New: Merchant Raider (free, closed-ended, email, computer, historical, wargame) From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl) Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 19:13:01 +0000 Name: Merchant Raider Costs: Free Frequency: One per week Email: timr@paradise.net.nz Type: Multiplayer Naval Wargame Last-Update: 2002Jun29 Keywords: free, closed-ended, email, computer, historical, wargame Description: The Game Merchant Raider II is a play-by-email game inspired by (but not really based on) the war at sea in WWII. I also acknowledge substantial influence from Caravan (Andrew Earl 1986). The world is an ocean punctuated with islands. Players are divided into four �flags�, which are at war with each other. Design Your Own Ships Every game has a "gimmick", and this one is no exception. Ships are constructed by bolting together "modules": guns, radar, engines, armour etc. Some modules are produced at your home island, but the bulk will be imported from neutral islands. So the essence of the game to strike a balance between warships and merchants, between fleet action and commerce raiding. Victory Victory points are awarded to each flag as follows: 1 point for every ship you have; 1 point for every ship you have sunk; 3 points for every island visited. (Each island scores only once per flag.) The game will continue until some flag has scored 100 victory points. Communication Players are encouraged to coordinate their activities by email, and urged to keep me informed of their plotting. (I like a laugh, and it never hurts to keep the Gamesmaster in a good mood.) Public proclamations like insults, challenges and manifestoes are very much a part of the game. Mechanics Each week you will receive a turn sheet showing the results of the previous turn. You will then issue your orders for the next turn. Turn sheets will arrive by email and you reply the same way. The deadline is Wednesday at 2000h, my time (NZST = GMT+12). If you are playing outside New Zealand, be aware that the time difference works *against* you. [ 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 ] Referenced By Up