Revised Sept 22, 2005

Global Struggle is a strategy multi-player play by email  (PbeM), political-economic-military simulation game, heavy on diplomacy. Turns are processed weekly and represent the passage of one year in game time, starting in 1800. Multiple games run at same time. Are you capable of running a nation, one that has a budget, military, research facilities, laws, and free thinking citizens? Are you sure you can do it? Want to bet on that? The rules include provisions for technological changes, economic policy, military operations and logistics, Intelligence, exploration and colonization, research projects, elections, and many other features.

The Global Struggle is a serious, referee moderated simulation in which each player represents the leadership of a particular nationality in the world. Every attempt has been made to make it as realistic as possible while remaining playable. However, some things have not followed historic examples, because of previous player moves, in other words you create the history of your people once you take command.

The Story

The Treaty of Paris established the USA, and was welcomed by colonies and provinces around the Globe. Resistance movements rose up and seized these colonies and provinces, declaring their independence and forming New Nations. An international system of smuggling and arms traders supplied them with weapons. Success against the Great States such as England, Spain and France lead to many abuses of power and all forms of government from Totalitarianism to Multi Party Democracy. Can you, the new ruler of your nation, take your proper place amongst the Major Nations of the World?  Can YOU lead your small nation into becoming the largest most powerful on earth or even the stars? Find out in THE GLOBAL STRUGGLE! The GLOBAL STRUGGLE is an economic/military simulation game with real life problems of running a country such as Laws, Economics, Military, Politics, Social, Scientific Research, Intelligence Networks, and much, much more.  You are the leader of your nation, at least in name, and it is your job to see that your country is successful. How it succeeds, and whether or not it survives or whether it will become another conquest, is you prove that you can run a Nation.

NOTE:

You must have a Spreadsheet Program to play the game, we prefer Excel, but Open Office, MSWorks, or a free Excel Read/Write program that we will make available. All files not found on this site can be seen at: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/IFN/   you must join the group to view all the files.

Next Deadline will be:      MONDAY     at Midnight CST

Next Turn – Sept 26th, 2005 will be due date for 1801

HINT:  New Players will receive two weeks free when they join the game. $2 per turn to play. For explanation see the Rules. 

NOTE: Please get your turns in on time.

If you aren’t going to play then tell us so we can let others have the position.

 The mail in address: 

For Paypal - For Paypal - netquest@shawneelink.net

For Checks & M.O. - Ron McBride

                                6155 Flatwoods Rd

                                Simpson, IL 62985

Please send in Press Releases, rumors and news!

mailto:netquest@shawneelink.net

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Copyright July 7, 2004 By Ronald L. McBride & Struggle Games - All Rights Reserved

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Title: Global Struggle PBeM Game This will also have the files necessary to play the game.
From: Ronald McBride - netquest@shawneelink.net