rustysi
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ORIGINAL: Roghain I must be missing something as quite a few of you mention the first turn to take 6-10 hours to set up, but I dunno what I can do to speed things up. Even given the fact that this is my first attempt, 40-60 hours that I am looking at for the first turn, that's just silly. Much like publishing a journal paper, the first turn process requires brevity, but still needs to make a point and stick to it. Yes, it takes an inordinate amount of time, but like others have said, don't feel as though you have to get it all done at once. For myself, it *still* takes 20-25 hours for the first turn. But I've done it before too and know what I'm trying to do. To achieve ahistorical results, there is a premium on speed and audacity in the first few turns. One can't accomplish this by omitting much of the needful. Then again, my opinion is that you shouldn't be attempting to squeeze the nth degree out of your first PBEM game. Again, like journal submissions, once you start getting sick to death of looking at the thing (after about the 7th revision) then put it in the mail and be done with it. It will probably work out in the long run. I agree with most of this, and I think I get what you're saying. But I have to add that while it is a long game, for Japan the opening isn't and if she botches it it'll be a pretty sorry experience. Also you must understand that if I'm attempting to squeeze the nth degree out of my game its not because I expect to win. Actually its just the opposite. I expect to lose, but I feel I have a responsibility to my opponent and give him/her (her, yeah right) the best possible game that I can. As we all know a PBEM game is a major investment in this 'time vampire' of a game, and my intent is not to waste mine or anyone else's. Of course just MHO.
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