Sorry, the original games were 5k sectors, but I’ve upped it to 20k. Then, I forgot to up the port counts, etc, accordingly. I also upped the fedspace parking to just two per sector.

Also, game will start at 6pm Pacific.

Settings have been fully updated. Visit the BOTE page for a look.

Sponsor : Tw Killers
Team – Alexio, Bone Collector, Spyhunter, Hollywood, Deepthroat, Blue Adept

TW-Cabal.com‘s team has solidified. Here are the team members…

Dopey, Happy, Sleepy, Grumpy, Doc, Bill Gates. Bill Gates?

Representing Vulcan’s Forge:
Ghost Ryder (Captain)
Incubus
Cy
Jax Lore
Draco
Garnock

Here’s how to register for the BOTE:

Send an email to bote@thestardock.com with this information –
Team Name
Team Sponsor (BBS,TWGS or Website)
Team Members
Team Password (to be used for account access opening day).

BOTE rules and settings can be found here:
BOTE 2004

BOTE 2004 will open this years tournament at The Starodock on Dec. 1st, 2004! Unlike a certain tournament we agreed to host, this one is run by me, so there will be no problems.

Tourmanent rules, graphics, team pages and registration info will be forthcoming in the next few days.

To hold you over, here’s some history on the BOTE –
Original BOTE 1998
Brief 1999 BOTE info
BOTE 2000
BOTE 2001
BOTE 2002
BOTE 2003

And soon, BOTE 2004!!

We’re going to open one new game this coming Monday. Called the Envious Stare, expect 800-1000 turns, no delays, turn storage.

I have been a wee-bit slow to merge Tradewars.org and The Stardock, but the big chunk of the work is now done. You can now view a big chunk of Trade Wars history from 1997 to present in the Library.

Direct Link:
Tradewars.org History

Some interesting articles to start you off –
Is Tradewars Dying? Posted April 1998!

The Original BOTE’s Rules

I’m sorry, but I’m needing my workstation for other needs right now. New games will be a few weeks off, at best.

Until then, you can always use the outstanding TWGS Search to find yourself a new game.