (ie Gaspar can't play the turn).

I don't think anyone but Gaspar should play the turn in this instance (that's the whole point, isn't it?)

[Old Harry]

I think everyone is supposed to have their passwords in the first or second posts in their threads. I'd check but that's probably against some rule or other .

And Plako's list is what I understood.

Also I for one welcome our new Gooner overlord. I think Gaspar's spoiler thread is going to be the first one I read when we get zerged by all our neighbours t110.

[Ruff_Hi]

Pause not asked => One of the following happens:
* No one sees the need to pause => Tough luck - Turn is lost
* Pause is done after there is 1h in the clock, after which either
- Gaspar or someone else lurking fast plays the turn and can decide to ignore the instructions. Playing should be done after the turn would have normally rolled
- 12h (or 6?) has passed form the pause. Game can be resumed and turn rolls

Just to clarify ... Gaspar ignores thread instructions, Gaspar follows in-game instructions (ie note on worker standing on hill that says 'mine')

Is that our understanding?

[Gaspar]

Pause not asked => One of the following happens:
* No one sees the need to pause => Tough luck - Turn is lost
* Pause is done after there is 1h in the clock, after which either
- Gaspar or someone else lurking fast plays the turn and can decide to ignore the instructions. Playing should be done after the turn would have normally rolled
- 12h (or 6?) has passed form the pause. Game can be resumed and turn rolls

Just to clarify ... Gaspar ignores thread instructions, Gaspar follows in-game instructions (ie note on worker standing on hill that says 'mine')

Is that our understanding?

Yeah, that's the plan. If you leave a settler on a sign that says "c" I'll settle it. If you leave me a settler with no signs, it goes wherever I think is best.

[Ruff_Hi]

So ... if you can't decide where to put a settler, you put in a few signs (C?, C? or C?) and then fake disappear for a turn. Then you come back and you can chew out Gaspar for selecting the 'wrong' location.

PS: Thanks for filling in Gaspar.

[AutomatedTeller]

Pause not asked => One of the following happens:
* No one sees the need to pause => Tough luck - Turn is lost
* Pause is done after there is 1h in the clock, after which either
- Gaspar or someone else lurking fast plays the turn and can decide to ignore the instructions. Playing should be done after the turn would have normally rolled
- 12h (or 6?) has passed form the pause. Game can be resumed and turn rolls

Just to clarify ... Gaspar ignores thread instructions, Gaspar follows in-game instructions (ie note on worker standing on hill that says 'mine')

Is that our understanding?

Yeah, that's the plan. If you leave a settler on a sign that says "c" I'll settle it. If you leave me a settler with no signs, it goes wherever I think is best.

I have no idea what the rule is we are looking at. Are we saying that what happens if you don't play, don't ask for a sub and don't ask for a pause is indeterminate??? It might be that it rolls, it might be that Gaspar plays for them? I also doubt, very much, that everyone in the game knows what is being discussed.

This sounds like a total cluster to me. Heck, we can't even enforce the rule that we have agree to, even when the person who didn't play explicitly said it was ok to let it roll.

[novice]

AT, yes it's indeterminate because there's no guarantee that there's anybody around to pause.

[AutomatedTeller]

I have some pretty serious reservations about this, but am willing to go along with it. I'd like to make sure, somehow, that everyone understands what we are doing - I can easily see a case where a change is made and someone didn't understand what was happening - our tech thread is getting huge, after all.