New: Acquisition (free, open-ended, email, mixed, historical, economic, rpg)

From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 19:13:18 +0000

Name:		Acquisition
Costs:		$0
URL:		http://cs.beloit.edu/entproj/
Frequency:		3/week
Email:		acqgamemaster@yahoo.com
Type:		role-playing economic email-based game :)
Last-Update:		2002Apr11
Keywords: free, open-ended, email, mixed, historical, economic, rpg

Description:

The Age of Italian Merchants enabled many common families to rise to the
status undreamed of by their ancestors. Commanding enormous wealth due to
their quick wit and well-managed businesses, Italian merchants ruled over
cities, influenced countries and sponsored wars; in a certain sense, they
owned Europe.

On one hand, lack of commercial competition in Medieval Europe allowed
first businesses to flourish. On the other hand, it was very hard to
operate in an undeveloped economy. Some people succeeded, whereas some
failed. This game presents players with a chance to prove that they could
have been Lorenzo di Medici.

Technical Note: This web site will not display properly on Internet
Explorer for MACs. If you use a Mac, try Netscape Navigator � it should
work :)

Feel free to email me at ACQGamemaster@yahoo.com with any questions or
suggestions. The game is in a Testing stage.

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