Hello Everyone
Okay Bree 18 is now out and with it you will find an article we wrote on
Ratings for players. We would really like to have lots of feedback on this
so please take a moment to read it an comment. If you would like us to send
the file separately if we get enough interested we can send you a text or
Word document with it in . Please, please, please take the time to read
Bree and comment on this article.
FLAGSHIP RATINGS SURVEY - please send to Flagship Ratings (address and email
below)
Flagship, the most widely-read PBM magazine, runs an ongoing poll rating all
PBM games for different qualities. We'd like to ask you to help non-players
get a fair assessment of our games, by sending your opinions - good, bad, or
mixed - to Flagship.
Please fee free to rate other games as well. If you wish to add comments
about the games you play, these can be printed in Flagship's Rumours from
the Front section. All ratings received my November will go in the prize
draw.
The categories are all from 1=low to 10=high.
ANTICIPATION: 1=who cares when the turn comes; 10=my world revolves around
each turn.
GM QUALITY: 1=goes out of his way to abuse me; 10=deserves Nobel prize.
DEPTH: 1=easier than breathing; 10=needs several lifetimes to crack.
INTERACTION WITH OTHER PLAYERS: 1=no diplomacy; 2=a letter is an extreme
rarity; 10=dozens of calls and letters each turn.
VALUE FOR MONEY: 1=total rip-off; 10=grossly underpriced.
FLAGSHIP RATINGS FORM
YOUR NAME (essential):
YOUR ADDRESS (essential):
YOUR RATINGS (essential):
GAME NAME GM Anticipation GM Quality Depth Interaction Value for
Money
Please return to:
Flagship Ratings 2002
c/o Tim Lomas
211a Amesbury Ave
London
SW2 3BJ
or email: flagshipratings@antsnest.demon.co.uk
Your assistance here is very welcome! 
The following new games are filling up. (Descriptions of the type of game
follow - please check this when contacting me with regards to playing in
that game).
Waiting List: When I get all 25 nations into the game I will allocate you
your choice of nation from the list of nations that you have sent me -
please send multiple nation choices. All nations are potentially available
until I set up the game.
Upto 2 nation game: You can play one or two Aligned nations, or one Neutral
nation.
2 nation game: You must play two nations.
Bofa: 2wk [Game 105] Beginners game - (Vet: ALL 1650 orders available): 2
Nations taken. (Please note FP have been upgraded).
1650 2wk [Game 66]: 17 available. Waiting List game.
2950 2wk [Game 239]: Email. Waiting List. 11 nations available.
1000 2wk [Game 40]: Probably going to be a Normal game (ie one nation per
allegiance allowed +20% kid/ass). 5 FP, 4 Neutral, 4 DS taken so far. 12
more nations needed.
1000 2wk [Game ??]: Also we're planning a NKA game - please get in touch.
20 taken with some variant rules.
Note please ask for variant games we can try to get you opposition for them
if you are interested - mostly Grudge teams though - if I get 10 players for
any single type of game then I will put it up for general availability below
and push it;
Grudge Games we need opposition for:
2950: Darren Morris 1000: None 1650: None
Last Alliance: None WoTR: None
I have drop-outs available - don't forget you get a free turn for taking
these up...
E [Early] = 0-10 turn, M (Midgame]= 11-20, L [Late game] = 21+ [A= Aligned
if a Neutral, N= not aligned if a Neutral, P = Postal and Email game, G=
Grudge, 1w = 1week game, 3w = 3week game]
Bofa: Veteran (NM - e)
1000: One - Evil (l), South Kingdom (E-N)
2950: Quiet (m -P), Dark (m), Rhun (m,m)
1650: Dog (m), Dark (m), Harad (m-sort of aligned), Harad (E, N)
Thanks
Clint
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