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T R A I L W E S T
by Richard and Sally Daley
Imagine, if you will, the Old West
of 1880. Communities are springing up
every hundred miles or so, wherever
there's a water hole, gold strike, or
bordello. There are fortunes to be
made in these little burgs but the big
bucks won't roll in until each town is
linked to the others by a well-kept
trail. The country is waiting for you
to become a trail baron and TRAIL WEST
is the program that can propel you
into that enviable position. Of course
there will be competitors, but that
won't stop someone as ruthless as you.
TRAIL WEST is your chance to
challenge one, two or three of your
friends to a not-necessarily-friendly
game that will tax your strategic and
tactical powers. Money is the
object, and progress is the product.
There's a whole new empire to be
built and you've always liked the
title of emperor. Or empress.
Richard and Sally Daley have done
a bangup job with this economic
simulation. There are detailed
instructions that you can print out
for future reference and a very
attractive and easy-to-use interface.
[NOTE:] You MUST have a joystick
plugged into port 2 to play this
game.
Everything is menu-driven with
windows that respond to the joystick
so that after entering the names of
the players, there's no need to use
the keyboard. Just pass the joystick
from player to player and please
refrain from bouncing it off anyone's
skull, although that might be
tempting. The Old West is a
dog-eat-dog world and there is a
definite shortage of dogs.
All of the features are explained
in the instructions as well as some
of the better strategies, so gather
up a friend or three and start
building those trails. Your empire
is waiting.
Because of the intricacies of
this program, once you enter the game
you cannot return to the LOADSTAR
menu unless you power down and
re-boot LOADSTAR.
FT
[Dave's Note:] Trail West is based
loosely on a 3-M Bookshelf game called
"Aquire." The metaphor is different,
and certain rules have been changed.
The result is better in some ways.
I mention this because Aquire has
been a family favorite for over 30
years and played religiously whenever
the clan congregates. And from the
many battles to control and prosper,
I can give you one important piece of
advice:
Pay attention to what your opponents
own! Holding a majority of stock will
be the key. Getting that majority will
strain your resources.
And remember -- after the game is
over, that SOB who snookered you out
of your rightful empire is once again
your friend and/or relative. We do
things while playing games that we
would never attempt in real life.
That's why it is called "Play."
DMM