Re: Galaxy idea - capturing planets

From: gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1992 17:18:46 +0000

In article <rwallace.710849242@unix1.tcd.ie> rwallace@unix1.tcd.ie (russell wallace) writes:

>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.

... not to mention that it guarantees, on a certain level, that when
you win a Galaxy game, it was because you were good at playing, not
just that your neighbors were extremely stupid and gave you all their
resources. When you win Galaxy, you've certainly earned it.

Also, you avoid the problem of people dropping out early in the game
giving some players a huge advantage. If your neighbor drops out
before building defenses, now you get a nice planet. If you could
capture his population and industry, you'd be twice as wealthy as your
neighbor, all because of blind luck.

Just say YES to megadeath! War should be bloody!

References

Galaxy idea - capturing planets
jerry@uni-paderborn.de (Gerald Siek)
Sat, 11 Jul 1992 09:26:59 +0000
Re: Galaxy idea - capturing planets
rwallace@unix1.tcd.ie (russell wallace)
Sat, 11 Jul 1992 10:07:22 +0000