Re: Starmaster

From: desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)

Date: Fri, 08 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Bob <bmclain1@khan2.dandelions.com> writes:
> I played Starmaster, and one of its best features was designing a race
> during the set-up process.  Odyssey, the new fantasy PBEM from Gamer's
> Den (info@den.com), offers the same thrill.  You have a set number of
> points from which to put together a unique starting position.

I don't see much similarity here.  In Starmaster you made fundamental
decisions which could not easily be altered later, making your race
better at some things and worse at others, for example.  In Odyssey you
choose which things to buy, but entirely from among things that can be
acquired during play, so your initial purchases seem to me to mostly
affect the rate at which you can acquire things that you want, and not
particularly your long-term position.

Of course, a player who has a particular set of aims might choose a
start position which helps to achieve those aims, and might then
subsequently go in that direction.  But a player with a totally
different start position could also pursue the same ends without much of
a long-term handicap.

David desJardins
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References

Starmaster
alani95975@aol.com (AlanI95975)
Thu, 07 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Starmaster
bmclain1@khan2.dandelions.com
Fri, 08 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Starmaster
alani95975@aol.com (AlanI95975)
Thu, 07 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Starmaster
bmclain1@khan2.dandelions.com
Fri, 08 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000