SIMULBOT

**** SIMULBOT ****

---++ SimulBot is a robot designed to run simuls on ICC.
When a simul is announced, type:

Command: tell SimulBot join

You'll automatically be placed in the simul channel.
Monitor the channel activity for updates on who has joined. Be ready - when
the simul is full, your game could start at any time!

To see the complete list of players in the simul, type:

Command: tell SimulBot players

Some SimulBot simuls are run using a lottery system. This system allows an 
unlimited number of players to sign up, but chooses a set amount (usually 
around 30) to actually play a game. The factors that influence a players 
probability of being chosen include how many simuls a player has played and 
whether the player won, lost, or did not enter the last lottery simul.

When a lottery simul is being run, you can see the number of chances each 
player has for being chosen for the simul by typing:

Command: tell SimulBot assess

If the simul has started but there are still some spots left, you can attempt 
to latejoin the simul by typing:

Command: tell SimulBot latejoin

After the simul has started, you can see a list of the simul games by typing:

Command: tell SimulBot games

You can see more detailed information on the simul games by typing:

Command: tell SimulBot games2

SimulBot allows players to follow a simul, too. When following a SimulBot 
follower, SimulBot automatically cycles you through all the active simul 
games, issuing all the commands automatically. 

To follow a SimulBot simul, type:

Command: tell SimulBot follow

To stop following a SimulBot simul, type:

Command: tell SimulBot unfollow
To see the games of a simul at any point, type:

Command: tell SimulBot results

SimulBot runs most of the scheduled simuls. Scheduled simuls are usually 
those given by titled players - do help event2 to see the complete listing 
of dates and times for the scheduled simuls.

SimulBot2, an exact replica of SimulBot, is now setup to run simuls for the 
general ICC community. Simply ask in channel 4 for a SimulBot manager to run 
YOUR simul! To see a list of SimulBot managers, type:

Command: tell SimulBot managers

SimulBot can be set to automatically notify you when a simul is opened. To 
activate this feature, simply type:

Command: tell SimulBot alarm

SimulBot also offers a variety of options for simuls. It allows you to run wild simuls, 
simuls with computers, simuls with a maximum rating for entrants, simuls 
with black, and simuls where the simul giver has a random color in each game!  
Ask the SimulBot manager if you would like to try any of these features.

If you would like more detailed information about any of these commands, type:

Command: tell SimulBot help

SimulBot has a detailed help system within the bot. Information on each and every 
command is available, along with several other general help files. If you still have 
questions, feel free to ask channel 3, channel 4, any SimulBot manager, or clutch.

See also: simul, event2