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From: robison@eosp1.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.games.emp
Subject: Re: survey of worlds
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Date: Mon, 31-Oct-83 16:41:21 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 31 16:41:21 1983
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Thanks for pointing out that it can be okay to go into debt at the
begining of the game.  Other than military runing amok, maybe it's
not so bad.  Actually, you can stay solvent right from the begining by
developing agribiusiness first and selling a lot of food, but this
approach does slow down your expansion.

I would disagree that knowing the world map in advance stifles
creativity.  You can do a lot of short and
long range planning right from the begining of the game, and you have
lots and lots of alternatives to consider.  We are having some uneasy
alliances and skirmishes right at the beginning of the game, and most
of the players can foresee the need to jockey quickly for position
in an upcoming struggle for naval dominance in key parts of the world.

At the moment, I'm wondering about publishing the entire world census
in advance.  Knowing where all of the world's good natural resources
are would further sharpen the struggle for territory,
right from the beginning.

				- Keremath,  care of:
				  Robison
			          decvax!ittvax!eosp1
				  or:   allegra!eosp1