French Fur Trader

aka: Furs

Moby ID: 62740

Released

1973 on Mainframe

Credits

1 person

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Publishers

Moby Score: n/a
Players: (1)
Collected By: 3 players

Genre: Simulation
Perspective: Text-based / Spreadsheet
Gameplay: Managerial / business simulation
Interface: Text parser
Setting: North America

Mainframe Specs

Business Model: Freeware / Free-to-play / Public Domain
Input Devices Supported/Optional: Keyboard, Teletype/Teleprinter
Number of Offline Players: 1 Player

Description

French Fur Trader is a text-based trading simulation that takes place in 1776 North America. The player must try to earn money trading furs at the three different forts in the surroundings. Money is used to buy supplies for the next year. The game continues until the player runs out of goods to trade.

Groups +

Merchant / Trade-oriented games

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Credits (Mainframe version)

Written by

Dan Bachor (Dept. of Educational Psychology. University of Calgary. Alberta. Canada)

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MobyGames ID: 62740

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Game added by vedder.

Game added January 9, 2014. Last modified March 14, 2024.