Computer Interface Instructions: Joining a Game

How To Join A Civilization Game

1) Log Into the Civ Rol-Play site.

2) Go to left margin; click on "(rol) Civ".

3) Click on the Game List icon in the upper menu bar. You will see three tabs at the top of your screen. Active will show all games you are currently playing. Click the name of the game to open that game. "Open" will display all games waiting for players, both new games and existing games waiting for a replacement. If it's an existing game, click the game's name to view the current status of the game, including the map, game history, and civilization advances purchased. Games that have not yet completed initial placement will not display anything.

3.1) At the top of the Open Games screen, you will see a "Recommended Game". The site will pick one game where the other players' skill levels most closely match yours. This is a good way to find games in which you will not be over matched by competing against significantly better players.

3.2) To avoid meta-gaming, the site will limit the number of games you can be in with the same people. You can not be in more than three (3) games with the same person. You will not be able to join any games they are in (or vice versa) until you either quit a game your playing them in, or the game ends. This list of players will be visible on the Open Games tab. You will not see any open games with those players.

4) Go to the top right corner, you'll notice there are two drop down menus "Maximum Time Limit" and "Minimum Time Limit", those two control the minimum and maximum time you think a player should be allowed to wait until he enters his turn in the site. Right above those you have two selection boxes, "Join New Games?" is enabled by default and it means that once you are in the queue you will join new games as soon as they are created, "Join Games in Progress?" means that if selected you will be eligible to join a game in progress if a spot become available and you are in the player queue. Once you've made your selections click on the "Add me to the player queue!" button

5) You're now in the player queue, a new game should appear in the center of this screen with your pick order number and your name next to it, once 8 players have joined the game you'll be able to start picking a nation to play with. You will also receive an e-mail once this happens and every time a new player joins a game.

5.1) If a game has already been created by another player, but they are still in the Initial Placement phase and you have indicated that you can join new games, you will be added to this game instead of waiting for a new game to be created.

5.2) You may also join a game by clicking on the "Game List" icon at the top of the menu bar on the Civ site, then "Open Once there, you will see all games that are waiting for players, both new games and existing games that need a replacement.

6). The Completed game tab will show you all the games you have finished on the site. You may click on the game name to view the details of the game.