Re: Hyborian War

From: baw@grebble.oau.org (Brett Wampner)

Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Juris Baidins (baidins@stimpy.eecis.udel.edu) wrote:
: How about a description:
Hyborian War is a military strategy game, played through the mail, where you
control a country and try to achieve your victory goals and win the game.  I
say achieve you goals because some countries have slightly different ideas of
what is important, like # of provinces, or amount of wealth...

: How are the armies represented ?  Are troops the same for everyone
: or do different countries have given strengths ?
You have an Imperial army for every three provinces you control(#/3 round up
actually), and each province has its on 'provincial army.'  There are many
different troop types like: Light Infantry, Medium Infantry, Heavy Infantry,
and not just Infantry but Calvary, Chariots, Naval Vessels, Archers, etc.
Each troop has a Missle value, Melee value, Morale value and Movement. These
vary for type of troop and also by country.  These troops are based from
the Conan novels so if you have read them you might know some usual tips.
Please note that each country has only a few types of troops allowed to it
along with a set % that that troop is allowed to be of your total forces.

: What are the playing pieces: mages?, agents?, diplomats?
I would say there are 2 types of pieces:
1) Characters-
These are the leaders of your country.
You start off with a certain number and mix based on your country.
Some types:
Noble, General, Agent, Priest, Wizard, Hero. Each has their own values in
: Personal Combat, Diplomacy, Rulership, Military Command, Heroism, Intrigue,
and Magic.  These values are(same for troops) Superior, Excellent, Good,
Adequate, Poor, or None.
2) The other 'piece' is each troop. An Imperial Army can have 30 troops, and
then there are provincial armies too. You can mix the types as you see fit to
create the flavor you desire.

: What are their functions ?  What spells do mages cast?
I think there are over 20 spells... every thing from a simple Strength to
increase your Personal Combat skill to Black Death which will do tremendous
damage to an attacking army to Prophacy that will give you insight during
peace years...

: How often can they cast ?
Depends on the spell.  Some are peace time only(Turns vary, about 1 in 5 will
be a peace years not war season), some are combat only. A few are so powerful
that you will only be allowed to cast them a few times.  Most are simply
limited to the fact that each character can only do one thing per turn.

: What does the turn report give you ?  Can you see an army creeping
: up on you or as usual is it sudden shock to see a huge army
: in the middle of your country (no border post or guard obviously) ?
Depends on how well you know whats happening in the world, what type of battle
the enemy is engaging in, etc.  Most of the time you don't have alot of
warning, but sometimes you do.  This game has a good mix of offense/defense
to keep you thinking...

: How is economics handled ?
Turn cost is based on initial kingdom size.(Although a few kingdoms are ranked
a bit different due to certain strengths.) I think its 5, 7, and 9 dollars for
small, medium, and large.

: Which company runs it, their address and telephone, how much
: are the rules ?
Reality Simulations, Inc.
PO Box 22400
Tempe, AZ 85285-2400
CSR@reality.com  (have not tried emailing them yet myself)
(602)967-7979

All this is based off of MY opinions as I see the game.  You will probably get
others too.  Some have played much longer than I and can probably answer some
of your questions better, like Danny... :-)

Brett

References

Hyborian War
snake6283@aol.com (Snake6283)
Fri, 07 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Hyborian War
demigod98g@aol.com (Demigod98G)
Sun, 09 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Hyborian War
trip@netcom.com (Trip)
Mon, 10 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Hyborian War
baw@grebble.oau.org (Brett Wampner)
Mon, 10 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Hyborian War
baidins@stimpy.eecis.udel.edu (Juris Baidins)
Mon, 10 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Hyborian War
snake6283@aol.com (Snake6283)
Fri, 07 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Hyborian War
demigod98g@aol.com (Demigod98G)
Sun, 09 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Hyborian War
trip@netcom.com (Trip)
Mon, 10 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Hyborian War
baw@grebble.oau.org (Brett Wampner)
Mon, 10 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Hyborian War
baidins@stimpy.eecis.udel.edu (Juris Baidins)
Mon, 10 Jul 1995 00:00:00 +0000