Re: StarWeb PBM

From: minnotte@stat.rice.edu (Michael Minnotte)

Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1993 17:17:46 +0000

In article <231c6uINNk73@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu> Dan Greenwood <dag5@postoffice.mail.cornell.edu> writes:
>     Does anyone play StarWeb by Flying Buffalo?  I'm currently playing
>ZACRON, a Merchant in a new game.  Anyone want to exchange
>tips/strategies etc?

I've played 2 games of Starweb, though I haven't played in a couple of
years.  I won my first game as a merchant, so it's a good starting
position.  Most of my tips are probably pretty obvious, but...

1) Stay out of wars if you can and ally with _everyone_ you can.  Be willing
to trade worlds and artifacts for shipping rights.  You can also allow
Apostles (am I thinking of the right word?) to jihad against you (without
your fighting back) and berserkers to PBB your worlds (usually late in
the game).

2) Gift your homeworld to a friendly empire-builder you think you can
trust.  He'll get the points for an industry-heavy world, but you
get _tons_ of points for shipping to your own planet.  Just make sure he's
willing to use at least some of what you deliver to build more ships
for you.

3) Be prepared for the day your supply lines start getting cut off, as
people start to realize you're racking up the points.  I got lucky, and
no one (or at least not many) of my allies cut me off when I played a
merchant, but they really need to in order to give any other type a
serious chance (possible exception of a berserker with a bunch of
planet busters).

Good luck, and feel free to ask more specific questions!

Mike Minnotte

References

StarWeb PBM
Dan Greenwood <dag5@postoffice.mail.cornell.edu>
Mon, 26 Jul 1993 19:44:30 +0000

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StarWeb PBM
Dan Greenwood <dag5@postoffice.mail.cornell.edu>
Mon, 26 Jul 1993 19:44:30 +0000