New PBM game: Austerlitz [ commercial Napoleonic wargame ] From: lindahl@rt.com (Greg Lindahl) Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 00:00:00 +0000 Name: Austerlitz [ commercial Napoleonic wargame ] Email: austerlitz@dial.pipex.com. Type: historical (Napoleonic) wargame Cost: 3-4 BP per turn Duration: until one player or alliance dominates Frequency: 2 or 3 week cycles available; each turn = 1 month of game time GM: computer moderated URL: http://www.iconmarketing.co.uk/tbagames/auhome.htm Last Update: 1997Feb25 Status: Currently running for the last six years Keywords: commercial, closed-ended, snail, email, computer, wargame, historical, economic Description: Austerlitz is a detailed, complex multi-player Napoleonic era wargame. Each of the 16 players represents the head of state and military/naval command of a nation. The game plays on 3 maps, one covering Europe, the Ottoman Empire and North Africa; the second covering the Carribean basin; and the 3rd covering the Indian Ocean & Southeast Asia. The game includes strong diplomatic and economic elements, as well as the strictly military aspects. Battles are resolved in two ways. Small battles are resolved via a mathematical formula, and results printed out in the turn report. Major battles are resolved via 'simulation' which amounts to a turn-within-the-turn wherein the involved players deploy their units on a seperate battlefield map and issue tactical orders to them. The battle is then processed according to the respective players' dispositions and plans. Company: TBA Games PO Box 1812 Kilmarnock KA1 1DF United Kingdom Tel: 01563 525952 Fax: 01563 536565 [ This is a new entry for the PBM List. You can find the list itself, and instructions for adding games or comments, at http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm.html or ftp://ftp.pbm.com/pub/pbm/PBM.list -- greg ] Up