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3.3 KiB
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68 lines
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$ $
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$ CONGLOMERATES COLLIDE $
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$ $
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$ WRITTEN BY $
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$ $
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$ THE PENGUIN/T-MEN $
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$ $
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$ FOR $
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$ $
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$ THE SOUTH POLE.......[312] 677-7140 $
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$ THE OUTPOST..........[312] 441-6957 $
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$ APPLE MANOR..........[716] 654-POOF $
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$ $
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SET-UP AND SEQUENCE OF PLAY
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AFTER BOOTING THE DISK, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE
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SUMMARY RULES OR GO ON TO SELECT ONE OF 3 GAME PLAY OPTIONS. ONCE YOU
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CHOOSE A GAME PLAY OPTION, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO INPUT INFORMATION
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ABOUT THE PLAYERS. THE GAME WILL THEN START WITH YEAR (TURN) 1 AND
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EACH PLAYER WILL BE ABLE TO ENTER A COMBINATION OF TRANSACTIONS. AT
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DECISION CENTRAL YOU WILL BE ON-LINE TO FIVE CORPORATE DATA BANKS FOR
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READY ACCESS TO:
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(1) WORLD FINANCIAL STATUS (2) CORPORATE STATUS (5) PERFORMANCE CHARTS
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ANY TRANSACTIONS DESIRED MAY BE ENTERED THROUGH (3) ROCKROY FINANCIAL
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CENTER OR (4) ACQUIRE A COMPANY. ONLY WHEN YOU ARE READY TO END YOUR
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TURN SHOULD YOU PRESS KEY # (6). WHEN THE LAST PLAYER COMPLETES HIS
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TURN FOR THAT YEAR, THE ROCK-ROY COLOR LINE GRAPHS WILL OVERLAY THE
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PROGRESS OF ALL PLAYERS FOR THE LAST 6 TURNS. IF A PLAYER'S PERSONAL
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EQUITY EXCEEDS $1 BILLION THE SCORE WILL GO "OFF THE CHARTS" IN A
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STRAIGHT HORIZONTAL LINE BUT ALL QUANTITIES WILL BE CALCULATED AND
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DISPLAYED IN OTHER DATA BANKS. WHEN THE GAME ENDS (SEE GAME OPTIONS)
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AN AWARDS CEREMONY WILL DECLARE THE WINNER.
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GAME RULES
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THIS IS A GAME OF CORPORATE CONQUEST IN THE WORLD OF CONGLOMERATES.
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EACH PLAYER CREATES HIS OWN COMPANY (BY NAME), SELELCTS ITS
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INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS AND STARTS WITH $20 MILLOIN IN ASSETS.
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INITIALLY, EACH COMPANY HAS $10 MILLION IN CASH AND $10 MILLION IN
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CONTROLLED CAPITAL STOCK. THE CAPITAL STOCK VALUE OF 10 MILLION
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REPRESENTS 1 MILLION SHARES AT $10 PAR VALUE. THE COMPANY ALSO HAS
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BASE EARNINGS OF $2 MILLION PER YEAR (TURN) WHICH REMAIN CONSTANT FOR
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THE ENTIRE GAME. GIVEN THESE RESOURCES, YOU MUST INCREASE THE EARNING
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POWER OF YOUR MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATION BY ACQUIRING OTHER COMPANIES
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KNOWN AS SUBSIDIARIES. WHEN BUYING A SUBSIDIARY, LOANS TO A MAXIMUM
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OF 50% OF THE PRICE ARE AVAILABLE TO FINANCE THE PURCHASE. ONCE A
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SUBSIDIARY IS ACQUIRED, THE AMOUNT OF FIXED EARNINGS FROM THAT COMPANY
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ARE ADDED EACH TURN TO THE BASE EARNINGS OF YOUR CONGLOMERATE. ANY
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SUBSIDIARY THAT IS AQUIRED MAY NOT BE RESOLD-FORCING PLAYERS TO LIVE
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WITH THEIR DECISIONS. EACH YEAR (TURN) THE PRIME RATE WHICH RANGES
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FROM 7 TO 30% CHANGES RANDOMLY AND CAUSES THE BANK RUN BY THE COMPUTER
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TO COLLECT THE AMOUNT OF INTEREST DUE FROM EACH PLAYER'S COMPANY. THE
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BANK WILL ALSO PAY INTEREST ON DEPOSITS AT A VARIABLE RATE LESS THAN
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THE PRIME RATE WHICH PROVIDES EXTRA INCOME
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