1.3.11 How do I join? ¶
It’s easiest to join through the WWW form available at
http://www.pbm.com/oly/tag/join.html. If that’s impossible, send mail
to srt@pbm.com for instructions on establishing an account via
e-mail.
Some notes about starting:
- Players select a nation when starting the game (see Political Geography). Depending upon the game, there may be several nations
available, or only one.
- Players select a city in which to create their initial noble. The
initial noble may be created in any city controlled by the new player’s
nation. (A city is controlled by a nation if the city’s province is
garrisoned by the nation.)
The list of cities controlled by a nation is not published. To
get a list of cities, new players should contact an established player
in the nation they are joining and negotiate for that information.
Optionally, the new player can choose to start randomly in some city
controlled by the nation he is joining.
If all else fails, the initial noble will be created in the nation’s
capital, even if that city has been conquered by another nation.
If a player attempts to create an initial noble in a city that is not
controlled by his nation, the noble will be created instead in the
nation’s capital.
- New players start with a variable number of noble points and gold. The
amounts are determined by how well each nation is doing. Nations with
few noble points start with more noble points; nations with little gold
start with more gold. The approximate starting amounts for each nation
are published each month in the Game Newsletter, but the actual amounts
will vary from the numbers published there.