Would someone please give me the date of the next age start and some info regarding how 2 or several people can play wit those they know?
I'm planning to rejoin this game after an absence and although I know the ages last a few months, an exact schedule or an educational guess as to freeze/game start would be appreciated. I'm looking to convince some friends to join so the exact date is important for our timeline in deciding roles/etc.
Also, in the event I do find a friend or two to play with, is there a mechanism for us to be invited into the same kingdom? I think there are limited email invites a king can send. How many can be sent? Can we make a tiny kingdom and have players randomly assigned to start with us (of course 20 plus people is preferable but I'm not sure how many players show up in a largely random shuffle of provinces upon start, so if you could let me know a little about that as well, I'd appreciate it.). I'll either play alone or with possibly up to several people (one who's a serious gamer is considering rejoining the game and possibly up to two others who are less advanced). I'm seeking a casual warring kingdom and planning on being a halfling/theif/bank (intel, disruption and microfinance :-3) who can march occasionally in wars. My serious gaming friend, should he carve out the time, is likely going to play T/M. Not sure if any of the three are even probable to join but all are considering. Could we market ourselves as a small group on a community board, perhaps?