Hi Orka, welcome on VDip! :)
People willing to join new games usually check the 'New' tab under the "Games" section:
http://www.vdiplomacy.com/gamelistings.php?page-games=1&gamelistType=New
So your first concern might be creating a game with parameters appealing enough people to fill it. For example not many people like very slow games, so if you set the phase lenght parameter to more than 2-3 days, the odds your game will actually find enough joiners are inversely proportional to the number of the required players.
Time will teach you which settings are the most popular. In the meanwhile it might be a good idea, other than just joining already existing new games, reading carefully the instructions the creation page gives you for each option and wondering whether enough people will agree to the one you're going to choose.
It's also a good idea, before you create new games, reading the 'FAQ', 'VDiplomacy features' and 'Etiquette' paragraphs, under the "Help" section.
Feel free to ask anything about it.
Advertising games might also help your games to start. Please use only these threads:
- Advertise your NON-live games here! (
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- Advertise live games here (
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This way you'll help us keeping our Forum clean.
Thank you and have fun here on VDip! :)
Guaroz
Mod/Admin Team.