New: World of Kaomaris 5 (free, open-ended, email, mixed, fantasy, wargame, economic) From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl) Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 19:13:00 +0000 Name: World of Kaomaris 5 Email: alex.gassner@chello.at Frequency: Depends on GM. From daily to weekly turns. Type: Free PBEM Wargame. URL: http://www.kaomaris.com Costs: 100% FREE. Last-Update: 2001Aug13 Keywords: free, open-ended, email, mixed, fantasy, wargame, economic Description: World of Kaomaris 5 (WOK5) is the highly anticipated follow-up to the successful World of Kaomaris 4 (WOK4). WOK has been around the net for quite some time, it offers a tested and optimized game engine. WOK are free PBEM Wargames, with many elements known from games like Risk or Diplomacy. There are absolutely NO COSTS from playing WOK, and turns will vary from daily (Speedgames) to weekly sendings. While WOK4 is aimed at the beginner, WOK5 introduces a lot of new elements and is directed at the experienced WOK Player that looks for a new challenge. WOK games always see 10 Players (a "Group") start out on an Island, fighting each other to the bitter end - victory can either be achieved alone, or by sharing it with ONE other Player. The Players fight for Victory Points (VPs) and the best VP-collectors will face each other in our yearly World Championships. here are the new elements for WOK5 : ++ economy : there is crop and trees. Crop can be harvested to get corn that serves to nourish your people. Trees can be chopped to get wood that will help to upgrade your units. There is also a marketplace to buy and sell stuff. ++ magic : 99 items and spells are available, magicians will take care to produce those nasty black spells the enemy fears. Players can also build up some magic resistance to protect them from the effects of deadly spells. ++ more units : now there are a lot of combat units, featuring armies, pikemen, archers, knights, catapults and a large variety of creatures. ++ terrain : many different terrain types affect the gameplay, eg. upgraded units will only be useful on certain terrains, crop growth will be different etc. ++ bank and weather : new elements like a bank deposit to get interest on your gold or weather to influence the crop growth ++ cities, bridges and the Stock Limit : cities have a strategic value, as do bridges. A Stock Limit will force Players to find a good mix of what they wish to have and hold in their pockets. ++ new Aims and Tech Levels : your workers now can do a lot of different things, like harvest, mine diamonds, chop trees, increase army level, build arrows etc. Advancing your Tech Level will give you better mining and harvesting, as well as influencing other aspects of the game. ++ 20 Tribes : each Player starts as member of a Tribe, with special abilities that he needs to find out during the game, so he can share with his clan members. Get ready for some surprises ! ++ more spying options : work together to crack your enemies spycode. If you do it you will get full information on him, but be aware that the enemy tries exactly the same with YOU... There is so much more, just come by and see for yourself. Our little community is very active, here is what we offer you : ** many dedicated GMs ** a Clan system to share information, work together in games and help the new Players around ** special Messageboards and chat, daily polls and tell-a-friend features ** regular newsletter (The WOK Messenger) ** a HiScore and Hall of Fame ** yearly Championships to crown the master of WOK ! ** Manuals in four languages, FAQs, First-Aid-Kit etc. ** easy order input over the net ** much, much more... ** and best of all : its 100% FREE Ever thought of running a good game yourself ? Join our list of GMs and offer WOK to your visitors ! The GM license is absolutely FREE too ! Dont wait - go and see the best strategy on the net NOW !! [ 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