Re: More info on Suzerein (sp?)

From: jay.s@csi.compuserve.com (Jay Shaffstall)

Date: Fri, 20 May 1994 14:13:05 +0000

In article <DTonizzo-190594150540@137.18.32.7>, DTonizzo@hr.house.gov (David Tonizzo) says:
>
>In article <Cq26qF.K5y@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v011l6fc@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu
>(DAVE ROSSELL) wrote:
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>> Some folks on the net were raving about a game called Suzerein or Suzerain or
>> something like that.  Can anyone give me some more info on it?  Is it possible
>> to get a look at the rules, etc?  Can you play it with teams, or is it
>> strictly individual effort?  How expensive, etc.?

Someone else has already posted the address, rules availability, and
cost of turns.  I'll hit the other questions.

You can either play in an individual game or a team game.  The only
difference between the two is that in the team game you start out
with preset teams, and have the opportunity to make certain that your
initial setup complements your team members' setups (three to a team).

In the individual game, you have to form teams using diplomacy.
Theoretically, it would be possible to win without joining an alliance,
but in practice a lone wolf that started to get out ahead of everyone
else would be brought down pretty quickly by a combined effort.

The game is fairly complex, and covers a multitude of areas -- economics,
politics, military conflict, magic, covert operations, etc.  There
will definitely be a learning curve on this one, but I think it'll
be worth it.

I'm currently playing in the all-CIS game (all players are online on
CompuServe's PBM Games forum to facilitate diplomacy).

Have fun,

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Jay Shaffstall
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References

More info on Suzerein (sp?)
v011l6fc@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu (DAVE ROSSELL)
Thu, 19 May 1994 16:50:00 +0000
Re: More info on Suzerein (sp?)
DTonizzo@hr.house.gov (David Tonizzo)
Thu, 19 May 1994 19:02:40 +0000