Re: Galaxy idea - capturing planets

From: rwallace@unix1.tcd.ie (russell wallace)

Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1992 10:07:22 +0000

It would be reasonably easy to implement. However, I think it would be
unrealistic - it would be almost impossible to capture a planet from
space without causing massive damage to the economic infrastructure, and
also the government (at least in the context of a game like Galaxy)
would probably blow up the planet themselves rather than let it fall
intact into the hands of an enemy. Also, I *like* the megadeath massive
destruction aspect of Galaxy (in the League - Southern Alliance War of
Rob McNeur's Game 1, over a trillion people were killed!!! Name one
other game where that can happen!). *All* the other games around seem to
be fairly tame in this regard so I think at least one should have
planets getting bombed rather than captured.

However, I do have some ideas lined up for Galaxy II (a separate game,
not a new version of Galaxy), for if and when I ever get a chance to
write it, and one of these is to have the ability to have your race
specialize in space or ground combat, so you could adopt a strategy of
either bombing planets or trying to capture them (more expensive, but
gives you the planet's industry relatively intact; also, you might
capture items of technology there if the other race has more advanced
technology than you have).

--
"To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem"
Russell Wallace, Trinity College, Dublin
rwallace@unix1.tcd.ie

References

Galaxy idea - capturing planets
jerry@uni-paderborn.de (Gerald Siek)
Sat, 11 Jul 1992 09:26:59 +0000

Referenced By

Galaxy idea - capturing planets
jerry@uni-paderborn.de (Gerald Siek)
Sat, 11 Jul 1992 09:26:59 +0000