Supporting New Games

[Kingmaker]

HiHi

Paul no offence taken, I have posted your question on the Matrix FoF MB, got 2 replies so far see below

G'day Peter, there are a couple of preferences that can stretch the game out, I have recently completed a game that ended in late July 1866, I needed 48 victory points to win. Also one of my preferences were, no time limit, meaning the CSA didn't get a bonus after a certain date, the exact date can't recall.
Ron

You can set the game up so there's pretty much no time limit. On standard settings though, the CSA will start getting victory points every turn from somewhere in spring 65, effectively ending the game in that year at the latest.

You can set the winning limit to 24 or 48 victory points, which of course has a great impact on the game's duration.
And as BASB said, you can turn the CSA victory point gain off and on.

I didn’t know you could alter the Winning vp total to 48, but at the moment it basically looks like it can be virtually open-ended depending how the PBEM game is set up.

Will update when/if I get anymore replies.

Looks like if Blitz wants to host FoF and later CoG EE they may have to make a command ‘Rules of Engagement’, something along the lines of the Early July start dates get X points based on the games possible length turnwise, ie start date Early July 1861 then x2 turns a month till end of April 1865 = 92 turns. Early Nov start dates x2 turns a month till end of April 1865 = 84 turns.

All the Best
Peter