New: Freedonia (free, closed-ended, email, www, mixed, historical) From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl) Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 07:14:11 +0000 Name: Freedonia Costs: free URL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freedonia-l/ Frequency: approx. once per week Email: freedonia@sexualchocolate.org Type: political strategy Last-Update: 2002Aug29 Keywords: free, closed-ended, email, www, mixed, historical Description: Freedonia is a relatively simple game of coalition-building and power politics with a pseudo-historical flavor. Set in the 1920's and 30's in a fictional Eastern European nation coveted by both Germany and the USSR, players attempt to enrich their political parties while keeping the nation's military strong enough to deter would-be invaders. One turn a week is the theoretical slowest speed for the game. Things could progress more quickly, and negotiation is a very strong element in the game, so this probably isn't the game for you if you're only checking your mail once per day or less. [ 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