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[Doopna64]

When I joined I found a game thread where the voters were managing logistics for a war effort. Can anyone recall what I mean or where to find it?

[Supernerd]

I think you might be referring to an "Arms Race" game.

[Man of Paper]

Yep that’s an arms race. Currently there’s only one running, Chiaroscuro 2 by NUKE9.13 (but doesn’t require knowledge or experience with the first game). It is a strictly magical fantasy setting, and the logistical aspects aren’t as prominent as they were a few years back - for instance we no longer see transport capacity in use to determine which of your resources you can actually use - so I don’t quite know if it’ll scratch an itch.

I’ve got a good few games under my belt if you’re looking for a read. I’d link em but I’m on a phone wrangling a toddler. Warbiz is probably closest to what the latest arms races have looked like mechanically, and there’s a good few short and abandoned games out there (as most arms races unfortunately tend to become). But I *am* working on a Cold War science fiction arms race roughly based on two of my previous games, Industrialized Warfare and Mechanized Warfare, if’n you’ve got an interest in that. As with Nuke’s chiaroscuro there’d be no need to be familiar with the other two games, but a few people might suggest reading them for fun anyways. (Me being one of those people, I think it’s a good view of how arms races adjusted over a period, plus I just think they’re frickin cool).

And in order to keep from only tooting my own horn, besides both Chiaroscuros and my things, if you’re looking for some good reads then I’d suggest Intercontinental Arms Race, the father of modern arms races by Sensei, Draignean’s War of the Cinder Spires (probably has peak arms race logistics), Mad Arms Race, and Iron Behemoths. They’re the ones that’ve impacted my arms raceing personally, and they also all managed to get a good number of updates before ending or dying.

And if logistical decisions were your main draw I think you might enjoy looking over piratejoe’s arms races although I can’t remember any of their names at the moment.

Welcome to the meatgrinder. Enjoy your stay.

[RoseHeart]

Check out Way Too Minimalist Forum Game. Probably the crown jewel on my forum game carrier. No where to go from here but down.

[NJW2000]

Sign-ups open for The Work, a game in which a group of cosmic artisans create a world and its inhabitants.

In other words, it's a god game with a couple of twists. Another reason to join: this game might actually finish, as it will last no more than six turns.

[Vivalas]

Trying to reboot The Imperial Question, a forum game that uses the Traveller RPG ruleset as an "engine" of sorts, and where I slightly overwhelmed myself a while ago by writing a 13000 word character generation post a while back (phew!).

I'm trying to get it started again and it's lost players over the course of the long inactivity, and if anyone is interested in a weird hybrid of Wh40k, Star Wars, Victorian Britain, and a bunch of other strange vibes in a universe I built based loosely on a CK2 playthrough that I turned into an Aurora 4x playthrough, swing by and feel free to pick up a character.

[RoseHeart]

Keyforged
A collaborative kingdom fantasy sim where players take on hybrid GM roles by joining guilds and expanding the world.

[Vivalas]

Schizophrenoida

A social deception game where players control the mind of a protagonist and try to get them successfully to the end of the day, and where the antagonist players invent fake scenes that the players have to differentiate from to succeed.

[Magmacube_tr]

Competitive Evolution: Season 4

This post is mainly here because in Turn 14 (As of now, 13), plants will make landfall, and so will the players. Many new niches will be opened. It will be prime time to join in.

The smaller reason is so that this post will serve as an archival entry to the game itself. So that it stays up even if goes down.

[Supernerd]

Could it be? Are the forums back up! Hooray!

[RoseHeart]

Welcome back!

[Greatness942]

Wiki-Warfare: Operation Nocturne!

A new version of the classic game, up to ten players battle eachother with randomly-generated characters, Chunky Salsa rules, and a unique set of gamemodes! With a slight nod towards story and roleplaying, it's fun for competitors and worldbuilders alike!

[RoseHeart]

You Are A Field Agent

Inspired by X-Files and StarGate, romp around in other realities to solve mysteries, and complete your mission.

[notquitethere]

If anyone fancies their hand at playing in a mafia game with a FF10-inspired character-creation system, now's your chance, with Choose-Your-Own-Spheres 2 now in signups.