New: Res Dura (free, closed-ended, email, human, historical, wargame, economic) From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl) Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 20:14:47 +0000 Name: Res Dura Costs: zippo URL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Res_Dura/ Frequency: every ten days Email: kas@alphalink.com.au Type: Historical Wargame Last-Update: 2002Nov25 Keywords: free, closed-ended, email, human, historical, wargame, economic Description: This game is one derived from Thunder At Twilight, 1880 European Powers, and the like. The years 1880-1914 represented a time of change for the European Powers, for the world. In this period, Africa was colonised, the USA came into its own as a colonial power, an Asian power (Japan) first dealt a mortal blow to its Asian neighbour (China), then soundly defeated a European power. The alliances which were to be the sinews of the Great War were established. And the rise in world manufacturing, the desire for new markets, drove a rise in European economies, their imperialism, their huge navies. At the beginning of this time, it was not at all clear who would be the "winners", of this time, who would have their "place in the sun." Nobody imagined that two historical enemies (France and Britain) would ally, that a Great War would break up two empires (Ottoman and Austrio-Hungarian) and bring down three Emperors (A-H, Ottoman, Russian). It was not at all clear that the orgy of imperialism and war would lead to Communism in Russia. So uncertain were these times, that even nations such as Greece dreamed of becoming Great Powers. All these things were uncertain; perhaps they could have been different. Join Res Dura, and make your mark on the world; perhaps your nation might have a different fate. [ This is a new entry for the PBM List. You can find the list itself, and instructions for adding games or comments, at http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/ -- greg ] Up