[werewolf] Re: Werewolf chat 99 from markball **

[Mark Hartwell <hartwell@copper.net>]

markball writes:
> > kryten writes:
> > Now if there was a way to avoid getting lynched while you are asleep
> > because everyone else is in America that would be nice.
> Short of making this a turn-based game, I don't see any way of fixing this!  Lately I've been pining for a "slow" game.  I don't think the 
night is a problem as it stands.  We've all just developed very short 
attention spans!

> A "slow" game would make sure every villager is participating each day.  No more coming back from lunch to find three days have passed and you're dead!

> Combine "slow" with a time-limit.  Perhaps 12 hours for "night" and 24 hours for "day".  Yes, the games will slow way down, but I don't think that's necessarily bad!

I like the idea of a fixed time game.  The schedule would be included 
with the challenge.

For instance:
Turns will end on weekdays only.  Nights run between 10 am eastern and 
11:30 am eastern.  Days begin at 11:30 eastern and end at 10:am the next 
play day.

say you live in california.  those nights are 7 am to 8:30.  You don't 
get to work, er you don't get to your internet access until 9:00 local. 
 So you don't sign up for that game.

same game: say you're somewhere in europe with a 5 hour time zone 
difference between you and NY.  now nights run between 3pm and 4:30. 
just fine.  you can get a lynch vote in right before 5pm local, and you 
have most of the next day to finalize your vote.

i'd say it's worth a try