If you're interested in the League, you probably want to be playing Warlords and having some fun. No problem!
There are millions of ways to play Warlords by email, but they all require at least three things: a scenario, some opponents, and some basic rules. The menu here at the League site links you to all the resources you need (and probably many more) to get going. This page provides a guide to some of those resources.
Scenarios can be found in the Scenario Archives of the Warlords II Player Encyclopedia. The League site here also has a scenario guidance page on choosing scenarios for "official" League games.
Opponents can most easily be found by visiting the Warlords Remailer and looking at the ongoing games to find active players, or by contacting some of the players listed in the (somewhat outdated) League Roster and Ratings. If you're not sure what to say, try the Game Setup page.
Rules and etiquette are where things become very detailed, but there are many resources available. Useful pages include the Play-by-Email Basics page, the general League Rules (for more serious games), and the Rules Options page (which lists all kinds of cool rules options that probably never imagined were possible!)
Once you gain some experience, you may want to check out some of our advanced resources. The Warlords 2 Players' Encyclopedia has all sorts of advanced strategy tips, and its archives contain a vast array of scenarios, army sets, and incredible tools for doing exact calculations of battle odds. For serious PBEM gamers, the Warlords Remailer is an essential resource for running organized games, with time limits, time-outs, automated message handling, and (perhaps best of all) new "Random Remailer" features for playing cheat-free, truly random Warlords games. The Remailer Reference provides details on using the Remailer, but the best way to learn is to join a Remailer-based game with some experienced players and learn from them. One useful feature of the Remailer is that it has an online archive of all completed Remailer-based games, some of which are exceptionally good!
To see just how far Play-by-Email Warlords can be taken, we recommend that you check out the Tournament Finals from the Warlords II World Tournament!
Have Fun!
-- The League Coordinators
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