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Originally posted by Gryphin:
"Balence of Power" by Chris Crawford,
That was great even solo. I did find a way to wind everytime.
Do Nothing

Really? It was actually a bit more difficult in my Version on the Atari ST (i think there were at least three iterations of the game). You actually had to have both sides withdraw all of their influence from smaller countries, stop funding other governments or insurgents, and basically mind your own business.

I was once able to extend my influence across the entire globe, and didnt win (you know how hard that is?!) and so in frustration I started up a multiplayer game against myself to figure out what the hell the victory conditions were. Dominating with one power while withdrawing with the other power did not end the game. you had to withdraw all forces and funding on both sides.

There was no victory screen, either. It simply disabled the end-turn function, and other commands. You could still browse around the globe and look at all the screens, you just could not give orders or advance the clock. Even without a fanfair ending, that was probably the best and most ominous end game that I have ever seen. certainly one of the most memorable. While Syndicate's lack of a victory screen was the most disapointing ending to one of the best games ever, I think the non-ending to BOP was one of the greatest.

The there is a defeat screen if you initiate a nuclear war, but no screen if you avoid one. you simply disarm, and the world goes about its business. nothing to see, move along. You're not a superpower with your claws in everything anymore - just another nation, albiet a large one.

now if you tell me your Version had an endgame screen.. well..