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Cluster Lords
''Cluster Lords'' is a Play-by-mail game#Closed versus open ended, closed-end, Play-by-mail game, play-by-mail science fiction, space opera. Palace Simulations published the game which was available for play in 1992. History and development ''Cluster Lords'' was a closed-end PBM space opera published by Palace Simulations of Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Fairlawn, NJ.#Bos93, Bost 1993. pp. 42–44. The first game began in August 1992. The game was Play-by-mail game#Computer versus human moderated, mixed-moderated—primarily computer moderated, with some hand moderation for special actions.#Pro93, Proctor 1993. p. 24. In the November–December 1993 issue of Flagship (magazine), ''Flagship'', the editors announced that the publisher was changing the name to ''Lords of Aphrodite'' with a game setting change to Venus.#Edi93, Editors 1993. p. 8. Gameplay The game was set in the ''Rimworlds'' universe, but 25 million years earlier.#Bos93, Bost 1993. p. 42. The game map comprised 56,000 sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Opera
Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes Space warfare in science fiction, space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance. Set mainly or entirely in outer space, it features technological and social advancements (or lack thereof) in faster-than-light travel, Weapons in science fiction, futuristic weapons, and sophisticated technology, on a backdrop of galactic empires and interstellar wars with Extraterrestrials in fiction, fictional aliens, often in fictional galaxies. The term does not refer to opera, opera music, but instead originally referred to the melodrama, scope, and formulaic stories of operas, much as used in "horse opera", a 1930s phrase for a clichéd and formulaic Western film, and "soap opera", a melodramatic domestic drama. Space operas emerged in the 1930s and continue to be produced in literature, film, comics, television, video games and board games. An early film which was based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
