New: 1483 Online (free, closed-ended, email, www, computer, historical, wargame, gui)

From: donotreply@pbm.com (PBM List Autoposter)

Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:13:02 +0000

Name:		1483 Online
Costs:		free
Email:		dowrie zat guildofblades.com
Frequency:		Once per day, 4 times per week, 3 times per week.
URL:		http://www.1483online.com
Type:		Historical. Multi player. Turn based.
Last-Update:		2008Feb20
Keywords: free, closed-ended, email, www, computer, historical, wargame, gui

Description:

1483 Online is a massive multi player turn based online strategy game. In
1483 players assume control of 1 of 28 to 95 player nations (depending on
game version) and attempt to expand their empires through the use of
diplomacy and strategic warfare. 1483 is free to download and free to
play, commercially drive by advertising support.

Born out of the explosive growth in popularity for the 1483 Online, human
moderated PBEM, 1483 Online is the first game driven by the new Empires of
History MMO strateg game engine. Back in 1999, the Europe edition of 1483
Online was first launched as a human moderated play by e-mail game. Within
a year it had grown to over 1500 active players. Within two years it had
fallen apart. The massive size of the game and intense demands on human
moderators to receive turns from so many players and update the graphical
maps proved too much and despite much enthusiasm, the number of available
moderators dropped far below the number needed to keep the games running
for everyone. It was quickly apparent that a computer program would be
required to do the moderation for such a large number of players.

Its been 7 years since that time, but after many false starts, 1483 Online
is now running with complete computerized moderation. But player to player
e-mail through the Empires of History mail system for diplomacy was kept,
allowing for the same game play feel as the old PBEM. Only now there is a
computer program that shows the map and allows drag and drop movement of
the units and other aspects of the game turns.

If you need the most basic explanation of what 1483 Online is like. Think
Diplomacy meets Axis & Allies, set in a medieval historical setting.

Its free to download the game application and free to sign up and play.
Play in up to 7 ongoing games at one time on a basic account. Current
available are the 28 player Europe 1483 Online and the 29 player 1430Ad
game variant.

So come check it out at: http://www.1483online.com

1483 Online is merely the first game using the new Empires of History
computer game engine. Want to see other free multi player games published
under this format? Games like WWI, WWII, etc? Then come join in the fun,
play 1483 to show your support, and jump into your forums and share your
thoughts. Let us know how we can make it better and what other games you
would like to see done, once the game engine exists its beta phase.

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