Re: how do I join? From: dredick@nmc.cit.cornell.edu (Donald JA Redick) Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1993 16:22:49 +0000 ######### ######### ######### ######### ######### ######### ######### ######### Game: A Duel of A Different Color Type: Magical combat simulation Duration: Completely open-ended w/advancement to higher levels Turns: Optional two or four week turn around GM: Computer moderated Costs: $5.00 for 5 students characters Rules $5.00, Initial set-up: Rules and 2 turns for $13.00 Description: Players instruct a team of five students within a duel context against other players for academic advancement. The students are assigned an initial value of 41 points in 4 areas. (strength, dexterity, intelligence, and life points) and additional traits are used to personalize the student. Instructors are responsible for guiding the students development. There is some space in the game for role-playing and diplomatic interaction with other players. The results in this game are very interesting, in that, output is give in a narrative form, rather than, raw statistics. Opinions: This game looks simple, but like Duelmasters, it is brilliantly programmed. FD has taken time with their product and service. The narratives are great and just have to be seen. They claim to use some state-of-the-art story generation system. Also, they claim that their NPCs use Genetic Algorithms and Neural Nets for learning. -- nyctasia@rhostshyl.cit.cornell.edu (Natasha A. Davis) Company: Fractal Dimensions (FD) 17-29 Main Street, Suite 316 Cortland, New York 13045 (607) 753-9246 ######### ######### ######### ######### ######### ######### ######### ######### Send a SASE for a information flyer... --djar *********************************** Donald J. A. Redick Fractal Dimensions 17-29 Main St., Suite 316 Cortland, New York 13045 Voice: (607) 753-9246 FD Castle Chaos BBS: (607) 753-6579 Internet: dar6@cornell.edu *********************************** Up