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From: commons@Sunburn.Stanford.EDU (Peter Commons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: Looking for Game Recommendations
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Date: 14 Jan 91 22:04:17 GMT
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Try Spaceward Ho! It's a brand new strategy game from Delta Tao Software and
is currently available directly from them or through MacsPlace (for about $40).
It should be available more generally in the future.

Spaceward Ho! is a space-based galaxy conquest game. You can have from 1-10
human players (networkable) and 0-10 computer players. There are three 
different styles of computer players (chosen automatically) as well as three
computer skill levels, so don't feel you need to play other humans to have fun.
 
The game has been designed for easy play and even includes a floating help 
window that gives you information about what you point the mouse at. Budgets 
are controlled using very convenient mouse-controlled bar graphs; you never
need to type in any numbers.

The goal of the game is to start from your home planet, build different types
of spaceships (scouts, fighters, colony ships, satellites - you get to design
your own), explore and colonize new habitable planets, and defend yourself
from invasion. 

The game runs on the Mac Plus and beyond (and uses color on color machines).

For more information:

Delta Tao Software
760 Harvard Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
(408) 730-9336

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Peter Commons		
commons@cs.stanford.edu	
Computer Science Department, Stanford University