American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

Gentleman & ladies,

Do you completely turn off the game after sending your PBEM turn?

Do you leave application running after sending your PBEM turn, await the next PBEM turn, and continue play?

Thanks!

I need as many responses as I can get!

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Brigadier General Richard Walker
II Corps, 4th Division, 6th Brigade
Army of Tennessee
(JTS/WDS Scenario Designer)

I leave the game open and await the next turn.

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Gen. Blake Strickler
Confederate General-in-Chief
El Presidente 2010 - 2012

I exit the game.

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MG Mike Mihalik
Forrest's Cavalry Corps
AoWest/CSA

i exit the game.

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B. Gen. W. Stewart
4/2 ANV

I exit.

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Lt. Gen. Steve Sober, ACWGC
UA Cabinet Secretary
1/4/V AotP

I exit the game and then go off to email the turn.
I have also been known to forget that I _have not_ sent the turn!

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Yr. Obdt. Srvt.
Lt. Gen. R. Sickbert
Second Division, First Corps
Army of the Potomac

I turn off the game before sending my PBEM turn.

In multiplayer games where I am the last player, I save then close the game before sending a copy of the file to the team. I then reopen the game and the file to complete the turn before I save then click 'End Turn', close the game then email the completed turn to the opponents.

[Why do this? A few times when I accidentally sent completed turns without closing the game an opponent has complained that they can not open the file.]

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Paul Swanson
Lieutenant-General
First Division
First Corps
Army of Northern Virginia

I usually exit the game although at times I have forwarded the PBEM turn with the game still open, particularly if I'm talking about the game and it would be handy to reference it.

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Gen Ned Simms
2/XVI Corps/AotT
Blood 'n Guts hisself, a land lovin' pirate. Show me some arty tubes and we'll charge 'em.
VMI Class of '00

I exit the game after sending the PBEM turn

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Karl McE
General
2nd Brigade
2nd (Gator Alley) Division
Army of Tennessee





Make my enemy brave and strong, so that if defeated, I will not be ashamed.

I exit the game. I often play multiple opponents in multiple games (as Im sure you all do) and I close one game to open another. Just keeps my mind organized. Download .bte file, Play, save, close program, send file by email, repeat.

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Lt. Colonel JJ Jansen
3rd Calvary Brigade, 4th Calvary Division
Army of Tennessee
CSA

I exit the game after sending the PBEM turn

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Brig. General Tom Bridges

I exit the game, then send the turn.

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General Ernie Sands
President ACWGC -Sept 2015- Dec 2020
7th Brigade, 1st Division, XVI Corps, AoT
ACWGC Records Site Admin

"If you do not know where you are going, any road will take you there."

I have exited before sending and also exited after sending.

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Gen Lynn Newell
Army Of the Potomac
V Corp
Commander

I have found that not closing an application can produce problems with files, especially the replay file. When doing pbem I have always closed the program to make sure all files are closed and exited properly. I often play several game turns one after another when I have multiple turns come in at the same time but whether it is the same game or a different one I have always closed the application before starting another one. One of the reasons I really like the new WDS menu program is I don't have to restart it after closing a game, I can just use it to open the next game I want to play. Since my games are installed on a usb drive I only need one shortcut to open the menu.

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Gen. Ken Miller




The McKeesport Union Guard

1/1/I
AotP

OK thanks everyone, it is clear that the vast majority of you exit the game after each turn.

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Brigadier General Richard Walker
II Corps, 4th Division, 6th Brigade
Army of Tennessee
(JTS/WDS Scenario Designer)