New: Feudal Lords: Right Of Kings (commercial, closed-ended, email, www, computer, fantasy, historical, wargame, economic)

From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 08:13:19 +0000

Name:		Feudal Lords: Right Of Kings
Costs:		1$/turn
URL:		http://www.lastworldgames.com
Frequency:		twice per week
Email:		lastworldgames@yahoo.com
Type:		Medieval Wargame
Last-Update:		2002Mar23
Keywords: commercial, closed-ended, email, www, computer, fantasy,
historical, wargame, economic

Description:

RIGHT OF KINGS

Copyright (c) 1982 by John Van De Graaf (Feudal Lords)
Copyright (c) 2001 by Last World Games
This play by e-mail game of Right of Kings is an extension to the play by
mail game Feudal Lords, which was developed and copyrighted by John van de
Graaf, and is run by Last World Games with his permission.

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Feudal Lords is a play by e-mail computerized game simulating the struggle
for Kingship in a mythical period of English history. The game begins in
the year
801 AD following the death of King Arthur, which left Britain without a
legitimate successor to the throne. England was thus divided into numerous
small fiefdoms, each ruled by an independent lord seeking to become the
new King of Britain. There are up to 17 players in each game, each player
representing the head of one of the more active noble families. Each
player controls one of the fiefdoms in the game, and non-player lords
whose activities are managed by the computer always control all other
fiefdoms.

1.1 INTRODUCTION TO RIGHT OF KINGS

Right of Kings follows Feudal Lords� concept of rules structure, but has
many changes made to make the game more involved and interactive for the
players.  There are several new maps including all of Brittania, France,
Spain, Germany, Italy and the Aegean areas.  Not all games are set in the
same years, but the medieval flavor runs throughout.

There are up to 100 players in each game, depending on the map(s) used.

Each turn represents one year of game time. During each turn, players may
submit several administrative actions (called Orders) selected from the
many types of  Orders available. (And more orders as you go up in rank,
see 3.0 Feudal Structure). These orders deal with the administrative,
economic, military, and diplomatic activities of the fiefdom. Through the
use of these Orders, a player may increase his economic or political
strength to achieve victory (victory is defined under rule 9.)

Players must submit their actions each turn on or before the due date/time
specified.
The game includes a client program to aid players in composing orders.
Turns must be submitted via the website interface or to the moderator by
email in specified situations.

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