February 5th, 2004, 11:09 PM
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Re: Convinced! Now looking for MP game...
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Originally posted by Reverend Zombie:
Are hosted internet games typically finished in a session, or do folks save and resume later?
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Most games were hosted on machines running all the time on a permanent connection like DSL or Cable. The turn processing was set to happen once a day giving everyone time to connect, grab their result file, make all the decisions at leisure, then upload their turn file.
Solo games of course go much faster. A blitz game might be setup to try and finish a multiplayer game the same way a solo play game would be done. If it gets late and the game is good they might all decide to quit for the night and start again the next day.
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