Thanks to a suggestion from Juho Snellman, maps at the DPjudge are now also available in PDF (Adobe) format. This is currently true only for one game...
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manus@...
Mar 8, 2001 12:38 am
Hey you DPjudge'sters -- If you have experience with the newly introduced .pdf map format (and if you don't just pull up one of the games, like "game", that...
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James Harman
jharman@...
Mar 8, 2001 12:47 am
Manus, I would vote for the whole game. If you just want the current turn, the gif map is beautiful. Having the pdf have the whole game save me having to...
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beduewer@...
Mar 8, 2001 1:14 am
... I'd favor full game, though as .ps is my format of choice for full game viewing it doesn't really affect me:). Bruce...
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andrew@...
Mar 8, 2001 12:38 pm
You meant to make it cover the whole game, right? The ones I've seen do, anyway, and I think that's right. If loads of people want just the last moves, then is...
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Todd Haney
tahaney@...
Mar 8, 2001 3:02 pm
Manus, I would prefer the PDF be like the PS file...the whole game. Almost everybody has Acrobat already, but I had to download a shareware PS reader program...
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Don Hessong
DonHessong@...
Mar 9, 2001 8:39 pm
The Ancient Mediterranean is a map variant (created by yours truly) which is now supported on the DPjudge. Thanks again Manus. Please check it out by going...
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manus@...
Mar 10, 2001 10:16 am
Well, I have finally gotten around to finishing the single most-requested feature of the DPjudge. I mean it -- I have had more clamor for this than I ever had...
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Ray Setzer
mczet@...
Mar 10, 2001 11:12 pm
Yeaaaaa! And what is the syntax for this? Ray...
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manus@...
Mar 11, 2001 3:50 pm
... Somehow, I thought Ray would be one of the quicker and more enthusiastic to respond. :-) ... It should be the same as for the Ken Lowe judge. RETREAT...
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Ray Setzer
mczet@...
Mar 15, 2001 10:24 pm
What, if anything does the Judge keep on file after it processes a turn? I have a player who swears that he put in his build and put it in. But when you put it...
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manus@...
Mar 15, 2001 10:32 pm
... If you give me a game and a phase, the status file can be rolled back (by me) to have exactly what was in it (orders, etc.) when that phase processed. Or ...
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Peter J Richardson
pjrich@...
Mar 15, 2001 10:52 pm
Manus, To set a game of Ancient Med would it work to set up a standard game and then change the map in the status file, or do I have to set it up as a variant?...
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manus@...
Mar 15, 2001 11:01 pm
... That is exactly right. ... No -- you do NOT list the map name in the CREATE command. The CREATE command wants only the game name, the master password, and...
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Peter J Richardson
pjrich@...
Mar 16, 2001 12:18 am
The game will be a play test of Don Hessong's DPJudge files for Ancient Med. Instructions on how to join can be found at ...
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James Harman
jharman@...
Mar 16, 2001 12:18 am
Plus, when you enter your orders on the website - you do get a confirmation that the judge accepted the orders. I don't think that the email is necessary,...
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Ray Setzer
mczet@...
Mar 16, 2001 2:37 pm
Yes, the judge does show you what your orders were, but, in a case where player says. "I'm 110% positive I put them in and put them in right" And yet the...
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manus@...
Mar 16, 2001 6:22 pm
The Payola variant game named "crispbills" has lost its Italy. This game was set up initially for players new to Payola, so it'd be a good place to get your...
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asj31@...
Mar 17, 2001 12:21 am
No longer at this address...
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teoliver@...
Mar 19, 2001 2:31 pm
Hey, Payolaphiles! There are two map variant Payola games sitting on the DPJudge just waiting for you to sign up. The first, which has been waiting for...
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teoliver@...
Mar 19, 2001 2:37 pm
... [snip] ... Don, consider this your notification. A new Payola game is forming with your map, called "olympus." Feel free to contact me privately if you...
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manus@...
Mar 20, 2001 3:55 pm
Thanks to Mario Huys, the youngstown map is now supported by the DPjudge. Great job, Mario! In other map news.... Mario is already hard at work on the next...
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teoliver@...
Mar 21, 2001 1:28 pm
OK, another advertisement... As many of you are aware, there are two Payola games waiting for players on the DPJudge, "euro" and "olympus," which are Modern...
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James Harman
jharman@...
Mar 21, 2001 4:58 pm
BTW, What is the idea behind the crystal ball variant? James...
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kev
koriordan@...
Mar 21, 2001 5:43 pm
You get your results one season late ... as in, players submit spring 1900 moves players submit fall 1900 moves players receive results of spring 1900 moves ...
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James Harman
jharman@...
Mar 21, 2001 6:11 pm
When are builds submitted? ... -- James Harman Software Engineer Requisite Technology Inc. E-CONTENT SOLUTIONS THAT POWER B2B ECOMMERCE...
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kev
koriordan@...
Mar 21, 2001 8:07 pm
After the spring orders ... more confusion :) 1900 spring moves 1900 fall moves 1900 spring move results 1900 spring retreats 1901 spring moves 1900 fall move...
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manus@...
Mar 21, 2001 11:12 pm
... I'm not sure what you're asking. Are you just looking for the rules to the variant? If so: http://www.diplom.org/Online/variants/crystalball.html Manus...
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teoliver@...
Mar 22, 2001 3:06 pm
Now that the DPJudge is beginning to gain critical mass, thank you, Manus, for putting the link to the DPPD on the front page! It will make it much easier for...
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manus@...
Mar 22, 2001 7:31 pm
Read this whole message -- there's a big announcement buried below.... ... Credit for this shoulda-been-something-I-thought-to-do--long-ago improvement goes to...
