Utterly Frustrating

[Heldenkaiser]

When I was new to TOAW, I hadn't yet figured out that the game names files saved during a PBEM turn under a different name (.sal) from the one the file receives after turn end (.pbl), and also uses a different start menu button to open the two--I believe only TOAW does that, from all games I have played PBEM. In my first games I would save the file often; sometimes open a file just to watch the replay, then close it to think over my moves some time. Several times I then accidentally opened the .pbl file again instead of the .sal file and no doubt triggered one or several reload messages.

If your opponent is also new to TOAW, he may be making similar mistakes in good faith. Just a thought.