You are a currency trader... and the four most common forms of money are
gold chains, alcohol, weapons, and silver coins -- but it's risky to haul
this stuff around. That's where you and your gang come in! You'll carry
these valuable items around to the most dangerous places and trade them to
people who are cautiously lying low. You'll keep your profits in small
silver coins -- because it's easy to divide up that way.
There's a Mall in block #1. There may be more in blocks 2001, 4001, 6001...
They all sell the same crap, but local gambling limits do vary a bit.
You can buy special devices at Malls; buy 3 or more of any one device
type and you will gain a useful new ability.
You earn silver coins trading currencies at shops. You can make even more
by looting an unguarded warehouse and dumping those goods for pure profit.
The city is huge, but in every 2000-block area there's an airport connecting
to another city. Cities have varying road layouts and levels of wealth.
This is an old-school, no-graphics strategy game. All you need is a telnet client to play -- and every modern operating system comes with one. It's free and you can play anonymously. Just choose a name and a password and log in. If you don't know that to do, just press your H key for a Hint and a context-sensitive Tip.
This game is played in a persistent world where whatever you build, buy, or otherwise 'acquire' in the game will still be there tomorrow. Unless you make an enemy of another player, that is. PVP (player-versus-player) is always enabled here so other players can attack your deployed fortifications -- or even, heaven forbid, you.
This is a turn-based game that can be played any time of the day, night, or week. Each player is issued a certain amount of energy (turns) per day that is used to travel, trade, or play at the arcade in the several Malls. If you don't use your turns, they accumulate for as much as several months -- so there's no disadvantage to skipping a day or even a few weeks.
If you see an unfamiliar object, click H a few times until the context-sensitive Tips tell you what it's good for.
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