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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)."

9 of 117 comments (clear)

  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 !

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

    No. Lets play Global (ThermoNuclear) War.

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

    ...Held at the White House?

  5. 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.

  6. 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

  7. 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.

    --
    More data, damnit!
  8. 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

  9. 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?