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Absolute Power (game)
''Absolute Power'' is an open-ended, science fiction play-by-mail (PBM) game. History and development Silver Dreamer was the game's first publisher. The game launched in 1996. By 2000, Jade Enterprises was publishing the game. Hayward 2000. p. 4. It was mixed-moderated and open-ended. Parsler 1998. p. 19. Nicky Palmer thought the game a mix between ''Where Lies the Power'' and ''En Garde''. Palmer 1996. p. 41. By 2002, the publisher had revised the game to ''Absolute Power 2''. Wasden 1996. p. 10. It was then published by Alan Crump of Silver Dreamer. Gameplay ''Absolute Power'' was a science fiction PBM power game. Wasden 1996. p. 4. Players roleplayed a noble family on a set of alien worlds. These worlds were called Capitol, Dentribe, Gaiea, Sahara, and Wisdom. Each turn encompassed one year of game time. Nicky Palmer used ''Absolute Power'' as an example of the type of play that can only be found in PBM, with a player developing and cultivating a religious group (dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paper
Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, Textile, rags, poaceae, grasses, Feces#Other uses, herbivore dung, or other vegetable sources in water. Once the water is drained through a fine mesh leaving the fibre evenly distributed on the surface, it can be pressed and dried. The papermaking process developed in east Asia, probably China, at least as early as 105 Common Era, CE, by the Han Dynasty, Han court eunuch Cai Lun, although the earliest archaeological fragments of paper derive from the 2nd century BCE in China. Although paper was originally made in single sheets by hand, today it is mass-produced on large machines—some making reels 10 metres wide, running at 2,000 metres per minute and up to 600,000 tonnes a year. It is a versatile material with many uses, including printing, painting, graphics, signage, design, packaging, decorating, writing, and Housekeeping, cleaning. It may also be used a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
