Not overly surprised about the Extra Cost of E-mail turns over Paper
Turns. The only sure fire way to cut costs is to have an Automated Input
system for orders recieved for the game (usually on a specially made
program). Besides it is better if you have the turn in paper so that you can
look at when you want rather than having to go home to your computer.
Thomas Crane
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Message: 9 Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 01:15:10 +0100
From: "Harlequin Games"
<harlequin.games@dial.pipex.com>
Subject: Re: Finding replacements etc1) the orders are harder to input - causing more
errors, and more timeto
get correct.2) we have to print them out - costing
that (minimal but it all adds
up) -it also takes more time to do an email turn print
out and preparationthan
it does for paper - hence more costs.
3) email players invariably are less cautious about
specifics in their
turns - causing us extra time
4) it takes more time to get a turn sent off than it
does for the paper
turns (more labour costs).
5) yes, I agree that it does cost less than to post a
considerablefactor of
the turn cost.So overall they are about the same for us to run as
paper turns.
I know that a lot of you will be surprised by this.
:-)Clint>