23-08-2000 09:59									#31
	Put an end to popups!

Defiant: Can you find a deadline at the WM2000 site? I can't. It starts October 1st, but that's all it says... it'd be nice to know just how much time we have.

Anyway, right now we have 16 people, meaning we COULD send 2 teams, but with only 2 alternates. It's only been a day since this was posted. Let's at least wait until tonight and see if we can get more people signed up, so we can go in with two teams with a clean conscience.

Does this list seem right, folks? I tried to add everybody who expressed interest, but I may well have missed some people.

SnowFire
LordStone1
Berzerker
Meef (never mind)
Charles Steinhart (never mind)
RUFFHAUS (perhaps)
Victor Galis (no alternate)
Defiant
Boshko
Iain Lindley
Sahib
Stefu
Coug
Mao
Gerwald
Imran Siddiqui
Midshipman
reismark
ShadowStrike
WarVoid
Napoleon Bonaparte

Also, who here isn't signed up for PayPal, and thus can pay the 5 dollar entry fee for free? I already signed up alas, so I can't do it...

Edit: Added to list.
[This message has been edited by SnowFire (edited September 01, 2000).]

	23-08-2000 02:28									#32
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

I have not been here for quiet some time. But if you make up teams for this year and still have open spots, I´d bee very interested to know. I believe I´m not altogether bad at this game. Boshko can judge on my abilities, I guess he remembers me.

	23-08-2000 02:42									#33
	Tired of ads?

Sahib...oh my goodness, you're back!

And yet, for the love of me, I cannot remember which games you were in. I KNOW I played against you a couple of times...wow. Welcome back!

	23-08-2000 03:55									#34
	Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

OK, I'll sign up. That means only one more Dip game though without overjoining.

	23-08-2000 03:56									#35
	Got spare money?

WOW

This looks like totally cool.

I can guarantee I won't NMR. (uless my computer blows up or something )

So can I join too?

	23-08-2000 05:50									#36
	Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

We have plenty of time guys, last year we put together 3 teams in the matter of 3 days at most... No reason to be totally laid back, but we do have time. I believe the teams have to be in by the 15th of September.

	23-08-2000 07:23									#37
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

Welcome back Sahib. We would appreciate it immensely if you would join our cause.

Has anyone talked to CyberGnu yet so he can play for US this time??

	23-08-2000 09:16									#38
	Increase the size of your Attachments

Welcome back, Sahib!

Alright. Mine as well bite the bullet. Our prospective Team I:

SnowFire
LordStone1
Berzerker
Meef
RUFFHAUS
Victor Galis
Defiant

Boshko probably could have gotten on Team I, but it seems he'd rather captain Team II and get to play Russia instead. Also Charles certainly has the playing calibre to be on Team I, but since he & Meef were kept separate before, why not do it again. Besides, we want a good Team II team, too. I would say that the players pretty well guarenteed a spot on Team II would be

Boshko
Charles Steinhart
Iain Lindley
Sahib

We'll see who else signs up to get those last 3 spots. Currently, we have 9 people left in our pool, so that gives us 6 alternates to play with between 2 teams- more than enough. If we can get 5-6 more people to sign up, we can safely go with 3 teams. So keep on pestering people over ICQ to sign up!

And we still need to resolve entry fee issues. I can't do it, I'm already signed up for PayPal. Somebody else will have to for both Team 1 & Team II. And we still need to solve who's playing which country as well, so post your favorites, if any (I myself will play whichever country is left).

reismark: I messaged him, still no response. And if Apolyton has any country, it's Greece, not the US!
[This message has been edited by SnowFire (edited August 23, 2000).]

	23-08-2000 09:52									#39
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

I would hope that my ability would ensure a spot on team two. Is Defiant in there as well?

	23-08-2000 09:53									#40
	Get a bigger avatar today!

Nevermind my blindless...I now see that he made team 1...Congrats Gray Beard!

	23-08-2000 10:23									#41
	Inflate your Upload Space

SF: I'll try his e-mail (joxgaard@nd.edu) tomorrow. You can too if you want.

------------------
reismark@nycmail.com | GO ITHACA FLAME!
"How could this be a problem in a country where we have Intel and Microsoft?" - Al Gore on the Y2K bug
Vote Gore/Lieberman 2000: Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

	23-08-2000 13:05									#42
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

Wait, you have to pay $$ to play??

	23-08-2000 17:34									#43
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

I would be honoured to play in one team with people like Boshko, Charles and Iain.

Since I´ve had Lee Simpson as a player in my M99 team (finalist last round) and he won as Germany, I would - if possible - like to play Germany. He had a brilliant tactic and I think I could profit from my experience with this game.

As for the fee: how much is it?

