New: Warpol (free, open-ended, email, www, mixed, modern, wargame, rpg, abstract) From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl) Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 07:14:30 +0000 Name: Warpol Costs: Free URL: http://www.warpol.iwebland.com/ Frequency: 2 per week Email: warpol2000@hotmail.com Type: Political Modern Wargame Last-Update: 2002Oct22 Keywords: free, open-ended, email, www, mixed, modern, wargame, rpg, abstract Description: Warpol is a game set in the real world around the year 2000, where you (the player) take control of a nation. As the leader of this nation, you are the head of the armed forces, the leader of the government and your nations representative to the world�s organisations such as the �UN� and �NATO�. It will be your job to respond to the needs of your nation, make political decisions, make and break allegiances, defend your nation against military, terrorist and environmental threats and interact with the world. How would you deal with an oil slick on your doorstep, or your neighbouring country massing troops, tanks and artillery on your borders? How will you respond to a dictator�s wish to ethnic cleanse his nation, or an ally being invaded by enemy hostile forces? How do you take action against an insane mega-lo-maniac who is threatening to take the world on with his weapons of mass destruction? How do you deal with the threat of inner city violence and riots? Indeed how will you deal with the terrorists that threaten the very peace and stability of the world itself? Maybe you are that insane dictator, how will you rule the world? How will you bring the superpowers begging your mercy, and fear your every word and action? Just who will you fire your next missile at, who will be your target? These are just a few of the many decisions you will have to make while playing the game of Warpol. Can you handle the challenge, the stress of being a powerful leader of a nation? Can you always make the right decision? Let�s find out� Andrew Makinson Warpol Gamesmaster [ 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