TA.

I would encourage picking Tru Ninja and Lando as professors.

i would like to be a student

I´d also very much like to be a student. Basically I don´t think I am bad at this game, my ghost rating is around 400, but there are many things I could do better. I would appreciate if you wrote me down as a student.

It seems that the game has been filled twice over by now, but I'll still put my name down to be a student.

@all those that aren't sure if they'll fit into the "new" player category to fill the role of student:

"new" simply means relatively new to the game (having played some games and want to learn some great tricks but know the basics) or has played for a while and still feels they really suck.

@Aurevir: I'm sure it's not outside the realm of possibility to get 2 games going.

Ouch, Tru Ninja, I don't think people feeling "they really suck" is a prerequisite for being a student, that's a bit harsh and condescending... We're all better than the first time we've played, and we're all not as good as we'd ultimately like to be, so I'd like to think the focus of School of War is improvement and where you are headed rather than your humble beginnings... That said, I get that highly GR-rated individuals are not meant to be students, but the qualifications of a student are certainly a grey area and absolutely should not come with the stigma of sucking, though perhaps I'm taking your comment a bit more seriously than you had intended...

So far we have:

Students:
1. Celticfox
2. smcbride1983
3. emfries
4. Stressedlines
5. Magus
6. G1 (Did you want a spot?)
7. Randomizer

ODaly (please explain your 3 resigns)
H.H (please explain your 2 resigns)
taos (please explain your 4 resigns)
Fortress Door
stranger
Aurevir (please explain the resign)

TA's:
1. basvanopheusden
2. Tom Bombadil
3. Zultar
4. Pete U
5. jmo1121109 (open if another experienced player would like this spot)
6. KingRishard
7. KyleFC

ghug

Professors:
1. Tru Ninja (if willing)
2. Lando Calrissian (if willing)
3. jmo1121109 (backup)

Is that an invitation to TA or act as a professor for the second game MM? ;)

You are confusing TAs and mentors. TAs play in the games (usually one or two) while mentors guide the students one on one and professors comment. you don't have any actual TAs thevway you're setting it up.

Im interested in playing as a student.

@Draug, well I'm sticking to the format used in the last 3 or 4 games. These games will be played by students only, each student will have a TA/mentor whatever you prefer to call them who will answer any questions that player has and assist them in the game. Did you want to sign up in some capacity?

Reason for my resigns: a sudden forced break from active participation due to real-world problems. Further explanations can be given via PM.

jmo, that's a negative. I was a mentor once, not very good at it, I'm just far too dependent on press and the exact wording of messages to offer the kind of advice a student deserves. I think I'd be up for giving the professor role a shot sometime, but my real life is spinning out of control at the moment, I just can't fit it into my schedule, sorry.

Just a quick suggestion to any potential players about resigns. Resigns are looked at very poorly on this site and many people will not play in a game with you if you have them. A good solution to this is to briefly explain the reason for them in your profile and quickly apologize for them, or something along those lines so that other players know you don't just quit when you start losing games.

@H.H, thank you, that's fine.

jmo, please answer my question when you'll have time. Thanks.

I'd be interested in TA or prof, but I need to see the timeline first.

@MM: I think you were reading too deep into it. I needed a clear definition between "someone who has more to learn" which is everyone, and the person who has played 40-50 games and still cant find that way to win and draws in only a few games and cant figure out how to find themselves in a draw situation. This os often due to a lack in some sort of fundamental whether its not having the ability to read the board, finds themselves being stabbed really frequently or often mis-time stabs.

My statement was pretty blunt, but not intentionally harmful.

Ill also say that there are some things that can be taught but other things simply cannot be.

@jmo: you can put me down as a prof.

TN, I agree that your statement "was pretty blunt", and thus not very diplomatic in nature. Let this be the first lesson in how *not* to form in-game messages. Class is excused.

I'm not really trying to start an argument, but people always have a feeling about their play style. As an in-progress teacher of mathematics, you'll hear people say they "suck at math" all the time, and while someone might not be good at it, I strongly believe that it's merely because they haven't cued in on something that helps them understand a topic. People, in general, have no problem saying that they suck at something, whether it's true or not. The issue isn't whether or not others think they suck, but how they feel about their own play. That's the ultimate criteria for being a student. If someone feels that they are really lacking in some aspect that many others seem to have gained some insight into, they may feel that they suck at the game. It's not a problem for someone to self-evaluate and that's what we need people to do. What the School of War isn't (or at least shouldn't be) designed to do is take someone that has a pretty firm grasp on the game join and pit themselves against a group of people that are certainly not on their level expecting to gain some deep insight or revelation that creates the perfect player. The SoW is all about and some tricks-of-the-trade.

After all, you may not remember, but Jacob was in one of earliest SoW games and by that point, he had already won about a dozen games and drawn in a considerable amount as well. So, I'm sorry if you felt offended by the comment, but let's not make it more of an issue than it really is.

@Slyster, I'm planning on starting as soon as we have 7 students, 7 ta's and 2 profs confirmed. I'm not sure yet about the 2nd game.

@everyone else, let MadMarx and Tru Ninja's argument be an example of how to argue with another player without making them hate you immediately.

Argument? I think we did a pretty good job teasing out a comprehensive concept of a student, especially since it was a bit unclear! Well spoken TN, at least in the end! :-P

I suck so I would like to be a student.

Sure, YanksFan, I'd just like a quick reason for the 3 left games on your record. CD's are not acceptable in SoW games.

@jmo, I was looking at the list and noticed that your TA spot was free for the taking while I was listed separately. Can I claim that spot?

Looking at my schedule a bit more, I think I do have time to try my hand at that professor role if you'd like.

I'll have to pull out then, JMO. I plan on having nothing to do with WebDip while I'm on vacation. That'll be for next time!

My recent resign was gameID=78210. I'd been hanging on to my one SC for decades after the final position had formed and went out of town for a weekend without internet access. At the time I had not known that mods would've enforced a draw had they been notified.

My next most recent was because of a vacation over New Years. The earliest one was during a live game a year and a half ago, I assume due to connection difficulties.

If those are sufficient explanations, I'd like to be listed in order of when I first posted. My game during the last SoW never got off the ground and I'd hate to have that happen again.

If people are still allowed to join, I would like to be a student or a TA, TA if you think I don't suck.
My resign explanations are on my profile... But I can post them here anyway:
1. Live game, my Internet access stopped working... Idk what happened... It hasn't happened again since then though :)
2. 2 day phase, I didn't know that the vacation I went on wouldnt have Internet access, I was gone for a week, I don't play games when I have vacations planned anymore...

@ghug, sure, I'm just trying to find another group of TA's since we are going to have enough students for 2 games. Bug any other good players you know to volunteer!

@Odaly okay, I'll add you in, I'll double check the order of everyone tomorrow when I look to get everything finalized.

@slyster, okay I'll let you know if the second game takes longer to get underway.