🚀 go-pugleaf

For the next several weeks I am going to have a lot of free time and I have 
decided to immerse myself in a 4X Space game.  I thought maybe you guys 
could help me narrow down an appropriate game.  I am not a fan of 
micromanagement (though I like that option in specific instances.)  I do not 
care about graphics though there is plenty of computer horsepower avaiable 
if necessary.

I have the following choices readily available for immediate play (I would 
consider others but these are the games I have available.)

Reach for the Stars
Gallactic Civ 2:  Dark Avatar
Space Empires 4
Space Empires 5
Sword of the Stars
Birth of the Federation (Will this run in Windows XP?)
Stars (will this run in Windows XP?)
Master of Orion II (will this run in XP?)
Master of Orion III
Spaceword Ho!

_Bart

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