New: Andromeda Online (commercial, closed-ended, www, computer, space, gui, wargame) From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl) Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2001 16:13:08 +0000 Name: Andromeda Online Costs: There is a free version, the pay costs $4 a month URL: http://www.andromedaonline.net Frequency: it is selectable from minutes to 1 week Email: nsoutter@andromedaonline.net Type: space wargame Last-Update: 2001Nov18 Keywords: commercial, closed-ended, www, computer, space, gui, wargame Description: Andromeda online is a modern PBEM game. The original version was a text driven email based game, but it has long since evolved while still managing to keep the PBEM heart. Andromeda online is a massive starship strategy game. Players can connect to each other and create their own new game, deciding on the rules, game length, and even the length of turn. Turns can be as long as a week or as short as a day, or even a few minutes for players who want faster paced action. Players then build a fleet (or choose a stock fleet) and go head to head in a huge galaxy verses the other players. And the player ladder allows players to measure how well they rate against other players. While still in the Alpha, the beta test will launch Dec. 10. For the Beta only a downloadable windows client will be available. However a browser based version will be available for any platform as of the official launch date January 1st. [ 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