Well, the teaching game went off with SIX players (4 new, 1 "military advisor" for each side). Since several players were learning the game completely from scratch, the battle didn't get very far, but the response was enthusiastic! The teen player has insisted that next week's game will be him with a Plankwell against everyone else ... It should be an amazing demonstration of firepower.

Ethan

On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 10:17 AM Ethan McKinney <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
Two father-son teams were set to go head-to-head today, but there was a death in one family. There are still enough players and the teaching game is going ahead today, so if you're interested, please sign up at https://vtt.mikezekim.com/events/event/23-traveller-teaching-game

No experience necessary, no need to own the game, no cost, etc. Two coaches will be on hand to help everyone out.

"We play at https://vtt.mikezekim.com/beta/"

"We use Discord for audio."

"1. Please download the separate Discord app from https://discord.com/download"

"(We prefer to use the actual app, because it allows screen sharing, and words cannot describe how much easier it is to teach things when you can *show on the screen* what button to push.)"

"2. Please have a headset and microphone that isn't built into your computer if at all possible. It makes the experience better for everyone else."

"3. To learn Discord's basics, watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDVqruRsYtA"

"4. Please show up EARLY to do sound checks. Every single sound check slows everyone else down."

"5. Our Discord server is https://discord.gg/FfTVnc"