Re: [werewolf] thoughts on fixed time

[Mark Hartwell <hartwell@copper.net>]

Michel Schaake wrote:

> hartwell writes in werewolf game 124 post-game-discussion:
>  
>
> > ..."fixed time turns"...

> > ...the day ending at 12:00 eastern time
> > and the nights ending at 16:00 eastern time 


> Fixed time could be a good thing. 4 hour nights in a fixed time game would
> be a bad thing IMHO. It would make responding to actual events impossible
> for some time zoners.
>  
actually, that's the beauty of the plan.  You (as a player in time zone 
x) know whether the turn ending times work for you or not.  under our 
current scheme, turns end as enough votes are cast.  so there's no way 
to know if the game is going to work with your schedule.  AND, we're 
almost guaranteed to hear "gee, i go to a 4 hour meeting and three days 
pass by, what happened!?!?!"

i listed a noon day end and 16:00 night end just because that would work 
well for me.  i'd be inclined to join such a game.  if it doesn't work 
for you, don't join, start your own. 

also, the reason the nights can be so short is: 1) night moves can be 
queued, 2) the rules could be tweeked to allow "default"  selection for 
most players.  for instance, if there are three wolves and 2 select 
playera, and the third wolf never makes a selection, i don't have a 
problem with playera being killed by wolves.  same with the angel 
protecting himself.