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Article #105762Re: Recommend a 4X Space Game Please
From: Daniel "Naughty Tentacles" Blake...
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:38
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:38
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"Bartow W. Riggs" <briggs@surewest.net> wrote in message news:12v5mivpqm8r2fd@corp.supernews.com... > 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! MOO II and Stars will work on XP...how do I know? I'm playing 'em at the mo' ;D Will try Birth of the Federation in the next few days for you. -- Daniel Blakemore ICQ:14459824 Yahoo IM: mylordkhorne
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