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- From: fred_s@netcom.com (Frederick Scott)
- Subject: Re: Any games in 1650 - 1750 Europe?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.232602.11845@netcom.com>
- Organization: Nerds On Parade
- References: <memo.835523@cix.compulink.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 23:26:02 GMT
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- iwatters@cix.compulink.co.uk writes:
-
- >>Are there any strategy or diplomatic games for Europe in 1650 to 1750?
- >
- >Not AFAIK.
- ^^^^^ (what's this?)
-
- >The nearest I can remember was _Mercenary_, a 70s UK-designed game that was
- >taken over by Fantasy Games Unlimited for its second edition. It covered
- >1494-1560 and was big on things like your expensive armies becoming obsolete
- >with new inventions.
-
- I once owned Mercenary. Couldn't make head or tail of the the rules. It
- wasn't so much a question of there being too many holes in the rules. More
- like the rules were one big hole with occasional filled-in spots here and
- there.
-
- Did you find this to be a problem?
-
- Fred
-