yammahoper
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Yes on IP. I have no desire to email game or play with others in many time zones from around the world. I am part of a dedicated gaming group that has been together since the earky eighties, and will play the game togther on our gaming Saturdays or at our occassional LAN's. For us, in between game time is also game time. Strategy, diplomacy, invasion plans, even chit choices are often decided between sessions (for us, we play every other Saturday, a compromise the spouses enjoy so THEY can have a Saturday of our respective times alos, lol). Certainly while LANing the game we would have no problem pausing and taking as long as we desired for diplomacy, battle resoultions, etc (we debate if we fight the battles with pen and paper or use the provided battle system...we shall wait and see). The nice thing about playing this game in a LAN setting; no need to write down all your forces positions when you pack up and quit for the day, only to reset the board at the next game session; rather, the computer saves the game file and all we have to do s fire it up. For those who do not have a gaming group or freinds who play EiA, I can see whythey would prefer PBEM. For those of us who plan on playing regularly in a local setting, LAN capability is a must (though it could come out in the second version). yamma
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