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From: neil@atari.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,rec.games.empire
Subject: Re: Empire
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Date: Fri, 30-Oct-87 13:55:54 EST
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Posted: Fri Oct 30 13:55:54 1987
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In article <4083@sdcc3.ucsd.EDU>, za56@sdcc3.ucsd.EDU (Brian McNeill) writes:

> I have played it for the Mac...from what I saw it is VERY much more difficult
> than the same mainframe game, which I used to play often.  (I played 5 games
> vs. the computer, at the easiest difficulty setting, and lost every one...
> I only came close ONCE...normally I win about 75% of the games (on the mainframe
> version)
> 
> This may be due to two things...
>  1) New unit, the bomber...a one shot unit, but will destroy anything it
>     is used against, and will render a city neutral again...changes the
>     entire strategy of the game, as it has a very long range (ie the enemy
>     can knock out your production cities very quickly...)

The ST version of Empire is considerably easier than this.  There is NO
bomber unit.  I managed to crush the computer (set at easy) in my very first
game -- apparently this is common.  Against 2 computer opponents set to
expert level, it will give you a tougher game.
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