General (Freeware game)
Encyclopedia
The General is a freeware
turn-based strategic game developed by Russia
n team NewGame Software.
In this game, you take the lead of a country striving for territory and compete with other countries, developing science
, hiring generals and armies and fighting battles. The game has a minimalistic economic system
, which is quite suitable for the game concept.
It has mainly a text interface, but features a strong AI
.
Game modes include single player
, hot seat
and multiplayer. Also, the top scores of the game are collected and stored on an Internet server.
The current version of the game is 4.5h.
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
turn-based strategic game developed by Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n team NewGame Software.
In this game, you take the lead of a country striving for territory and compete with other countries, developing science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, hiring generals and armies and fighting battles. The game has a minimalistic economic system
Economic system
An economic system is the combination of the various agencies, entities that provide the economic structure that defines the social community. These agencies are joined by lines of trade and exchange along which goods, money etc. are continuously flowing. An example of such a system for a closed...
, which is quite suitable for the game concept.
It has mainly a text interface, but features a strong AI
Ai
AI, A.I., Ai, or ai may refer to:- Computers :* Artificial intelligence, a branch of computer science* Ad impression, in online advertising* .ai, the ISO Internet 2-letter country code for Anguilla...
.
Game modes include single player
Single player
A Single-player video game is a video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. "Single-player game" usually implies a game that can only be played by one person, while "single-player mode" usually refers to a game mode for a single player, where...
, hot seat
Hot seat
The term hot seat or hotseat can refer to:*"Being in the hot seat", an expression for a high-pressure situation in which a great deal of attention and scrutiny is focused on a person or organization*Hot seat, a slang term for the electric chair...
and multiplayer. Also, the top scores of the game are collected and stored on an Internet server.
The current version of the game is 4.5h.
External links
- Official site
- General Online (game server)
- Download game The General 4.5h (1.1 Mb)