Here, one player is waiting to play a Beginner Game. At PressEnter, Beginner Games allow any player to enter regardless of wins. This is unusual and could change some day. The server's admin wanted to offer only a few games at the server, so the limited selection (and names) have stuck.

Normally, being the second empire into a game is the worst possible way to enter. The first person entering can, at some servers, see links from his home world at the map menu. When a second player enters, the first player may see new links from his home world. The first player will, of course, will explore the new links in an effort to find the enemy.

Another disadvantage is when more empires enter a game. The second empire often becomes surrounded. It's easier in many ways to fight from the side of the universe than in the middle, at least in blood games where you can't make alliances.

Often the best way to enter a game after updates start is in the final minute. This way you might catch the other empires off guard. You don't want them to notice the new links in the game and send a science ship your way right away.

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