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Marlin Back
United States
COLUMBUS
Indiana
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I have loved playing this game for years with my only hesitation being the time involved to set up and track all the phases. Then I discovered this wonderful pc version. It has great graphics and you can customize many aspects of it. There are a handful of scenarios included to get you going, but the real fun is creating your own scenarios and building your own ships/fleets. You can even customize the map to some extent. The logistics sheets are faithful to the board game and the pc handles all the updates once the battle starts and thereby removes a lot of the downtime involved in the "paperwork". A great effort by the author and a "must have" in my opinion far anyone who enjoys space combat.
I was recently asked to share my opinions on the games A.I. I can't really give it a rank, but it seems to play pretty straight forward. The games are always close if the sides are balanced and outcomes do differ using the same ships, but different tactics. I have played plenty of battles that have gone down to the wire with only a few shots meaning the difference between victory or death. The A.I. will almost always focus on taking out weaker ships first it seems like, so that can be capitalized on by a human player. I would say the key to quality play is balancing the sides. However, I also have fun trying out scenarios like 3 ships vs 2, but both sides being equal in combat efficiencies, defense, etc. Overall, I have never had any complaints with the A.I. but I am sure hardcore SFB and STSTCS players may disagree. I do not have any complaints with it and always have fun. Enjoy!
The url is: www.slightlysilly.net
Just look for the ST:STCS heading on the front page and off you go.
Happy Hunting,
Marlinus64
edit: added screenshots
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Elijah Lau
Singapore
Singapore
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Star Wars: Escape from the Death Star
http://www.mywiferocksproductions.com/dev/SWdev.html
Author: mywiferocksproduction.com
BGG ID:
Publisher: mywiferocksproduction.com
AI Strength: There is AI but all it does is reveal random events and rolls the dice for you.
Interface:   Beta version still has a couple of things that still don't work properly yet.
Operating Systems:
Windows
Wii
Software Types:
online browser based
Licenses:
Free
Still in beta version.
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Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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Starship Catan -- Solo
www.playcatan.com
Author(s): playcatan.com
BGG ID:
Publisher: playcatan.com
AI strength:
N/A--solo
Interface:
Professional
Operating Systems:
Web Browser based (Flash)
Software Types:
client connects to a central sever
Licenses:
Commercial Demo
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You can play once per day for free.
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Board Game: Stlts
[Average Rating:4.62 Unranked]
Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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Stlts
Needles and corks on a 12x12 chequerboard. The needle color and placement decide the movement of the corks.
Unique. 
Play online (Java):
http://stlts.com
Average AI
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Ilya Baranovsky
Russian Federation
Novosibirsk
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Reveal Your Rank!
http://www.yellowgames.com/
AI:
Interface:
Operating Systems: Windows
Software Types:stand alone
Licenses:Commercial, Free Trial
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Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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SF1 from OTOPIA wargames > http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/53880
Author(s): OTOPIA wargames
BGG ID:
Publisher: OTOPIA wargames
AI strength: : advance
Interface: : Professional
Operating Systems: Windows
Software Types: stand alone (download and play)
Licenses: Free, Commercial Demo
Variants available.
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Created as a free give-away to introduce people to wargames. Used by game designer, bgg user, and instructor, Alan Emrich in his game design classes. http://www.alanemrich.com
Alan Emrich
United States
Irvine
California
A simple, real wargame.
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Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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Peter Sarrett Solo Take it Easy!
http://www.gamereport.com/games/takeiteasy/takeiteasy.html
Author(s): Peter Sarrett
BGG ID:
Peter Sarrett
United States
Seattle
Washington
Publisher: gamereport.com
AI strength: N/A--Puzzle
Interface: Basic
Operating Systems: Web Browser based
Software Types: client connects to a central server
Licenses: Free
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Seem only to work with MS Internet Explorer browser.
Any score above 200 is great.
maximum points=307
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Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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Take it Easy! Online -- solo and multiplayer
http://www.bodan.co.uk:8080/openbd/bodan/takeiteasy/index.cfm
Author(s): Burley Games
BGG ID:
Publisher: Burley Games
AI strength: N/A--Puzzle
Interface: Basic
Operating Systems: Web Browser based
Software Types: client connects to a central server
Licenses: Free
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Solo and multiplayer
Any score above 200 is great.
maximum points=307
Max points is around 307 and any score above 200 is great.
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Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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A line or loop making game like Trax
Play against a human or a robot:
http://www.tantrix.com
You can log in as a guest to check the game out w/o registering.
Interesting game!
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Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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Camels (durchdie/Through the Desert)
http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=3640
Author(s): Roland Stokes
BGG ID:
Roland Stokes
United States
Unspecified
Unspecified
Publisher: Ice River Software
AI strength:
beginner
Interface:
Basic
Operating Systems:
Windows
Software Types:
stand alone
Licenses:
Free
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Programmer's note:
roly wrote: I wrote this a few years ago, it should still work though - DirectX being backwardly compatible in theory. It works on my DirectX 8 PC at home and at work. If you are getting a screenful of hexes with camels and palm trees then it is probably working. But the interface is not very intuitive I know! Try clicking on the hexes underneath the 6 camels to the side of the board. (You may have to hold your click for a bit). Then click on a hex on the board to place that color camel. The AI player(s) will then play immediately and it will be your turn again. The AI is not very good actually but at least that means you can win! And also this version was never authorised by Kosmos or Reiner K although I did talk to him about it at the time...
Mon Apr 11,2005 01:07 pm
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Sebastian Sohn
United States
culver city
CA
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Troy Dyck's Thurn and Taxis PC Game
BGG files section > http://www.boardgamegeek.com/file/info/30655
Author(s): Troy Dyck
BGG ID:
Troy Dyck
Canada
Vancouver
British Columbia
Publisher: Troy Dyck
AI strength: beginner
Interface: Basic
Operating Systems: Windows
Software Types: stand alone
Licenses: Free, open source
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Mr Penguin wrote: Currently there is a bug that means you must play 4 player games. In a 3 player game it hangs after the first computer player scores a route.
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Posted Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:06 am
Known issue--Sometimes the AI will not allow legal placement of tiles (squares) or leaders (circles) near the bottom of the screen. 
