private w/ friends + bots

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private w/ friends + bots

#1 Post by Deme » Sun Nov 14, 2021 3:25 am

Hi, just set up an account! I was hoping to create a private game with a mixture of real people I invite + bots to fill in. Any way to do this? Thank you!

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Re: private w/ friends + bots

#2 Post by Jamiet99uk » Sun Nov 14, 2021 1:44 pm

You can create a password-protected game so that only people you invite can join it.

(They have to have an account here too, of course).
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Re: private w/ friends + bots

#3 Post by Hithlum » Sun Nov 14, 2021 1:47 pm

Set Game Messaging to None, then you can tick "Fill Empty Spots with Bots".
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Re: private w/ friends + bots

#4 Post by SimonPeterWatson » Sun Nov 28, 2021 7:05 am

Hi,

Ahh OK - does this mean that the game will start when the "Time to Fill Game" period is over and fill empty spots with bots?

Very convenient thread - exactly what I was looking for!

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Re: private w/ friends + bots

#5 Post by Hithlum » Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:51 am

SimonPeterWatson wrote:
Sun Nov 28, 2021 7:05 am
Hi,

Ahh OK - does this mean that the game will start when the "Time to Fill Game" period is over and fill empty spots with bots?
It does indeed.
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Re: private w/ friends + bots

#6 Post by Bladerunners » Mon Nov 29, 2021 9:59 am

Make sure a human player takes Italy ... the programmers didn't program Italy properly and the bots aren't learning from real games unfortunately.....
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Re: private w/ friends + bots

#7 Post by SimonPeterWatson » Mon Nov 29, 2021 10:17 am

Thanks for the help - we’ll be doing The modern variant. (10 player)

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