1. What is Evernight & How does it work?

2. How long before my game starts?

3. How do the Newsgroups work?

4. How does the mail system work?

Joining A Game

How Do I Join A Game?

To get into an Evernight game, you must first find an open game.
Click on the Join A Game tab, All available games will be listed here.
To join one of these games, just click on the Join button next to the game's listing.

Certain Games Won't Let Me Join, What's Up With That?

Games can be restricted to players based on their Experience, Games Played, or other factors.
Each game's description should say what these restrictions are.

Can I Join More Than One Game?

Maybe? When you first sign up you can play in only one game.
After a week, you will be allowed to join a second game.
When you become a paying subscriber, you will be able to join eight games at once.

Getting Started

What are the system requirements?

You need an internet connection and a JavaScript capable browser that can also support frames and Style Sheets.
Internet Explorer and Netscape users need version 4.0 or later, You also need to have Cookies enabled to play.

Where do I download the game?

There is no game to download, The game is played with your browser - no plug-in is required.

How do I get out of the game?

If you *sniff* don't want to play anymore *sniff*, please use the Cancel Subscription Page to cancel your subscription.

Can I Change My Religion?

No. Once you have selected your religion for a game, you can not change it, So, make sure it is the one you really want before selecting it.

What Happened to the Lessers I had on that Dunes Region?

Each turn that a lesser spends in a Dunes region, there is a 10% chance that it will die.

If I Kill Off Another Player, Do I Get Their Leftover Fury or Treasure?

No. Once a player has been reduced to zero regions, any Fury or Treasure that they had is lost.

Do I Get Fury for Lessers Killed by my Forms?

No. Any damage done by forms (be it lessers killed or other forms damaged), is awarded to the Form as Experience instead of to you as Fury.
Forms then use this Experience to increase their Health.

Do I Get Fury for Killing Forms?

Yes. You get 1 Fury for each point of Health damage your lessers do to a form.

When I Resized the Compose Message Window, I Lost the Message I was Writing. Where'd it go?

Your message is gone :( You are most likely using Netscape? If you resize any window in Netscape, it will reload the page that was displayed in the window.
Don't resize the window if you have already started typing.

I'm using Internet Explorer, and I can't get into the Mail or Newsgroup sections.

IE has a setting that is causing the problem.
Select "Internet Options" under the View menu, From there, click on the Advanced tab.
In the Browsing section, there is an option called "Browse In A New Process." Make sure this option is UNCHECKED.
If it is already unchecked, and you are still having the problem, submit a Bug Report about it.

How Do I Fight A Battle?

Evernight is a turn-based game.
What that means is that you tell the game what you want your forces to do (ie, move to a neighboring region), Then, at set times, the game will process all player moves at the same time -- this includes fighting battles.
When you log in after the turn has been processed, you will see the results of the previous turn's battles, and be able to give your orders for the next turn.

What is a Border Battle?

when opposing forces in neighbouring regions are sent toward each other, the two groups will meet on the border and fight.
Whoever wins that battle gets to continue on to their destination (where they may fight another battle if forces are present there).

How Long Do Spells Last?

All spells last for only one Turn, However, the effects of some spells (namely, those that change region types and Star Piercer [which destroys Temples & Fotresses]) are permanent.

What if Two Players Cast Spells at the Same Region on the Same Turn?

The spell that had the most Fury spent on it would come into effect.
If the two players spent the same amount of fury, then the two spells would cancel each other out (no matter which spells they were, even if they were the same spell), and neither one would come into effect.
If your spell does not come into effect, then you do not get your Fury back.

What Happens if a Suckerman and a Hand of Nergal Are Cast on Neighboring Regions in the Same Turn?

Spells are processed in the order of the amount of Fury spent on them, with the spells with less Fury spent on them being handled first.
So, if more Fury were spent on the Suckerman than the Hand of Nergal, then the Suckerman's effects would cancel out the effects of the Hand of Nergal.
If more Fury were spent on the Hand of Nergal, then the reverse would be true.
If the same amount were spent on both spells, then a random one would be handled last, and it's effects would override the other spell's effects.

What Happens to Lessers if you Do Not Move Them Off of Mountain or Water After Using a Grunch Guard?

Any lessers stranded on Mountain or Water regions without a Grunch Guard in effect will be killed.

Can I Cast a Suckerman on a Black Between?

NO. Suckerman can not be cast on a region that is a Black Between. It is also not possible to cast a Suckerman on a region that is a Mountain or Water region.

If I Cast a Black Between, Will My Lessers Be Upgraded Before Battles?

No. Your lessers do not get upgraded until the very end of the Turn.

How come I can't cast a Black Between spell?

Each Black Between spell is associated with a specific region type, and they must be cast on that region type (for example, the cheapest Black Between spell is the "Black Between - Plains", which must be cast on a Plains region).
If you already own a Black Between type, then you can not cast another of that type.
You also must own the region that you are casting the Black Between on.

Do Spells Affect Border Battles?

NO. The only spell that has any effect on Border Battles is the Vision Nerve spell, which cancels all Border Battles at a particular region.

How does Pulse Probe work?

Pulse Probe will prevent any player from casting a spell on that region while the spell is in effect.
That is, you must first outbid all other spells cast at that region the same cycle you cast your Pulse Probe.
If that happens, then the next round, your Pulse Probe will be in effect and prevent further spell casting at that region.
So, in order to use this spell correctly, you have to plan ahead a turn.

