Here is my system, that should also work with Outlook, by adding different folders, within Outlook. I do not always play the turn as I get the games.
When I get game emails in my inbox, I download the game file to a folder called NEWGAME. I then place the EMAIL into a folder named GAMETURNS, within my email program.
I then UNZIP the game file into the apropriate game folder.
When I am ready to play, I go into my email program and go to the GAMETURNS folder and check for the oldest game turn and play that particular game.
I also have a folder called GAME_FILE_SEND and copy the recently played turn to that folder. I always send the turn as soon as I play it.
Now, I go back into the email program and reply to my opponents email and then place that email into another folder named DONETURNS.
So, I always check the email folder GAMETURNS for UNPLAYED turns.
In this way, my record of turns DUE is in the GAMETURNS email folder. This folder is easily checked when I am ready to play and by moving the email out of that folder, it always has unplayed game emails showing.
At one time, I did try a spreadsheet, written notes, a written list of games and their turns and finally settled on the above system. I sometimes have over 15 different games going and this system works well for me.
So, within your Outlook, make a GAMETURNS folder and a DONETURNS folder.
On your game drive, make a NEWGAME folder and make that the default for downloading game files. Make a folder called GAME_FILE_SEND and make that the default for attachments to the reply.
In your email program, you would have the following folders:
GAMETURNS (for all new turns)
DONETURNS (for all completed game turns)
I hope the above is understandable. It is an easy system to set up and easy to maintain a flow of games. (Easy for me to say, as I have used this system for over 6 years.<g>)
OUTLOOK also (IIRC) saves all SENT emails in a "SENT" folder. I think that is an OPTION, but it might be automatic. I have not used Outlook for several years, so my memory of it is slightly hazy.[:D]
Now, I think there is a MESSAGE RULES function in OUTLOOK, where you can specify certain specific emails, by sender or by subject, will always be sent to specific inbox folders, but that requires some work, because your game files come from several people and have no set subject, so the message rules would be difficult to establish.
<b><font color="gold">Ernie Sands
LtGen, Commanding, Army of Ohio
ACWGC Cabinet member
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