.Clint said, re new players:
I try to put them in less dangerous positions but in ME there is no safe
positions really. The Noldo, woodmen, Blid Sorcerer - any others players
can think of would help?
The Woodmen! The Woodmen are the weakest nation by far. They have a
tax and resource base which is significantly poorer than the next
weakest. They are the only FP with the coveted double scouting, and DS
teams frequently attempt to knock out the Woodies first. I'm astonished
that you put them alongside Nol and BlS as "less dangerous". What about
South Gondor? Unless Har & Cor both go dark, SGo hardly ever gets
attacked until after the NGo buttress collapses.
The difficult aspect of course is that these safer nations are also the
support nations. Nol or BlS are both called upon by a team to generate
income, and cast information spells for the good of the team - it's the
LAST place where you want a newbie. You could do worse than sticking
the new player in the front line, where they'll see lots of early
action. It's having an experienced player as mentor that really makes a
difference when you're new.
Regards, Laurence G. Tilley
http://www.lgtilley.freeserve.co.uk/ (New spinners & Jokes page)