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- This review of Global War appeared in the September/October 1990
- issue of PC Games Magazine.
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- Reprinted from PC Games Magazine, September/October 1990, p.72
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- Take a Risk
- By George Fontaine
-
- Moving on now to blood-stained battlefields, the latest craze in on-line
- entertainment on some private bulletin-board systems these days seems to
- be a new Door game called Global War, by Joel Bergen of the ProVision
- BBS. (Door is a menu-extension system that lets system operators add
- games to a bulletin board as individual modules without modifying the
- BBS software).
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- Global War is based on the hit board game Risk. In this adaptation, you
- compete against other players for world domination.
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- The globe is divided into six continents, with a total of 42 countries;
- the first player to conquer all 42 nations wins the game. Global War is
- designed for three to six players and also supports team play.
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- Each player is allowed one turn per day. The game determines the number
- of armies you'll receive for that turn based on the number of days since
- your last turn, the number of countries and continents you currently
- possess, and any bonuses you may have earned.
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- After you receive your armies, you can deploy them in whatever way you
- see fit in the countries you currently occupy. After that, you can
- attack your foes in adjacent countries. The outcome of the battle is
- determined by a simulated roll of the dice.
-
- Bergen has done an excellent job of adapting this board game to the BBS
- environment. World maps and menus are displayed in beautiful full-color
- ANSI graphics.
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- Bergen has also released an add-on product called GWTERM, which works in
- conjunction with your terminal program. With GW-TERM, Global War
- displays board maps instantly on screen without waiting for information
- to be transmitted over the phone lines. One-key menu selections and
- displays make the Global War interface very easy to use. In addition, a
- messaging system lets you leave one-line notes for other players without
- cluttering up the host BBS.
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- Global War supports most popular BBS environments with a Door feature.
- If your local sysop isn't running Global War yet, encourage him or her
- to get it. It's by far one of the best Door games around. For more
- information, contact Joel Bergen at 5228 89th Place Southwest,
- Mukilteo, WA 98275, or via ProVision BBS at (206) 353-6966.
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