I too am addicted to PBEMs and am, at present, suffering withdrawal. My brother, with whom I've played everything for years, has found a girlfriend (N.B. Michael Dorosh. Be careful what you wish for.) and my other so called opponent got a tablet PC with wireless so never goes downstairs to his game machine. These so called opponents are to be henceforth known as "Dumbass" and "Fatass". I haven't had a PBEM from Dumb/Fat ass in over two weeks. I read recently that an American lawyer was keen on invoking a "Torture Warrant" to allow the Americans to break the Geneva Convention with regard to Al Q'eda principals. My vote is to further the warrant to include those who do not take their turns in a PBEM.