New: Empires (commercial, closed-ended, www, computer, historical, wargame, economic)

From: donotreply@pbm.com (PBM List Autoposter)

Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 07:13:05 +0000

Name:		Empires
Costs:		quarterly mmbership USD 19.95 allows you to play 3 games
URL:		http://www.redemperor.com
Frequency:		choice, from daily to bi-weekly
Email:		support zat redemperor.com
Type:		historical war / development / political game
Last-Update:		2004May16
Keywords: commercial, closed-ended, www, computer, historical, wargame,
economic

Description:

EMPIRES is the first strategy game from Red Emperor, designed to combine
the simplicity of playing a board game with the scope of computing power
and the convenience of the Internet. You will cooperate or compete with up
to 10 real people round our virtual gaming table.

In Empires you plot a course across history by selecting a succession of
Empires, which will rise for an Age or two before crumbling. The challenge
will not only be to control your Empires as they thrive, but also in
selecting their successors. As your new Empires become vibrant and send
out their armies for fresh conquest, you must hold your old Empires back
from their inevitable decline for as long as possible.

Your best weapons will be your skills as a commander, whether for attack
or defense; as a diplomat, to secure friendship for trade and defense; and
as a ruler, to manage your Empires well and make them centers of culture
and wealth.

First scenarion in play: The Ancients

Explore the civilizations of antiquity from the first empires in
Mesopotamia, to the climax of the Classical period - Imperial Rome and the
Han dynasty of China. As the ages pass you will take command of empires as
they aspire to greatness through culture and conquest across Eurasia. As
the inexorable wheel of time rolls on, so will the same empires decline
and fall prey to a new generation of expanding empires aiming to leave
their own mark on history.

You will determine the fortunes of such great Empires as Persia, Rome and
Han China as individuals or allies. Alternatively rewrite our history by
paving the way to glory for those Empires that never became more than
footnotes, such as Urartu and Pahlavas. You will need to manage your
portfolio of empires by making decisions on their social and economic
development through innovation and investment, while remaining vigilant
against rivals or pushing your own borders ever further out.

Next scenario, currently in test: Saga

Penetrate the murk of the mysterious Dark Ages as the civilization of Rome
is forgotten and control the Germanic and Nordic nations that battle over
its ruins amidst the mythic tales that inspired Tolkien. As they rise and
fall, will your nations turn to the new Christian religion sweeping the
continent, or remain in fear of the old ways?

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