"Press" is just e-mails sent to other players through the
Judge. In most games you may send press to individuals. In
others, you may only send broadcasts, and thus you must persuade
without giving away too much to your enemies. Finally, some games
allow no press at all, and so your moves themselves will signal
you desire for alliances, enemies, etc. Here's a quick
explanation of the various types of press you'll encounter.
- White
- The Judge tells you which Great Power has sent the letter.
Note: If you are playing a White/Gunboat game, you will be told
which power has sent the letter, but not who is playing that
power. In White/Non-gunboat, you'll see the e-mail address of the
player in addition to his/her Great Power.
- Grey
- The Judge does not tell you which Great Power has sent the
letter, so it is possible for the author to claim any identity.
Grey games will almost always be gunboat as well.
- Partial
- Press may be sent to individual (or multiple) Great
Powers.
- NoPartial
- If press is allowed at all, it must be Broadcast to all
players and observers. If not, the game allows NoPress at
all (except to the master).
- Fake
- The list of recipients may be altered. Thus a letter
to Russia and Turkey can look like it was only sent to Russia.
(This setting is not used very often, and I would suggest that
"newbies" avoid games that use it until they are comfortable with
the more conventional types of press.)
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