Re: SPIRAL ARM from AustWiz!

From: owens@claven.cambridge.ibm.com (David Owens)

Date: Fri, 06 Sep 1991 21:49:32 +0000

In article <1991Sep5.145846.1@st1.vuw.ac.nz> havok@st1.vuw.ac.nz writes:
>
> I play a PBM called Spiral Arm and I wonder does anyone have any good tips
>on how to play the game?
>
> Regards all,
>              HAVOK!

Great game...

Here are the rules I try to play by...

1.  Don't build fleet at the start of the game... invest, invest, invest.
      (see 4,5,6,7)
  2.  Scoop up as many planets as you can unopposed at the beginning.
  3.  Move up to tech 2 as soon as you can (so you can get more allies)
  4.  Trade with your allies! (this is why you want more)
  5.  Don't burn pop, build up the ea to 50 right away.
  6.  Build all the industry you can EVERY turn.
  7.  Avoid battles until at least turn 10 (take advantage of the 20% $ bonus)
  8.  Make sure you have tech 4 before you start fighting.
  9.  Redesign Drd all defence, Bat all offence... alternating (Mon 2/3 offence)
 10.  Avoid fighting with portions of your fleet.  It's better to lose a planet
      without a fight and then take it back with your entire fleet.
 11.  Ally with people you can keep in contact easily (cheaply?)  An ally
      that you can never get in touch with isn't very useful.
 12.  Try to ally with someone who has played many times.  (there are always
      several in a game)
 13.  Once you have filled your initial planets choose weakest player on
      your borders (preferably a non-player or someone with no allies or very
      low tech) and attack with everything you have.

Are you playing with Graaf Simulations?

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Dave Owens    IBM Technical Computing Systems, Cambridge, MA

I am not an official spokesman for IBM.
I don't think IBM has an official position on "Spiral Arm."

References

SPIRAL ARM from AustWiz!
havok@st1.vuw.ac.nz
Thu, 05 Sep 1991 02:58:46 +0000

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SPIRAL ARM from AustWiz!
havok@st1.vuw.ac.nz
Thu, 05 Sep 1991 02:58:46 +0000