View source for Round 27

==Dates and Times==
Round 27 signups open at 19:00 GMT on Friday, 30th May 2008.<br>
Round 27 starts at 20:00 GMT on Friday, 6th June 2008.<br>
Round 27 ends at 20:00 GMT on Friday, 25th July 2008.<br>

==Round Announcement==
'''Round 27'''

Round 27 will be a FREE round. All accounts will have the full benefits of a standard paid account.

Round 27 signups will open at 19:00 GMT on Friday, 30th May. Ticks will start on Friday, 6th June and last for 7 weeks.

The main features will be as last round:
* Buddy packs will be limited to 4, with 2 late signups able to join after tick 336. Buddy packs of 2 will be combined to make buddy pack groups of 4 when the shuffle occurs.
* Alliance limits will be kept at 75, with 60 members counting towards the limit as before.
* Ship stats will be based on Round 26, with some modifications.

Other changes include:
* Production system overhaul to allow partial canceling and to not penalise for adding to orders after they've been placed
* Planet scans show a basic overview of the resources in production
* Alliance name reservation system implemented
* Lots of minor functional and non functional bugfixes, including the renaming of some pages

===Beta testing===
We'll be looking to open the beta to the public on Monday, 26th of May, with signups starting around 12:00 GMT and ticks starting at 18:00 GMT.

===Creators Hour===
We'd like to announce a Creators Hour on Wednesday, 28th May at 20:00 GMT in #planetarion.
To ask a question, /msg CH_Bot <your question>

===Speedgame===
The speedgame has been upgraded to Round 26 code and is currently underway. Feel free to signup at http://speedgame.planetarion.com/signup.pl

''Posted by Cincinnatus at 22:46 on Friday 23rd May 2008[http://www.planetarion.com/news/news/read/213-round-27].''

==Competitor Alliances==
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==Scores==
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==See also==
[[:Category:Alliances:Round_27|Alliances in Round 27]]