A small add for a great game: Akeran

Hello there ...
Well ... how should I begin ...

Welcome to the World of Fight and Magic of Akeran !!!

That's how the saying goes at least. Maybe I'll just try and describe what Akeran is or isn't, and why it should appeal to you :).

Akeran:
- Is an IRC game à la Masters of Magic (i.e. Civilization with a fantasy setting).

- Lets you:
+ take the role of a powerful Mage in his quest for glory, wisdom, and wealth (of course ;) ).
+ control several cities in a world where 5 races coexist ... not so peacefully in fact.
+ Send caravans all over the world to seek gold and rare goods.
+ Create complex buildings to train armies or research ever mightier spells.
+ Wage war and conquer other player's cities (of course, the more players there are, the more fun it is to play).

- Does not tie you to your computer nor does it eat up your all Internet connection: it is quite possible for a skilled player to win an age (2 or 3 months) while spending less than an hour a day on Akeran.

However, Akeran:
- Is a text-based game. No nice graphic 3D interface. On the bright side, it's light and anyone with an IRC client can play it. But it's still text-only. Well, for those of us who enjoy spacedock, this should not be such a challenge, but it had to be said. There's hope still: We're working on an html-java interface :D.
- Could do with more players (how can one compete against Everquest? That's just unfair! ;) )

Why will you like (or dislike) Akeran?
- Skill and strategy have a much greater role than time spent playing. No more getting beaten by people who spend their life online and have no real skill whatsoever (I'm not naming any game ;) ).
- The world evolves and lives as ages go by, alliances are forged and wars tear the face of Akeran.
- Moreover, IRC enables much player interaction, as it makes treaty negociation and attack planning, debriefing, and commenting quite easy.
- Even if you have too much connection time on your hands, Akeran won't keep you from playing other games ;).
- While (trying to be) as newbie friendly as possible, Akeran can potentially be extremely complex and realistic.

I know many fellows on the boards can use IRC, enjoy strategy games, and are not afraid of a somewhat austere first-impression ... so why don't you come by and have a go? Channel is: #Akeran on undernet, http for the map, manual and so on is: http://akeran.dnsalias.org/

P.S.: A new age should start within a week, so now is a good time to join in :)

New age has just begun ... join now, you won't find a better time :D.

(If you have any question, don't hesitate to ask on this thread :) ... or on the channel, but people have a tendency to idle there, if you see what I mean ;) ).