New Order

New Order is a space-based, science fiction play-by-mail (PBM) game run by C2 Simulations. The game was closed-end and computer-moderated. Playtest began in 1987. 30 players vied for control of a galaxy comprising 210 star systems in a game of space exploration centering on colonies. Games lasted about 35 turns, ending when a player achieved about 2,000 victory points. The game received generally positive reviews in gamer magazines in the late 1980s and early 1990s. History and development This space-based science fiction game was designed and published by Carl Carpenter from C2 Simulations of Huntington Beach, California. Playtesting began in March 1987. It was a closed-ended, computer-moderated PBM game. Gameplay 30 players per game vied for control of a galaxy comprising 210 systems and 800 planets. Reviewer Hank Helley stated that the game was about "space exploration, development and conquest". Colonies were central to gameplay. Players options for victory points related to colonies were "establishing, controlling, claiming and destroying". Points scored for these actions depended on the society type a player chose: Crusaders, Imperialist, Pioneers, and Xenophobes. The game's purpose was to achieve about 2,000 victory points. Games lasted about 35 turns.