One of the biggest obstacles facing the newcomer to FICS is
learning how to function on the server. We at FICS realize
this, and have a way for newcomers to learn a little about
how to function on FICS. It is the FICS Onlinetours. The
Tour is an interactive way to become familiar with various
commands that are used on FICS. During the Tour, you will
have chances to ask questions about the subject. There are
three different Tours:
- The Communications Tour which is used to help
players learn how to talk with each other, through the
tell and shout commands;
- The Match/Seek Game Tour which helps the
players learn how to get games with other players,
through the match and seek commands;
- The Mamer Tour which shows experienced players
how to play in the tournaments that FICS offers.
The Tours are run in channel 7. To watch a Tour when it is run,
simply type in:
+ch 7
The current tours schedule is:
|
Tour
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Week Day
|
Server Time
|
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The Communication Tour
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Sunday
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04:00
|
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The Match/Seek Game Tour
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Tuesday
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11:00
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The Mamer Tour
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Thursday
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19:00
|
|
The Match/Seek Game Tour
|
Saturday
|
17:00
|
Server Time is Pacific ie. GMT-8.
In addition, the Communication Tour and the Mamer Tour are
available in Italian, courtesy of frengo, one of the admins
at FICS. Please send a message to him to arrange a Tour.
If you would like to participate in a Tour, but none is
scheduled for the time that you are on, you can always ask
for a Tour. All you need to do is ask a Service
Representative(SR). To see a list of the Service
Representatives, type showsrs, and you can send a tell to
one who is listed as available. In order to do this, just type, for
example:
tell GBate Hi! Could you run the Mamer Tour for me, please?
If you have suggestions about subjects for the Onlinetours,
please don't hesistate to send a message to either Chessty
or GBate.
