Desperately Seeking Reviews

October 24, 1999, 16:30

Really! No reviews so far this month. Where is everyone? I at least have an excuse - I am running my PhD experiment and working 12 hours/day

mrtemba · October 24, 1999, 18:15

i had midterms. and then it was a four day weekend.

William Keenan · October 25, 1999, 13:09

Would you believe ... The dog ate my review?

Mao · October 25, 1999, 17:26

I'll write one, any special guild I have to join or can I just send one?

Cam · October 25, 1999, 19:56

Mao,

There is no membership 'high-bar' that are you required to jump!

Please submit your review to the League at sleague@apolyton.net , bearing in mind the scoring system as set out at sleague.apolyton.net/one2ten.shtml and the policy sleague.apolyton.net/Features/newpolicy.shtml .

Generally the format for reviews have established themselves over time, but ultimately I suggest that you should aim to highlight the strengths or novel aspects (if there are any), any flaws (if there are any), and consider things that may improve the scenario if the author was to revise the game.

Review writing is beneficial in that for yourself it gives you an opportunity to really analyse alternative approaches to scenario development - why things work or don't work, for the scenario author it may provide useful guidance for either revisions or their next scenario, and for the community generally to share insights into scenario structuring and particularly to identify exceptional games.

[This message has been edited by Cam (edited October 25, 1999).]

October 25, 1999, 22:49

Ya know, for a desperate guy, you sure are smiling a lot..

Stefan Härtel · October 26, 1999, 09:17

Does anyone have a scenario he wants to have reviewed? I'll do it!
(Ps: Don't worry if you have read my review on "Magellan", I'm not that tough, it's just because that scenario sucked rock bottom!)

October 26, 1999, 10:53

We received a review today of Dracon's ACW1999, so all the rest of those scenarios on the list need reviewing, Stefan.

The Exodus: 1947 link is broken, but I will fix it. I'll also add another WW2 scenario to the list today.

William Keenan · October 26, 1999, 16:53

I'm reviewing Counties - this one blows.

Cam · October 30, 1999, 19:39

Please note that Erin Ryan's scenario about the war in Kosovo titled Allied Force on the 'To be reviewed' list is (like the Second English Civil War) a MP Gold version scenario, and requires this software in order to play.

mrtemba · October 30, 1999, 20:07

no kidding, blackclove you should really check those things!

i'm working on a review of the cromwell scenario.

oh and can you get the previous month reviews link working? pretty please?

October 30, 1999, 20:20

YES YES YES!!!!!! THANKYOU [insert deity of choice here]

October 30, 1999, 21:36

could you please post the review? I have to go back to boarding school this afternoon (Australian [Sydney] time)

November 1, 1999, 01:47

I sent a bunch of reviews to Thomas for formatting but have heard nothing back from him - not even an "I got them". So I am starting to think he has vanished off the face of the earth, meaning that I will need to format all those reviews myself.

Well, I'll give him another day or two and try to post the first two tonight.