New Player Guide
If you are interested in joining TheRejoicingTeam please read our Policy. If you are rejoicing and can schedule games reliably, have no history of abuse on FICS, and have played preferably more than 50 standard games, you have a good chance of being accepted as a new team member. Send a message to the captain, BethanyGrace, on FICS indicating your desire to join.
If you are accepted, congratulations! You passed the background check with flying colors, and it's time to welcome you to the team! You will need the brief set of instructions below for posting at the Team League game forum when the next season rolls around. In the mean time you can practice by playing with teammates, in our inter-team tournaments, and in matches with other teams.
If you are accepted, congratulations! You passed the background check with flying colors, and it's time to welcome you to the team! You will need the brief set of instructions below for posting at the Team League game forum when the next season rolls around. In the mean time you can practice by playing with teammates, in our inter-team tournaments, and in matches with other teams.
Game Forum--Step 1
Make sure your Team League password is set, so you can log in at the game forum. To set your password (in your FICS console):
tell teamleague set password (your password)
Then at www.teamleague.org, log in using your FICS user name and the password you created for Team League.
tell teamleague set password (your password)
Then at www.teamleague.org, log in using your FICS user name and the password you created for Team League.
Game Forum--Step 2
Every Tuesday, shortly after 22:00 server time (EST), or Wednesday morning, log in at www.teamleague.org and post your 3 time offers at the game forum.
A sample message is given below:
Hi RoyRogersC,
I can play:
Wednesday 3:30
Sunday 18:00
Monday 17:30
If one of these times works for you, let me know, and I will set the time. If not, I look forward to your proposals.
--Bethany
After you have offered your times (Make all offers in HH:MM format, EST time), click “Submit.”
Be sure to check back at your forum to see your opponent’s offers. Do not use the "Set Time" option until you and your opponent have agreed on the time.
A sample message is given below:
Hi RoyRogersC,
I can play:
Wednesday 3:30
Sunday 18:00
Monday 17:30
If one of these times works for you, let me know, and I will set the time. If not, I look forward to your proposals.
--Bethany
After you have offered your times (Make all offers in HH:MM format, EST time), click “Submit.”
Be sure to check back at your forum to see your opponent’s offers. Do not use the "Set Time" option until you and your opponent have agreed on the time.
Please Note:
If for some reason you will not be able to play on a given week, please message me (BethanyGrace) on Sunday and an alternate will take your place.
Additional Suggestions
- _The command “tell teamleague set email (your email)” will forward all Game Forum messages to your mail inbox, and “set mailmess 1”, forwards all FICS messages to your inbox. Although neither of these commands is necessary, I have found them very useful in alerting me to new developments.
- You may also wish to add your teammates to your notify (friends) list using the command: +not (user).