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Re: GalCiv II gameplay example

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From: Rob Pollard
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:49
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There are many of us that want to buy/play stars!, but the empire inc fiasco 
is stopping anyone new to the Stars! phenomena from having a go. :-(

RobP

"Robert S. Solow" <rsolow@comcast.net> wrote in message 
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> Be prepared to be disappointed.  Under the glitz is a lame strategy game 
> that will eventually become repetative and boring.  Maybe they will 
> release an expansion where we can play head to head against human 
> opponents.  Until then, those of us wanting higher level strategy will be 
> dusting off our copies of STARS! -- mine was first installed on a 486 over 
> 10 years ago and no other game has come close to given me the value and 
> replayability.  Check out rec.games.computer.stars to keep up with it.
>
>
>
> "Ernesto Guzman" <egguzman@bellsouth.net> wrote in message 
> news:XBVJf.29176$X7.11721@bignews7.bellsouth.net...
>> This looks good!!....I can't wait to get this!!!!...I've been looking for 
>> a game of this kind for a while...thanks!!!
>>
>> "Brad Wardell" <bwardell@stardock.com> wrote in message 
>> news:5-GdnVO4e7_GqWneRVn-gA@comcast.com...
>>>3 years to the day practically I posted some examples of what a game of 
>>>GalCiv was like.  People here seemed to like it.
>>>
>>> So for those of you who are interested, here is a game-play example of 
>>> Galactic Civilizations II:
>>>
>>> http://www.galciv2.com/Journals.aspx?AID=101074
>>>
>>> Also, for any long terms here, here's a link to the history of GalCiv 
>>> that talks about Usenet's and .strategic's role in the game's creation 
>>> back in 1992:
>>> http://www.galciv2.com/Databank/gamehistory.aspx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Brad
>>> --
>>> Brad Wardell
>>> Project Manager: Galactic Civilizations II (www.galciv2.com)
>>> Stardock - http://www.stardock.com
>>>
>>
>>
>
> 
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