[clug-talk] simutrans

[Shawn Grover]

At the meeting last night, I had a video game running on my laptop that 
a few people had asked about.  It's called "Simutrans" 
(http://www.simutrans.com/).  It is cross platform, and has native 
packages for Ubuntu (just an "sudo apt-get install simutrans" away...)

This is a remake of an older game from the 486/early pentium days called 
"Transport Tycoon".  The goal is to set up a transportation network 
between factories, cities, tourist attractions, etc.  This includes 
roads, rail, air, and ships.  Then keep it running right - which means 
making sure the factories get enough resources to work, but not too much 
that they get backlogged.

This is an enjoyable way to throw away some time.... :)

Shawn