GALACTIC EMPIREBy Douglas G. Carlston(Conversion to the Atari by David H. Simmons)

As commander of Galactica's Imperial Forces, your mission is to conquer and hold the 20 inhabited worlds of the central galactic system. Aboard the fleet flagship Orion you are ably assisted by your senior officers and the ship's onboard computer.

Computer Central contains star maps of the galaxy and a planetary directory. It also keeps track of all scout ships on missions and on the status of work orders for new star ships at your shipyards around the galaxy. Lieutenant Starbuck is your officer charged with responsibility for all scouting missions. Lieutenant Bayliss is the staff officer responsible for planetside activities. His duties range from enlisting new troops to collecting taxes to contracting for new ships for the fleet. Your navigator is Sergeant Kirman, and you also have aboard a medical doctor, Doctor Henderson, who is an expert is suspended animation techniques.

This is important, for one immutable scientific fact stands between you and the empire you wish to carve out — no one yet has discovered the secret to faster-than-light travel. Even the tiny central galactic system is sixty-odd light years wide. Logistics have always been an important facet of any military campaign, and that has not changed. Careful planning is essential if you are to keep your fleet replenished as it moves throughout the galaxy.

Good luck, Commander, may the stars long shine upon your head.

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GALACTIC EMPIRE

PROGRAM PARAMETERSFIRST IN THE SERIES

LANGUAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hybrid

NUMBER OF PLAYERS (min/max) . . . 1/1

AVERAGE COMPLETION TIME . . . . . 8 hrs.

SUGGESTED AGE GROUP . . . . . 14 to Adult

RECOMMENDED FOR NOVICE? . . . . . . Yes

CLASSIFICATION: . . . . . . . . . . Simulation

SOUND? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No

GAME SAVE FEATURE?. . . . . . . . . . . . Yes

MULTIPLE SKILL LEVELS?. . . . . . . . . . No

GRAPHICS ORIENTED? . . . . . . . . . . . Yes

REAL TIME? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . No

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