I am pleased this time to print one of Tom's ideas -- Buck Rogers and all that, well maybe not. But I've always fancied the idea of space colonies (with space battles in bright primary colors!). I've made attempts to make games on it but with no success. Personally, the great distances Involved, and the mathematical descriptions of the universe exceed me. I have never gotten beyond thinking about scale when I find myself sliding comfortable back into the 18th century (ah ... simplicity). The Universe The universe consists of 6 stellar systems each represented by a table 4 foot by 3 foot. Each table has a star and 3 planets which move in rectangular (to help the umpire) "eliptical" orbits. Orbits are 10 bounds long (i.e. is the year). This is not realistic since the years axe all the same length, but so what? Back to Experimental Games Group # 4 Table of Contents Back to Experimental Games Group List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1989 by Chris Engle This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com