Davespice has inspired me to try this game. I'm enjoying it, but want to play a newbie friendly match with folks that make as many inefficient decisions as I do! This is a map with 8 possible races to play. Whichever is not picked by people will be assigned to the CPU (on a random distribution of skill levels).

Map: Gathering of Magic (stock SM map)

Rule set: Aow SM Upatch 1.4 (please make sure you have this patch). Look in the bottom right corner of the title screen.

Leaders on map: Yes
Sphere customization: No
Allied victory: No
Exploration: Yes

House Rules: No Free Movement on ships.

Activity expectation: You should only sign up if you will generally be able to play turns within at most 48 hours from receiving them. If you are unable to play your turn within 48 hours you should post in the relevant topic in advance. Writing turn logs is optional but you should always post a "turn sent" when you have played your turn so we know who's turn it is.

Sign up for one of the following races:

Draconians: Catermune - catermune[at]yahoo[dot[com]
Tigrans: Mimo - demarcomimo[at]gmail.com (not as brave as Dave - not picking last!)
Shadow Demons
Orcs: Vitek - broz-7[at]hotmail[dot]cz
Humans
Archons
Syrons: Incandenza - incandenzak[at]yahoo[dot]com
Halflings: Wennejoekel - wennejoekel[at]gmail[dot]com

Three or four day window to sign up. Preferably newbies or relatively inexperienced players.

I am in, of course.

E-mail: broz-7[at]hotmail[dot]cz

I'll pick race later.

I would like to join. Not that I am really inexperienced, but I did as the first player got my ass kicked by the computer on that brutal map :x

E-mail: wennejoekel[at]gmail[dot]com

Race: Halflings will do!

Ability to be squished by the AI qualifies you! Halflings you are...

I have decided. I chose Orcs. Well, in fact I chose Frostlings and then noticed they are not here. :-)

I'd like to join in on this one as well. I'll take the draconians. catermune[at]yahoo[dot[com]

About time Incandenza! I'll get this game rolling shortly.

We are officially closed for sign-ups and the game has begun. Good luck my fellow neophytes and neophyte destroyers.

nice!