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Endgame- Google Maps RTS (beta)

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the something-to-play-with dept.

jshanman writes "Play the first Google Maps RTS! Online players (2-25) randomly receive a set of countries with troop hitpoints based on real world population data. To play: attack neutral and enemy countries in an effort to try to take over the world. You have a 20% chance of receiving more troops when you overtake an enemy country. More features to come! (currently in public beta status)."

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  1. Re:Dick by TheRaven64 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Considering the article submitter doesn't know the difference between overtaking and taking over, I don't hold out much hope for the game if the author and submitter are one and the same.

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  2. /. editors: by snib · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Perhaps when a story is submitted for /. the person looking at it should look around for something like...

    DISCLAIMER: This is currently hosted on my personal server in my basement. Uptime cannot be guaranteed.

    When are they going to set up a mirror system for the story articles??

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  3. Webmaster Sabbotage by Czaries · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Judging by the email address given before the quote in this article, the author of this game submitted the article to /. himself. I can understand wanting some free advertising and traffic, but posting something like this on /. is just asking for your server to be brought down. This webmaster sabbotaged his own servers, probably without even knowing it.

  4. So much for the interesting commentary. by Mike+Peel · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I came here looking for comments on the moral aspects of the game - is it right to let people practice war on real-life maps, with points based on how much of civilization you flatten? - or otherwise decent, interesting comments. Instead, I read a series of "The site is already slashdotted." Not quite what I was after...

    I guess I must be new here.

    1. Re:So much for the interesting commentary. by torqer · · Score: 2, Insightful
      It's kind of hard to have insightful commentary when the site is slashdotted. No one (well maybe the first 3 people had a chance to look at it) has been able to witness the game's dynmanics. No one has any insight, because no one's played it.

      You don't have anything meaningful to say, so just complain. I guess you aren't new here.