What are the rules for building Structures?

Each region can only have one Structure on it: either a Temple or a Fortress, not both.
Structures can not be built on Mountain, Water, or Swamp regions.
Each structure takes two turns to complete.

How do I build a Temple?

Before you can build a Temple, you must have selected a Religion.
Then, click on the "Build Structure" button on any region you own that can have a temple.

Can other players see my structures under construction?

No. Unless the other player is using the Omnisity spell, they can not see any Temples or Fortresses until they are completely built.

Can I Destroy My Own Temples and Fortresses?

Yes. If you just ordered the structure, you can cancel the order and get your Treasure back.
If the structure is under construction, you can cancel the construction, but you will not get your Treasure back.
If the structure is already built, then the only way to destroy it is with a Star Piercer spell.

Can I Summon More than one Form at a Temple in the Same Cycle?

No. Each temple can perform only one action per cycle.
So, a temple may summon a form or absorb a form in a given cycle, It can not do both.

What is the "Turn?"

The Turn is the processing of all players' moves.
This is when forces move, battles occur, etc.
It is sometimes also referred to as the Tick.

When does the Turn happen?

The Turn occurs at a different time for each game. The description of each game in the Lobby will list when the Turn occurs for that particular game.

How do I End my Turn?

All of your orders are instantly saved to the database as you make them. You do not have to "End" your turn, per-se.
It ends when you stop making changes to your orders (or when the Tick runs).
If it makes you happier, you can consider logging out of the game (by returning to the Lobby) as ending your turn. But, you may go back in at any time (prior to the Tick running) and change your moves.

How long does the Turn take?

Depending upon the quantity of information to be processed, the Turn typically takes 2 minutes to complete.

Will the Turn be run more/less often?

While we do have the ability to vary the cycle of the turn, the current configuration is one Turn a day, every day of the week (except weekends).
As stated previously, each game's description in the lobby will list when and how often the Turns occur for that particular game.

What is the order of events during the Turn?

The turn consists of eight phases, executed in order:
1 - Production
2 - Allegiances
3 - Spells
4 - Movement and Battle
5 - Cede Regions
6 - Resources
7 - Form Absorption
8 - Cleanup

General queries

How long does Karash last?
In a battle that includes a Karash, you must have other forces (either lessors or forms or both).
If your other forces die off, the battle ends and the Karash dissipates.

Tie Breakers
There are different Tiebreakers for different games types.
Cuthroat Game(CT) - Points, Regions, Player ID.
Individual Game - Points, Regions, New Treasure, Total Fury, # of BB's, Player ID.
Team Games - Regions, Team New Treasure, Team Total Fury.

Religion Bonus - If two or more players end the game in the same cycle, then the religion bonus goes to the one with the most regions

Does Windrider heal only my forms or all forms?
Windrider heals all forms in a region, that means yours, your neighbors, or even your enemies!!

Gray Areas -
Debated in L&S at times.

Grunch Jump -
The idea that mountains and lakes on a border are grunched by one player, but a nap partner also grunches the land and cancells the grunch effectively winning the land but casting no fury to do so.

Incidental Suckerman -
The idea that you cast a sucker against an opponent but gather in incendetal forces from a nap partner, who is napped with your enemy.

Nap Terror -
The idea that you cast an optic terror which moves of an enemy into your nap partners lands.

Block -
The idea that a nap partner invades their nap partners lands, who you are fighting, in order to set up a block that prevents you from advancing.

Block Breaker -
The idea that if your nap partner blocks you off from their nap partner while you are fighting them you take the lands anyway.

Lions & Jackals -
The idea that players lands in their defeat belong only to the person fighting them The Rning Maneuver -
The lion defending its prey from all comers, retrieving all lands that were once owned by the enemy from other nap partners.

Native Nations -
The idea that a nap partner casts a spell (e.g. Karesh) against another nap partner in battling for a native land that might be critical for growth for either or both.

Surrender -
The terms of surrender usually are vague - from complete vassel to strict agreement.

NAP - Non aggression agreeement -
typically means that players agree to not attack each other.

Unspecified NAP term -
When unspecified, the term of the nap has been treated from a non-nap to a game long

Haphazard Theologies -
The order of religions given out in a HT game is thought to be bork, chron, crank, incerink, zan and mindbender..

How do I make the smilies appear?

Here is the comprehensive list of 'Smilies' available to you in the News Groups and Email.

	:) or :-)		:D or :-D		:( or :-(
	:O or :-O		8| or 8-|		B) or B-)
	:-? or :???:		:lol:		:mad:
	:P or :-P		:[ or :-[ or :blush:		:`( or :`-( or :cry:
	:| or :-|		>:| or >:-| or :evil:		>:D or >:-D or :twisted:
	:mrgreen:		:misspurple:		:!:
	:?:		:idea:		:arrow: or :->:

Movement ordering spells cast for equal fury -
If two movement ordering spells (e.g. suckerman, optic terror, etc) are cast where they can affect lessors in a region, the normal order of operations is the spell with the higher fury takes effect.
However, if both spells are cast for the same fury, the order of operations is typically the processing order, which is done by region ID.

How does a game end?
The rules for game ending include:

1) Last cycle
2) One player alive
3) 6 bbs,