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From: baalke@mars.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke)
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Subject: Re: Populous and PowerMonger
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Date: 14 Nov 90 15:49:32 GMT
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In article <1990Nov12.161003.6442@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au> guest@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au (BBS user) writes:
>
>I'm not sure if this was a dream,  or not , because the memory of it is only once
>And I seem not able to duplicate it again. While playing populace, a worm-like
>creature with a man riding on it's back moved over the grass, and the earth
>in it's wake was furrowed.....
>

I haven't seen a worm-like creature, but I've seen a wizard on a flying carpet
that leaves a wake in its path.  I think this is for population control --
ie. there are too many people in the game, and this is the game's way of
reducing the population.