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02-11-2023, 07:52 PM
(02-11-2023, 03:28 PM)gkmetty Wrote: Maximus Dominus - I apologize if this will come across as mean but I have watched for several weeks as you filled our forum with criticisms and complaints. First, how could you possibly think you could participate in a game of Alamaze without reading the rules? You made the statement that your favorite PBM game is Hyborian Wars. Did you play that game without reading the rules. I have played Hyborrian Wars, it was enjoyable but it was hard for a new player to grasp. The forum was no where near as responsive and that was with many more individuals signed up for a game. The depth of Hyborian Wars was not close to Alamaze.I agree. The rules need to be read, and unclemike did a great job with his sage advice areas behind various sections of the rules. I cannot play my strategy computer games without reading the rules, and Alamaze is no different. If you want to get a rich experience, you can either play the tutorial, do a duel with an experienced player, or play in a team game that I believe Rellgar mentioned in one of his posts. This last one is a very good idea, as you will have at least one player with experience guiding the game.
My experience with Hyborian Wars was less then convenient. I submitted a request to play in a game and 8 months later I received a reply that one of my three choices would be available in an upcoming game. It took another two to three months for the game to actually start. Then I submitted a turn every three weeks. My game lasted over a year with turns processed every four to six weeks. It was my first game and I was not good. I imagine the game continued for a very long time after I was eliminated. So it took a year and a half to process the number of turns I complete in one month of playing Alamaze. After an investment of close to $150 I was eliminated by an experienced player.
The rules for Hyborian Wars that I received were 45 pages long and I received another 10 loose pages of errata, maps, rules for submitting your turn via email, etc. I read every one of those pages two or three times before submitting my first game turn. The rules were not nearly as comprehensive as the rule book for Alamaze. Even after reading the rules multiple times I had many questions and only a small feel for the game.
In your last post you asked how to learn Alamaze without reading the rules. The answer is you cannot. Alamaze is a complicated game it has aspects that no other PBeM game has. If you are looking for a less comprehensive game then you need to look elsewhere. If you are looking for a well designed, well implemented, strategic game, with a small but active user community, then Alamaze is a game you can enjoy. As a bonus Alamaze is one of the, if not the the most cost effective games, on the market. I have not played all the current PBeM games but I have not seen one advertised that gives you 15 -17 turns per month for $20.
You keep avoiding the answer that any player of PBeM gamer would give you, READ THE RULES. You will find that it will cut down on your mistakes and make the game much more enjoyable.