Re: (North) American games...

>>>  From: Rukesh Korde <rkorde@dolphin.upenn.edu>
>>>  Subject: Re: (North) American games...
>>>  To: FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
>>>  Date: Fri, 13 Dec 1996 15:44:56 -0500 (EST)
>...
>>>  I agree.  No American could have ever written:
>>>
>>>  2057	Britain, Canada and the United States unite under the
Crown and
>>>	create the [New] Anglican Confederation.  Admiral Dewsbury
>>>	appointed Lord Governor of the territory previously known
>>>	as the United States of America.
>
>Because it's too much of a British Monarchists wet dream. It's insane,
>and silly where not crazy. The rest of the background is alright
enough,
>but the NAC is ludicrous.

Actually, another great game which is let down by it's background is
Ogre.
Love both it and FT, but the implausability of both histories just leave
me
cold.

Now, Space 1889. THERE was a damn fine game for the Anglophile in all of
us! (Well in me, at any rate).

John "Born in Manchester, 1962" Kovalic

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