23 Oct
1998
23 Oct
'98
5:05 a.m.
Chuck McManis wrote:
You guys don't get it. :-)
You play the game like this:
1) Scout for a surface deposit of Coal and start mining coal.
2) Scout for (surface) deposit of iron ore and start mining ore.
...
15) Using generator create electricity.
18) Mine tungsten and build lightbulb.
...
First one to a PDP-8 wins :-)
Oh, I got it. I used to play that game with myself, but with the
goal being "First one to match orbits and dock at the space station in
polar orbit wins." I could never figure out a workable way to do it in one
lifetime. (ObCC: guidance computers were a serious problem. Relays I built,
clicking away in the vibration environment induced by a rocket I built?
Right....Sequencers? Stable time reference? Oy.)
I guess I'd have to start out:
1) Scout for native woman.
2) Establish dynasty.
3) Found school/religion to keep dynasty on task
4) Gosub Chuck's #1) above.
...
:-)
- Mark
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