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	'''Empire - Wargame of the Century''' is a strategy game that moved from text based [[mini]]s ([[VMS]], [[BSD]]), to [[personal computer\|PCs]] ([[DOS]], [[Windows]], [[Mac]]), and to modern [[GUI]], and on to [[smart-phone]]s (iOS, Android).		'''Empire - Wargame of the Century''' is a strategy game that moved from text based [[mini]]s ([[VMS]], [[BSD]]), to [[personal computer\|PCs]] ([[MS-DOS]], [[Windows]], [[Mac]]), and to modern [[GUI]], and on to [[smart-phone]]s (iOS, Android).

	==Empire==		==Empire==

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	\| platform = [[VMS]] [[IBM-compatible PC]]		\| platform = [[VMS]] [[IBM-compatible PC]]
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	Empire, a war/geopolitical/economic/strategy game played via the InterNet or on local hosts, using a client/server protocol. For more info on what EMPIRE is see the WhatIsEmpire-FAQ.txt file found on the Archive.		Empire, a war/geopolitical/economic/strategy game played via the InterNet or on local hosts, using a [[client]]/[[server]] [[protocol]]. For more info on what EMPIRE is see the WhatIsEmpire-FAQ.txt file found on the Archive.

	==Empire Mini/VMS ~~( Now maintained by Eric Raymond )~~==		==Empire Mini/VMS==
	The ancestor of all expand/explore/exploit/exterminate games.		The ancestor of all expand/explore/exploit/exterminate games.

	Empire is a simulation of a full-scale war between two emperors, the computer and you. Naturally, there is only room for one, so the object of the game is to destroy the other. The computer plays by the same rules that you do. This game was ancestral to all later expand/explore/exploit/exterminate games, including Civilization and Master of Orion.		Empire is a simulation of a full-scale war between two emperors, the computer and you. Naturally, there is only room for one, so the object of the game is to destroy the other. The computer plays by the same rules that you do. This game was ancestral to all later expand/explore/exploit/exterminate games, including Civilization and Master of Orion.

			This version is now maintained by Eric Raymond.

	==Empire PC==		==Empire PC==

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	\| creator = Robert Norby, Walter Bright, et al.		\| creator = Robert Norby, Walter Bright, et al.
	\| year introduced = 1985		\| year introduced = 1985
	\| platform = [[VMS IBM-compatible PC]]		\| platform = [[VMS]] [[IBM-compatible PC]]
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	\| creator = Robert Norby, Walter Bright, et al.		\| creator = Robert Norby, Walter Bright, et al.
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	\| platform = [[IBM-compatible PC]]		\| platform = [[VMS IBM-compatible PC]]
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	Empire, a war/geopolitical/economic/strategy game played via the InterNet or on local hosts, using a client/server protocol. For more info on what EMPIRE is see the WhatIsEmpire-FAQ.txt file found on the Archive.		Empire, a war/geopolitical/economic/strategy game played via the InterNet or on local hosts, using a client/server protocol. For more info on what EMPIRE is see the WhatIsEmpire-FAQ.txt file found on the Archive.

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	==Empire==		==Empire==

	{{Infobox App		{{Infobox App
	\| image = Empire v5.jpeg		\| image = Empire v5.jpeg

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	Empire is a simulation of a full-scale war between two emperors, the computer and you. Naturally, there is only room for one, so the object of the game is to destroy the other. The computer plays by the same rules that you do. This game was ancestral to all later expand/explore/exploit/exterminate games, including Civilization and Master of Orion.		Empire is a simulation of a full-scale war between two emperors, the computer and you. Naturally, there is only room for one, so the object of the game is to destroy the other. The computer plays by the same rules that you do. This game was ancestral to all later expand/explore/exploit/exterminate games, including Civilization and Master of Orion.

	==~~EMPIRE~~ PC==		==Empire PC==

	Robert Norby version ported from DECUS/VAX written in FORTRAN, to DOS		Robert Norby version ported from DECUS/VAX written in FORTRAN, to DOS

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	Empire, a war/geopolitical/economic/strategy game played via the InterNet or on local hosts, using a client/server protocol. For more info on what EMPIRE is see the WhatIsEmpire-FAQ.txt file found on the Archive.		Empire, a war/geopolitical/economic/strategy game played via the InterNet or on local hosts, using a client/server protocol. For more info on what EMPIRE is see the WhatIsEmpire-FAQ.txt file found on the Archive.

	==~~EMPIRE MINI~~/VMS ( Now maintained by Eric Raymond )==		==Empire Mini/VMS ( Now maintained by Eric Raymond )==
	The ancestor of all expand/explore/exploit/exterminate games.		The ancestor of all expand/explore/exploit/exterminate games.

	Empire is a simulation of a full-scale war between two emperors, the computer and you. Naturally, there is only room for one, so the object of the game is to destroy the other. The computer plays by the same rules that you do. This game was ancestral to all later expand/explore/exploit/exterminate games, including Civilization and Master of Orion.		Empire is a simulation of a full-scale war between two emperors, the computer and you. Naturally, there is only room for one, so the object of the game is to destroy the other. The computer plays by the same rules that you do. This game was ancestral to all later expand/explore/exploit/exterminate games, including Civilization and Master of Orion.

	==EMPIRE PC==		==EMPIRE PC==

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	'''Empire - Wargame of the Century''' is a strategy game that moved from text based [[mini]]s ([[VMS]], [[BSD]]), to [[personal computer\|PCs]] ([[DOS]], [[Windows]], [[Mac]]), and to modern [[GUI]], and on to [[smart-phone]]s (iOS, Android).		'''Empire - Wargame of the Century''' is a strategy game that moved from text based [[mini]]s ([[VMS]], [[BSD]]), to [[personal computer\|PCs]] ([[DOS]], [[Windows]], [[Mac]]), and to modern [[GUI]], and on to [[smart-phone]]s (iOS, Android).

	==~~EMPIRE~~==		==Empire==

	{{Infobox App		{{Infobox App

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	Empire - Wargame of the ~~century~~ is a strategy game that moved from text based ~~minis~~(VMS,BSD), to PCs(DOS,Windows,Mac, and to ~~Modern~~ GUI, and on to ~~phones~~(iOS,Android).		'''Empire - Wargame of the Century''' is a strategy game that moved from text based [[mini]]s ([[VMS]], [[BSD]]), to [[personal computer\|PCs]] ([[DOS]], [[Windows]], [[Mac]]), and to modern [[GUI]], and on to [[smart-phone]]s (iOS, Android).

	==EMPIRE==		==EMPIRE==
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	Simultaneously, a port was released in Florida, v4.9		Simultaneously, a port was released in Florida, v4.9
	Followed by 5.0, and 5.1, supporting color.		Followed by 5.0, and 5.1, supporting color.

			==External links==

	Source links for Fortran, and C, and a PC Binary of v1.42		Source links for Fortran, and C, and a PC Binary of v1.42

	http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=5011		* http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=5011
			* http://empiredirectory.net/playgames/
	http://empiredirectory.net/playgames/		* https://www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-game.php?abandonware=Empire%3A+Wargame+of+the+Century&gid=1423
			* https://github.com/gefla/empserver
	https://www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-game.php?abandonware=Empire%3A+Wargame+of+the+Century&gid=1423		* http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/unix/games/empire/

	https://github.com/gefla/empserver

	http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/unix/games/empire/

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	[[Category:Games]]		[[Category: Games]]