On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Alex Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 21:38 -0400, Jamie Dallaire wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I wish to register. > > > > Billy Pilgrim > > Welcome! > > Some notes for new players: Thanks, (pseudo)greeter! > > Don't say you wish to do something, just do it. (As an experienced B > player, though, you probably know this.) For some reason, people get > registration 'wrong' all the time, so phrasings like the one above are > special-cased in the rules, and the registration worked. Yeah, I actually saw that the registration rule allowed for wishing, but good think you pointed out that other actions generally don't... I figured it might just be common practice here! > > The best version of the ruleset to read on a first reading is > <http://agora.qoid.us/current_flr.txt>, as it contains cross-references, > judgements, and other information to make it easier to understand. > > As a first-time new player, you get a White Ribbon as a joining bonus, > which doesn't do a whole lot but looks pretty (and may eventually win > you the game, if you hang onto it long enough). You also get a Caste of > Epsilon, giving you 1 vote on each proposal. (In time, you may find ways > to get multiple votes on some of them.) > > Most of the gameplay takes place in contracts and contests, rather than > the rules themselves; you can see a list of contracts and contests in > the Notary's report, at <http://agora.eso-std.org/notary-report.html>. > Most players like to join a contest (or lots of contests) as those are > the main source of points. I figure I'll be a bit of a watcher for the first little while, but a contest or two would be a good way to get into it. Cheers! BP
