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Re: Stephenson's Rocket
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Sat, 15 Apr 2000 20:03:12 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> <RollerCoasterTycoon>
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> > Is that actually good? What's the premis? I mean, I guess you're
> > making money at a theme park, but what's the hook?
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> Mike Stanley hated it, said it was too much like work. :-) There IS a lot of
Mike, you have a copy to sell cheap?
> management level decision making to make, but I like that kind of stuff.
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> What I like about it is that your decisions about what rides to put where, how
> to organize the paths, what to charge, what booths to have, and a lot of other
> factors all matter. It's a good economic simulation.
Your review in general, and this paragraph in specific makes it sound like it's
worth a try.
<Lionel Trans Con PC game>
> Played it. It's for kids. Trys to teach you history, some of it incorrect.
> Avoid.
Yeah! I hate the teaching of incorrect stuff. That's really irresponsible and
it's amazingly widespread.
Chris
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| (...) <snipped synopsis> (...) Perused them. Seems to have a bit of Acquire-ish thinking, in how stuff merges. Well, I'll give it a go if I see it. (...) Ya, it's simple. Good mundanes game. I tend to buy every railroad game I encounter, so I did. (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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