Tides of War PBEM

[Ichabod]

Let's think about turn order? My play windows is 2300-0100 GMT

I can play from 2100 to 0100 GMT.

Yeah, exactly that. 7am to 4pm GMT (7:00 to 16:00 GMT)

Edit: Just to avoid confusion I'll put this in every post with the time, I can play all times of the day EXCEPT the above

I posted an update to the mod - this is now intended to be the version we use for this game. So you can download the mod and play around with it if you feel like it.

As for playing time, I'm often available throughout the day except from 10:00 GMT to 18:00 GMT (when I'm asleep). The most reliable timeslot is near the end of my available time, at around 6:00 GMT to 8:00 GMT.

Okay our normal playing window will be 0100-0500 UTC, extending up to 0700 UTC which Serdoa can get before work on non-complex turns if I don't get a chance to play for whatever reason.

Ichabod - 2100 to 0100 GMT

Yuris - 2300-0100 GMT

Noble - 0100-0500 UTC

Seven - 6:00 GMT to 8:00 GMT

Dtay

I think that's a good turn order. There's a gap between Seven and Dtay's windows, but there's no way I can play before my time, so it doesn't matter if dtay takes a bit longer to play. Everyone agree or am I doing something wrong?

Of course, now someone has to randomize the turn order.

[dtay]

Looks good, I often stay up later than my window suggests anyway, I was being somewhat overly cautious. And if you think of me as being 'before' Ichabod the conflict goes away entirely.

[Ichabod]

So, are you guys okay with my proposed turn order? I'm curious to get my screenshot!

You should roll who goes first, BRick.

[SevenSpirits]

I have no problems with it and I think the order of me vs dtay is the only thing that needed confirmation. dtay said this looks good, so let's do it.

[Sian]

with a little help from random.org

snakepick

List Randomizer

There were 5 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

Dtay
Ichabod
NobleHelium
yuris125
SevenSpirits

Dtay
Ichabod
NobleHelium
yuris125
SevenSpirits
SevenSpirits
yuris125
NobleHelium
Ichabod
Dtay

[Krill]

Eh, I thought the pick order was that whomever was last in turn order was first pick?

[SevenSpirits]

Snake pick order is supposed to be the reverse of turn order, and turn order is constrained by the times posted above. So that snakepick order doesn't work. We just need to know who's the first player in turn order and everything will fall into place from that.

[Sian]

ah ... your doing it that way ... fair enough, its there if you want it

[Cyneheard]

Per that randomization, Dtay is first, so the player order is:

Dtay
Ichabod
Yuris
Noble
Seven

So the pick order is:
Seven
Noble
Yuris
Ichabod
Dtay
Dtay
Ichabod
Yuris
Noble
Seven

[SevenSpirits]

Per that randomization, Dtay is first,

I'm good with this order, but it's really better if someone not in the game makes these decisions. There are other, equally valid possible ways to resolve it. E.g. you can interpret the list as determining who's first in pick order (since that is what Sian said it was for!) - in that case dtay plays last. Or you could say the result is just invalid, because it uses a different process from what we needed and Sian didn't provide a fix himself, so we should roll again. It ends up being faster to wait for a lurker to unilaterally decide, than to propose a reasonable conclusion as a player and have all other players sign off on it.

Anyway, I suggest we go with whatever BRick says.