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Re: Imperialism II - Still holds up

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From: postm... Ethel the Ardvaark
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 22:16
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"Bob Perez" <b...@planetperez.com> wrote in message news:<a5dsct$6j7iu$1...@ID-109358.news.dfncis.de>...

> I got a nice email from Ben the other day. I hate to abuse the courtesy by
> bugging him with all sorts of questions about Imperialism, but I sure hope
> there's a chance we could see a 3. When you consider how popular games like
> Civilization have become, I have to think that there's market potential for
> an Imperialism III, given the right approach to a broader audience.

Imperialism is an excellent example of game design.  Multiple elements
(trade, diplomacy, military) in one game without being overwhelmed. 
An interesting concept might be to have the Imperialism game engine
adapted to a fantasy setting.  Of course, I'm one of those people
waiting and wishing for a good sequel to MOM.
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