16-06-2002 18:01									#1
	When should the game start ? Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

It seems most decisions have been met about the game setup. Then, we should seriously consider starting the game. The question is "when ?".
Rather than letting an individual decide for us, or letting a few individuals delay the game more, I think we should let the people of Apolyton decide.

The options are as follow :
Sunday June 16th
Monday June 17th
Tuesday June 18th
Wednesday June 19th
Thursday June 20th
Friday June 21st
Saturnday June 22nd
After (please explain below)
I don't want the game ot be started.

Trip is our president and will sart the game with the settings we decided. As he's American, I recommand we consider these dates on an EST scale.
I would say, if the current date has most votes at 22 EST, the game has to start. For example, if we have a majority of "Sunday" sayers today at 22 EST, then Trip would have to start the game by then.

About the polls whose end is when the game starts : at the start of the game, I think we should consider the results of the time as definitive, even if the poll is not officially closed... After all, you can't alter the landmass once the game has started.

About the polls which aren't bound with the starting of the game (for example, the poll about the senate), I think the start of the game shouldn't affect them in any way.

Two options aren't completely limpid :
- "After (explain)" means you don't have to explain why you want the game to start after the suggested dates, but you have to explain when you'd like the game to start.
- "I don't want the game to be started" means that you are completely comfortable with the pre-game debating, and you don't think we should start the game at all.

	16-06-2002 18:07									#2
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BTW, I didn't give a time limit for this poll, as the suggestions can become limitless : I don't know, maybe we'll all agree with starting the game Monday, June the 14th, 2004

	16-06-2002 18:09									#3
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Hmmmm, wasn't this already decided? I thought that we determined to start tomorrow (Monday 06/17)?

	16-06-2002 18:19									#4
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Oops, sorry. Where has it been decided ?

	16-06-2002 18:21									#5
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Here.
Quite definitive too.

	16-06-2002 18:28									#6
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tuesday...the finance minister election doesnt end until then, and we still have more organizational stuff to do.

I think the very first play should be nothing but founding the first city, so the ministers can then make their polls for what to do next.

	16-06-2002 19:20									#7
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quote: Originally posted by civman2000 I think the very first play should be nothing but founding the first city, so the ministers can then make their polls for what to do next.

I agree with this, except for founding the city. There is a chance (however small) that we may not even want the to build the city on our starting square. I think the first play should be simply the forming of the map, then post a screenshot and save.

	17-06-2002 00:07									#8
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Next week, Saturday.

	17-06-2002 01:29									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Trip Here. Quite definitive too.

I thought that was when the elections should start...

	17-06-2002 04:59									#10
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Nope, it says "start when?" I made another poll asking when to do the elections.