Please note that random spot tests will be conducted at various points throughout the week to ensure that everyone maintains the high standards expected to drive through the desired friendly atmosphere. Anyone not meeting standards will be punished and publicly humiliated.

A list of rules will be posted in due course.

I wish you all the best with this. It is truely admirable that anyone would put the effort in to get more games started. Good luck!

Thank you. Apart from the last two comments, the rest of what I have said here is genuine. 55CC Live Games are for everyone and I hope that everyone knows they can use this thread to set up secure games and as a familiar space to meet and discuss with other live gamers. This is your resource, use it.

I really believe 55CC is Live Game Club answer that people are looking for. A place for everyone to use and for everyone to keep an open check on live game standards and have a public forum directly for live gamers - and where everyone is equal.

So basically this is another advertise your live games here thread, no?

No, exactly. It's not at all. It's so much more!

Everyone posts in the live game thread - the 55CC club thread is a space for live gamers to set up and advertise games in a directly relevant space for them - one in which people will be familiar with other regulars.

Also, in the live games thread EOGs are generally seen as unwelcome - but in the 55CC club thread, all discussion is welcome and actively encouraged!

The uses people will get out of this are limitless.

Anyone fancy a gunboat game?

The inaugural game of 55CC Live Club: gameID=73587

Please pm for password. You will enjoy this game.

Aren't there already two live game clubs? Whatever happened to the 150CC club?

That's in recess.

Coffinmaker, if I can propose a rule that I fancied from other such clubs, its the CD=ban. Perhaps a recurring ban list to be posted after CD with other names from before also continued so the password makers can know the rules?

I don't like the idea of banning people - shouldn't someone be able to learn from their mistakes?

Could the point be to keep live gamers familiar with regular classy players? This can be a space for classy players who want to play other classy players - the regulars can see from the ongoing thread who is worth sending the password to? Are lists of desirables and undesirables really necessary :)

Well I was planning on getting 150cc running. I created a thread asking for feedback, which spawned the conclusion that 150cc would be a high caliber club, so Balaran asked if he could run a open equivalent.

Which is the 50cc, and I think the 55cc Sarg reacting to the drama in the 50cc thread.

In short, there will be a 150cc club. If people are still going to be interested. The plan is weekly or bi-weekly games. Of only high caliber players. Particularly now that there are all these other live clubs kicking about.

SM-sounds good to me. And if 150cc is active Damian, I am interested but probably not qualified yet. I am a recent join who has only played a few games (and only one of high quality) so far, but I hope to show I can hang :P

Yes exactly, damian. 55cc will be the alternative to 150cc - actively running for all players wanting secure passworded live games. If it doesn't take off I understand but I thought it at least worth having a go as a lot of live gamers have been left unfulfilled by the 50CC club regulations and monitoring structures.

@virtuslatin: Great that you agree! Although dissenting voices are always welcome, as that only means more growth and greater reasoning! Do you think this space could be a fun place for people to create quality secure live games?

So what's the difference between 50CC, 55CC, and 150CC? Are those like the different levels of difficulty in Mario Kart?

SM--for what its worth, I can start 50cc games, and so likely can you. The regs were a short fired miscommunication between you and Balaran (not putting fault on anyone). The monitoring is to help with promotion is my understanding, not to kick non-CDers out. Personally I think you should wait a couple of days to decide if this is really needed, but Im interested in being informed of as many live games as possible so that when they fit my schedule I can play.

150CC is the elite live club on WebDiplomacy - it came about after a series of high quality live games that involved Damian, aoe3rules, and myself. Damian spearheaded all the development of it and really should be credited for pushing it to the levels of popularity it has reached - and it has been successful in creating one or two pretty good live games.

50CC is a seperate entity, entirely dependent on the decisions of Balaran. I don't know much about the way it works but on the main first thread page for the club it does say that your actions are monitored and that there are rules which have to be adhered to or else life banning will be implemented.

55CC is the total opposite of 50CC. It is an open friendly space without rules or regulation - the only emphasis being on courtesy, mutual respect, and equality. Everyone is welcome to try their hand at playing a live game here and everyone is welcome to set up a game and get the fun started. There is a desire for games to be passworded so that familiar live gamers can play securely with each other but there a no specific rules other than that.

Sarg about summed it up.

I'm going to hopefully finish website development and move onto to the next phase of rolling out 150cc again. Getting a player list, starting the weekly/bi-weekly games. Giving elite players a space to organize their own games. Maybe monthly throwing a challenge game, with half candidates and half existing players.

As Sarg says its an elite live club.

I wish you luck virtus and a lot of fun live games. Maybe one of these nights we'll play together. =)

Geofram and I were talking about a live game league - merging that with the 150CC could be a good idea further down the line. Although, of course this is all very tentative.

Are you developing a seperate web page for 150cc, Damian? That's impressive commitment if you are - and I'm glad to hear it!

Is there any day of the week people could commit to playing on on a weekly basis?

I would commit to a Monday weekly.

I think creating a schedule for live games would be a good idea, kind of like a intramural league with seven players and an alternate or two scheduled for each night that players are available.

So would I, what time works best for you?

If by separate you mean, working heavily on the 150cc ghost page. Then yes. :P

I'm not putting together a separate Diplomacy site. Just a place for me to put the rules, the lists, records of games. Possibly EOG/Commentary. That sort of stuff. Somewhere that will be seen by people.

That's possible, the merging down the line. As for day of the week for commitment. I swear my life has no consistency. But so long as there were more then just seven people so if something came up someone could jump in. Tuesday nights, Sunday nights, Thursday nights, all have potential for me.

@2nd whiteline - anything like that would be unreal. do you have any ideas on how to go about organizing it? is this something something like doodle could be used for?