[CrackMonkey] *** ATTENTION TW2002 FANS! ***

[Nick Moffitt]

	TALK TO KAL DURAK (THE GRIMY TRADER)

The grizzled old trader buries his face in his mug as you approach.
He appears to be both a little senile and addled by his ale.

    "Why hello der matey!  Have a sit and buy me an ale, eh?"

You sit down and talk to the old Trader.
(Enter the subject you want to know about, blank to exit)
 > TW2002
"Ar, well the days of TradeWars are long gone, matey!  Much be
grieved, but *hic* ye jes can't git ahold of a BBS these days."
 > INTERNET
"Well, they tried to make an innurnet TW2002, but it jes ain't th'
same thing.  *brrrup*  Too much like onea dem MUDs."
 > TRADING
"If it's spacefaring trades ye be seekin', ye should have a look at
Merchant Empires!"
 > MERCHANT EMPIRES
Kal Durak pulls out a travel brochure and thrusts it to your side of
the table, it reads:  

       merchant empires is a multiplayer, web-based game of space
       exploration and economic competition. It is a game of strategy,
       role-playing, combat, and diplomacy. Merchant Empires is
       loosely based on both Trade Wars and Space Merchant. 

           http://www.merchantempires.net

 > LICENSING
The grimy trader raises an eyebrow, "So yer wunna dem GNU zealots, eh?
Well, 'struth that TW2002 was badly-written porpietirry Pascal, but
these folks done right with GPL'd PHP 'n Python!"
 > FROGMOUTH
The grimy trader leans in close "If ye play th' Beta game at
merchantempires.net, I hear Kig Concertina and th' gang have started
up the ol' Concerto Grosso again!  Send a message to ol' Concertina,
and tell him Kal Durak sent ye!"
 > CONCERTO
"The Concerto Grosso was a fine corporation back in the TW2002 days.
Nowadays it's being run as an alliance in Merchant Empires."
 > ADMISSION
"King Concertina (the Monkey Master) is lettin' in all the ol'
Crackmonkeys I hear."
 >
"Talk to ye later, mate!"

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