What're you playing?

My most recent game played would be -- still -- Victoria, where
I'm playing Brazil (a mighty safe country) and trying to get the hang of
building an industrial economy. The shortage of raw materials like the
machine tools is a handicap, and of population, is a nagging problem,
though. I may give a try through a semi-industrialized country like the
US, except they get so many special events like that pesky Civil War it's
hard to focus just on the economic play.

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Joseph Nebus
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Joseph Nebus wrote:
> My most recent game played would be -- still -- Victoria, where
> I'm playing Brazil (a mighty safe country) and trying to get the hang of
> building an industrial economy. The shortage of raw materials like the
> machine tools is a handicap, and of population, is a nagging problem,
> though. I may give a try through a semi-industrialized country like the
> US, except they get so many special events like that pesky Civil War it's
> hard to focus just on the economic play.

I've been spending quite a bit of time playing a little game called Pax
Galaxia. It's basically your typical Master-of-Orionish space strategy
game, condensed down to its essence. You can play a full game in ten
minutes but it still has a lot of possibilities for deep strategy. It
plays great online, but the computer AI is fantastically good as well. And
the best part is that you can get the whole experience through and
finished quickly, so it's a great diversion even when you don't have a big
chunk of free time to devote.

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Michael Ash
Rogue Amoeba Software