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From: jay@isis.UUCP (Jay)
Newsgroups: net.startrek,net.games
Subject: Startrek Adventure Game
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Date: Tue, 25-Feb-86 12:38:53 EST
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	Being new to the net, I'm not sure that this type of thing
doesn't already exist, but how about someone writing a game of startrek
similar to 'adventure'?  The klingons and starbases get old after a few
hours, no matter how many times you win or lose.  Why not create
something that launches the old bird into the unknown, where it
encounters planets with wonderful finds or extracts terrible penalties.
(Of course, if we lose Kirk, and Spock has to take over, unwavering
logic should soon drive the Enterprise to it's demise).

	Now I know we all have lots to do, but maybe we can make this a
net project - e.g. start with a good interface to navigate a database
containing results of actions, and ask the net for the actions.  In
order to make the final version fun, there should be one site where all
'actions' are 'mailed' to ( in order to avoid 'posting' the way to play
the game).  If it's designed right, the game could be enhanced with new
additions to the actions database forever more, and we could all spend a
lifetime playing the game.  Afficionado's could create adventures that
track the actual episodes, and maybe add outcomes that 'might have been'.

	How about it - is this possible???

Jay Batson
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