Nov
26
After announcing this year’s award and receiving nominees, it’s time reveal the winners for the long overdue 2020 awards:
Read MoreMar
8
Captain Dick Sprague, Commanding Officer of the USS Chuck Norris
That’s a question I get a lot when people read or hear about my game, the USS Chuck Norris, as it’s quite different from most other sims out there. But before I answer that question, I should first explain what the Chuck Norris is to set up the proper context.
The USS Chuck Norris is a play-by-email sim, but we use the NOVA system from Anodyne Productions that came out a few years ago. Play-by-post seems to be the most popular term today for this type of game. We launched on January 2nd, 2012, and are a member of Independence Fleet. There are currently 16 active players on the Chuck Norris, and many have been with us for more than a year. Although, we also have quite a few players that have been simming for less than six months.
With that out of the way, I’ll finally answer the question! Read More
Jan
1
The Simulation Cup
It gives me great pleasure to introduce the winners of the 2012 Simulation Cup! But before I get into that, I’d like to briefly explain what the Simulation Cup is and how it works. Filling in this year for the annual Tournament of Simulations, the Sim Cup is a one-time competition allowing role play games of various clubs and genres to compete against each other in a friendly manner for several awards. Each participating sim first submits one mission/episode/thread/chat session that was completed during 2012. Next, each sim’s submission is evaluated by two judges on a specific criteria set. The games receiving the highest marks are then recognized.
Evaluating sims will always be subjective and this is especially true for the Simulation Cup. We’re not here to identify the best sim or sims as this is impossible. Instead, we recognize what we think are the best sims in our opinions. A different set of judges may very well chose a completely different set of winners. And that’s fine. As said earlier, each participating game was graded by two different judges. Read More
Dec
16
The Simulation Cup
It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Simulation Cup is hereby officially open for entrants! What is the Simulation Cup you might ask? It’s a one-time competition where sims and role play games have the opportunity to showcase their excellence and compete against each other in a friendly manner to win various prizes. And here’s how it works…
How to Enter
The sim’s host (or the host’s representative) will submit the following short entry form along with a sample of their role play activity. Our judges will then rate that sample in several different areas. Once all sims have been evaluated, we’ll announce winners in various categories across the different genres. Sims that do not place will not be named. So if you’d like to enter your sim, please email Charles Star at star.idf@gmail.com with the following information: Read More
