Thank you for Empire! I definitely played the Intersel version on my Amiga in maybe '89, and then on my IBM-PC 386, but I believe I also played via Zenith termi

Thank you for Empire! I definitely played the Intersel version on my Amiga in maybe '89, and then on my IBM-PC 386, but I believe I also played via Zenith terminal on a PDP-10/11 on Compu-Serv (my Dad was an early employee), in the early '80s. I loved the game, and made several attempts and coding my own version. Naturally, I went on to love Civilization as well, which has similar game play. Having turned 50, I feel the same way about many strategy games I play now... it becomes less about the fun and more about the optimization, and how to optimize via program or AI. But I've always been that way... had pages of formulas for optimal planet management in MegaWars III for example.