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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. Winner: Slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nuff said.

  2. Currently /. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    All your maps are belong to us !

    1. Re:Currently /. by snaptography · · Score: 3, Informative

      Fast Company Magazine actually just posted an article regarding Google Mashups being used for Games. Check it on out! http://blog.fastcompany.com/archives/2006/08/10/go ogle_games.html?partner=rss

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  3. No matter what i'm taking Lebannon by EmperorKagato · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm in your base, killing your doods!

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  4. How about a game of Chess? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    No. Lets play Global (ThermoNuclear) War.

  5. Game Over by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wellp, after the first round of play, it appears that winner of the first ever Google Maps RTS is Slashdot and the loser is the endeavorpub.com server.

  6. By any chance was the beta test ... by monopole · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...Held at the White House?

  7. Good idea! by peterfa · · Score: 5, Funny

    Excellent idea posting a link to a MMORPG with the word 'Google' in there somewhere, on a freakin' nerds' site... poor, poor server.

  8. Re:Already slashdotted by moresheth · · Score: 5, Informative

    Perhaps we can look at some other games using Google Maps.

    http://moloko.itc.it/trustmetricswiki/moin.cgi/Gam esOnGoogleMaps

  9. Dick by Punboy · · Score: 4, Informative

    Whoever posted this to slashdot is a dick. He says he's running it off a home server.

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    1. Re:Dick by edmudama · · Score: 5, Funny

      Look at the email address of the submitter, it appears to be the owner of the server.

      Guess he wanted to test the smoke alarm in his home office.

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    2. Re:Dick by kevin_conaway · · Score: 5, Informative

      Relax, it was the author himself that submitted it.

      jshanman (endeavorpub@sbcglobal.net) writes "Play the first Google Maps RTS ! Online players (http://www.endeavorpub.com/endgame)

      He should have known better

  10. yes.. by konigstein · · Score: 4, Funny

    but can it find sarah connor?

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  11. 0% chance by hoggoth · · Score: 4, Funny

    > You have a 20% chance of receiving more troops when you overtake an enemy country

    You have a 0% chance of getting through to the server.

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  12. First nothing! by bunbuntheminilop · · Score: 5, Informative
    RISK using the google API.

    Granted, its not REAL TIME. Then again, the game in this post doesn't exactly sound like its real time does it? Not that I could see, because the poor server has probably burst into flames.

    Actually, now that I think about it, maybe its the same developer. Can someone confirm/deny?

  13. If that's the first Google Maps-based RTS... by Ant+P. · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What's this?

  14. Re:Already slashdotted by j_snare · · Score: 3, Informative

    I hate to point out that it's not a Google product here, it's a third party who uses Google Maps, and it is in beta.

  15. Melted Router: the game. by neo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, you've drawn the attention of hundreds of thousands of net savy game players... and your $100 linksys router has all the LEDs melted off the front and there is smoke coming from the ethernet cable. Good job. You're well on your way to returning us to the 1999 when people said they could do anything on the web and then failed to be able to keep up with demand.

    You've just relived the dot-com bomb.

  16. Re:Special Rules for the Player Playing "Islam:" by RobotRunAmok · · Score: 3, Funny

    that should even things up a little

    Sorry, I'm afraid you're way behind:

    Post As An AC: Deduct 2 Points

    Be Un-Funny: Deduct 5 Points

    Credit The UN With Any Relevance: Lose a Turn

    Gee, you sure you still want to play? Your heart just doesn't seem to be in the game...