Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 10:46:40 +0100
From: Tournament Headquarters 
Subject: W2WT: Tournament Training Request / Update

Greetings, Warlords -

The Training Phase of the Tournament is now 25% complete!
Training activities will end on September 30.  Round A begins October 1!!

*** P-Round Game Status:
  32 games are over the "Turn 1 Hump" now -
     - some are already wrapping up Turn 4.
   7 games are on Turn 1, Side 4.  Subs have been authorized and are
     coming into these games now to get them moving.
   1 game is on Turn 1, Side 3.  A sub has just been authorized.

  All things considered, we are doing about as well as expected!

*** Player Statistics Update:
276 registrations received:
    65 (24%) - no shows / withdrew during certification
   211 (76%) - still alive in the Tournament!
        26 currently INACTIVE due to computer trouble or failure to
           show up for a P-round game.  PLEASE WRITE BACK SOON!
       185 currently ACTIVE  (67% or 2/3 of the original 276)
[ Headquarters is quite happy! ]


*** Additional Games, anyone?
If you would like to play in a second, quick game to get a bit more
practice before the start of Round A, and you have not already told me,
please email  by 12 noon GMT on August 22.
The Quick Games will start on August 26 and last for as long as
players are interested (possibly up to 20 turns and overlapping the
first official round).  These will be run as if they were official
games, rather than Practice games, with less moderator assistance.
(Moderators, if you'd like to moderate one of these games to set up
your official-style moderating procedures, let me know!)


*** Notify us of your vacations!
If you don't want to be subbed out of your game by accident, you
MUST notify us of your vacations.  Starting tomorrow the vacation
list will be maintained by Ivan Baird, ijb@unb.ca, former head of
the PBEM Buddies Team.  Send vacation notices to ijb@unb.ca !


*** Upcoming Tournament / Training Schedule:

August 15 - Tutorial #4, parts A and B  (Combat and WarBOT - later today)
August 16 - Tutorial #4C  (Battle Bonuses and miscellaneous combat tips)
August 19 - Tutorial #5  (Time Limits, Timeouts, and Absences)
August 22 - Tutorial #6  (Diplomacy and Remailer Etiquette)
          - Deadline for accepting players for Quick Games

[ ** August 23-25:  Headquarters has brief 'net absence. ** ]

August 26 - Quick Game Assignments distributed and games created

early September:  Time to absorb the tutorials and practice playing!

mid-September:  Tutorial #7 (How to Win Tournament Prizes)
                Tutorial #8 (End-of-Game Procedures)
                Round A scenario distributed
                Deadline for entering Round A
late September:  Round A game assignments distributed
                 Round A games created in Remailer
                 Finish up P-round games
October 1:  Round A begins!