The following list is people who are open to private game invites with new players. 

If you wish to be added to the list, please leave a note in this thread.

This hasn't been very successful - at least I haven't been invited to any games -

Maybe a more formal system would work better?  When a player first signs up for wargear, they could get a popup saying something like "Wargear has many advanced features that can be confusing or intimidating for new players.  Would you like a veteran wargear player to help provide a gentle introduction to the site?"

If they say yes, they get assigned a 'mentor' who is responsible for inviting them to a half dozen games in increasing complexity, answering questions and pointing out some of the site features (the forums, faq, map making competition, etc.).

Ozyman wrote:

Maybe a more formal system would work better?  When a player first signs up for wargear, they could get a popup saying something like "Wargear has many advanced features that can be confusing or intimidating for new players.  Would you like a veteran wargear player to help provide a gentle introduction to the site?"

If they say yes, they get assigned a 'mentor' who is responsible for inviting them to a half dozen games in increasing complexity, answering questions and pointing out some of the site features (the forums, faq, map making competition, etc.).

i likes the idea.

+1. Send em a notification with "You signed up" e-mail.