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Welcome to Capricorn,

finally, if a bit late, the galaxy is created.
The four sub-galaxies are of the same sizes
(give or take a bit) and have the same number
of races in them.

Sorry for being late, but fever of 39C (103F)
for the last week didn't help much getting any
of this done. It's getting better now, but I still
have a "dual flu", one bacterial and one viral.
But I digress from the important stuff:

To the rules about Capricorn:

Capricorn will allow alliance wins. That is: two random players, or as many
players as win together from one sub-galaxy.

Also, there is/are (a) paradise system(s).

The Unit-Experience code has been tested, but it still is new, so if you
find something that behaves strange, just ask. (I won't disclose just now
how it works. Wouldn't want to spoil your fun in finding out ;-)


Rules for Blind Galaxy can be obtained here:
ftp://cs.utk.edu/pub/bampton/Blind/Rules.txt

More hints can be found at:
http://www.myrnek.de/galaxy/hints.html

more questions, also Capricorn-specific ones: feel free to ask me,
by either: forwarding a message to GM (=me) how that is done see below.
If nothing else works, myrnek@myrnek.de is your last resort. (also me,
may take a little longer for me to answer).

Orders and messages go to

galaxy@myrnek.de
don't send normal mail there, it's a mailrobot that will throw away all messages
except:

Orders and Messages.

* The Subject line for orders:

Capricorn orders for  [turn  [revision ]]

you don't need to give a turn number or a revision number -
turn numbers are for those who want to make advance turns.
If YOU want to do advance orders, tell ME you do so !!!
(Or you will be very surprised at the outcome of the current
turn ... ;-)

EXAMPLES:

Capricorn orders for Myrace

Capricorn orders for Myrace turn 1

Capricorn orders for Myrace turn 1.1

Capricorn orders for Myrace turn 1 rev 2

Are all valid. In fact, the forecaster checks
only Gamename, "orders for" and racename.
The additional information is for me, as I try to figure out
which set of orders I should use, when the turn is run.
If you have errors in the forecast you receive, correct them and resubmit them.

* The Subject line for messages:

Capricorn:FWD:: [ ]*

I.e. if you want to send to one race:

Capricorn:FWD:Myrace:Yourrace

if you want to forward to more than one race:

Capricorn:FWD:Myrace:Yourrace Anotherrace Andanotherone

You will get an answering message that tells you whether or not
your forward succeeded. If you don't get an answering message,
something more sinister went wrong: first check spelling of
mailaddress and subject line. If that still seems to be correct,
contact me.

If you don't know to whom you can forward, send a message saying:

Capricorn:forwardlist:

you will get a list of all those races you can forward then.
You will only be able to forward to a race named "GM" right now.
GM is not an active race, GM is me.

As you meet races, you can establish contact to them by:

* having a ship over another races system at the end of a turn,
i.e. not having bombed that system, and also not having been shot down.

* having a ship near another's ship (at the same system), and one or both
ships with mass 2 or greater AND one that has more than just a drive component
(at the end of the turn, i.e. both survive ;-)

I will *NOT* send missent messages to races that were misspelled.
I also will *NOT* rerun turns in case of someone being too lazy to do his orders
on time.
I also will *NOT* correct orders. So look at the answer mail you get
when you send in orders.

This is really important.

Make sure that you have the following line in your first orders:

O FORECAST

You need it. Trust me.

Capricorn is started, the forwarder and forecaster are set up.

So now I believe I only have to wish you a lot of fun with the biggest
(system-wise) Blind Galaxy game ever.

Bernhard