	23-08-2000 17:59									#44
	Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

Thank you Snowfire and Gerwald forTeam I, however, like I said before we are no more or no less then the others. We all represent Apolyton.
I sent an email to LAWYERTED, he usually answers in a day or two, hope he remembers me, shouldn't matter.
I was talking to Chazzy on ICQ last night and he is willing to be an alternate, that is one support crew, if you want to accept him.
Sahib,
Nice to have you back, Packers aren't looking so good this year, no defense.
Berzerker,
I know we put the teams together in world class speed last year, would just like to feel that we have everything set right going into the tournament, not being rushed where mistakes can be made.
Preference: I like Germany, but I feel Meef and Berzerker get priority. Just not Austria, had it last year, did OK until a women took over Russia and I let my guard down. But if need be I can take it again.

	23-08-2000 18:19									#45
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

Oh, and should I get in, I want anything but Austria. Not Austria. NOT Austria. Not AUSTRIA.

Russia, England, France, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Austria, there are my preferences.

	23-08-2000 18:31									#46
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

Yep, Defiant, it doesn´t look good for the pack. Well, that should give me more time for diplomacy when I don´t have to watch their games because they loose all the time

I would love to be in a team that works together. Last year, all the otherplayers in my game had real teams. They checked each other´s moves, they had gathered statistics and backround info about te other players etc. It made my live much harder in my game, cause I was basically on my own. My proposal would be that the 7 players form a virtual ring where every player doublechecks the moves of his left neighbor. He could also replace that left neighbor if need arises.

	24-08-2000 02:16									#47
	Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

Prefs:

France
England
Germany
Turkey
Italy
Austria
Russia (I seem to have horrible luck with Russia, and I know someone wants it more than me.)

	24-08-2000 02:34									#48
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

Charles has posted a request to join a new team at the WM site, doesn't look like he will be joining us, but I left him a message informing him we will be fielding teams this year again. However, if he does decide to join us this year he should be on Team I - since team play does matter we should field the best we can on team I. I will gladly play for team II to make room for Charles on Team I if he will join us again.
[This message has been edited by Berzerker (edited August 23, 2000).]

	24-08-2000 03:04									#49
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Well....I wont NMR. I would like to play.

Prefs:

France, England, Turkey, Russia, Germany, Austria, Italy

------------------
Almighty ruler and Resident God!!
The more you know, the more you realize you dont know - Shep

	24-08-2000 04:42									#50
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

I have learned that the finalists have a bye in the first round, so even if Charles does agree to play for Apolyton, he wouldn't see any action until the semifinals. He is reluctant to join us again given the nmr's and abandonments we had last year DONT PLAY IF YOU"RE NOT SERIOUS, please.

	24-08-2000 05:21									#51
	Got spare money?

So, if they get a bye, that would mean the team gets no points right? (Meaning we shouldn't include our best players if we hope to do well as a team (6 players is not a good thing, when all others have 7.))

	24-08-2000 05:27									#52
	Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

Nevermind... I'm braindead... we need good alternates

	24-08-2000 07:09									#53
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

I'm not sure about this, but I think that means the team he is on gets credit for a win or something.

	24-08-2000 08:04									#54
	Put an end to popups!

hmmm, if we have three teams it might be a good idea to put a relatively experienced player to captain team iii, either that or make sure the our team iii people talk with the more experienced apolytoners
And I'll do my best to make sure that our effort is more coordinated than last year's...

	24-08-2000 18:45									#55
	Increase Your PM Length

Snowfire,
LAWYERTED, got back to me and said teams and registration have to be set up by 9-30-00 and the tournament will follow IMMEDIATELY. Otherwise he just sent me to the regular site. We already knew this information, but it is confirmed now.

	25-08-2000 01:12									#56
	Inflate your Upload Space

Count me in as an alternative. Hopefully I can get my computer back online by september 15th. Right now I am using my parents computer.

	26-08-2000 04:19									#57
	Tired of ads?

Meef has informed me that Ray Setzer has recruited him for that team, so we've just lost our 2 best players - Meef and Charles.
No "ringers" this time around folks!

	26-08-2000 06:30									#58
	Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

That's fine Berzerker, lets make ourseleves ringers, we got some good players here!

	27-08-2000 05:50									#59
	Remove this text

Boshko: As it stands there will be no Team III. With two teams, we only have 6 alternates- even if we were foolish enough to go in without alternates like last year, we wouldn't have enough to make a team. Here's our list again:

Peopel on Team I: Berzerker, SF, RUFFHAUS, LS1, Victor G, Defiant.
Boshko
Iain Lindley
Sahib
Gerwald
Mao
Stefu
Coug
Imran Siddiqui
Midshipman
reismark
ShadowStrike
WarVoid
Napoleon Bonaparte
Du_Chauteau (alternate only)

Now I suppose that we can let Boshko and Iain can have a fight to the death over who takes Meef's spot and who caps Team II, but the bigger question is who will round out the rest of Team II. The team as it stands right now is probably something like this:

Boshko or Iain
Sahib
Gerwald
Mao
Stefu
Coug
One of Imran, Midshipman, reismark, & others.

Also, let's get more of those country preferences in, folks. You don't have to submit a full list, it can be something simple like "I'd really like to play England, but if not that then France, and otherwise I don't really care."
[This message has been edited by SnowFire (edited August 30, 2000).]

	27-08-2000 06:24									#60
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Where is Monk? Here are my prefs

TFIGREA