New Game Release

From: den@netcom.com (Gamer's Den)

Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 01:28:58 +0000

Gamer's Den is proud to announce and offer Phoenix to the Play-By-
Electronic-Mail gaming community.  Anyone able to send and receive
Internet email can play Phoenix games.

Phoenix is a closed-ended PBEM space game of diplomacy, exploration,
economic expansion, and military conquest.  You control a space empire
composed of one of seven different races expanding from a single
homeworld. Your goal is to control over half the galaxy, either singly
or jointly with up to a quarter of the players in the game. Pump R&D
points into your combat, sensor, jump drive, and science technologies.
Balance your military and economic growth as you explore the galaxy and
search for your neighbors. Drop off command centers on secure planets
to monitor and direct your expansion. Centralize your production on a
few planets or distribute your efforts. Most important, negotiate with
other players while paying close attention to the planet tally to
ensure that you are one of the winners.

Highlights

- Prechecking for all turn submissions to help spot order
          errors before a turn runs.
        - Forecasting ability uncovers grave tactical errors before
          they 'happen' to you.
        - Only $2.50 per turn or $1.00 per turn for solo games
          with up to 200 orders per turn submission.
        - Game sizes ranging from 1 to 20 players.
        - Turn based gaming with 1, 2, and 3 turns per week, or for
	  solo games, at the player's leisure.
        - Turn exchange via Internet email or through
          CompuServe's PBMGAMES forum.
        - A 200+ page Player's Guide filled with examples,
          strategy hints, and designer notes available for free
          on-line and for $15 for a printed copy.
        - Phoenix Ambassador, a free VGA DOS interface, is coming soon!
        - A constant pool of new games to join.
        - Compete against real human opponents.
        - Public games open to all Gamer's Den members.
        - Special private games for you and your friends.

The size of the galaxy scales with the number of players, and a new
balanced map is generated for each game. Beginners are encouraged to
start in single player games to become accustomed to the system, and
then move into multi-player games to delve into Machiavellian diplomacy
at its finest.

More information can be found in the following places:

General Readme:		info@den.com
  Phoenix Readme:		phoenix@den.com (subject of 'readme all')
  Humans:			support@den.com

ftp site for rules:
    ftp.netcom.com:/pub/den/phoenix/rules.Z (Unix format, compressed file)
    ftp.netcom.com:/pub/den/phoenix/rules.zip (DOS format, zip file)
    < transfer these files in binary >

Check it out!

Gamer's Den