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By Pete

I have had brought to my attention an old(ish) wargame played in a new way - DBA online!

DBAOL offers online real-time play with opponents across the globe, in a form almost identical to the tabletop version - except that you have access to 220 armies. You also have access to an opponent finder - If you've tried to play other games online but found no-one there this is for you.

Added features include a large selection of strategy guides (handy offline), and the ability to save replays of games to send to your friends (though if you're playing DBA online...)

Sadly my processor is a too elderly to play it, so I can't give you an actual play report, but to find out more visit www.dbaol.com. You'll need to download the engine, but you can read up before you decide whether to sign up. New players also get a guaranteed three games against staff gamers to introduce them.

Minimum spec is:
PC (Pentium, Pentium II,III, Celeron, AMD K6-2) or Mac with PC emulator
32Mb of RAM (64Mb recommended)
220 Mb HDD
2Mb Video memory
800x600 High Color (16bit) display resolution
Windows 95/98/2000/NT 4.0
DirectX 3 or higher
Internet Connection: Direct Connection (for example via Modem) or via Proxy

 

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