pc-to-pc games available

In article <1194018843.968304.300070 RemoveThis @e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, takarov2003
@yahoo.com says...
> I am looking for a compuer game that i can play between multiple
> computers on my own home network without having to go online. I liked
> "Strategic Conquest", and would almost be satisfied with it for this
> purpose if it ran on Windows instead of just on Macs.
>
> I just want something interesting to play locally with my son every
> now and then, and I haven't seen anything like that when I google for
> it.

Heroes of Might and Magic II or III
Warlords (Reign of Heroes or Darklords Rising)
Civilization III and IV (can't remember if CivII allows tcp/ip, I seem to think
it has problems of some nature with network play)
Dominions 2, 3
Space Empires 2...5

-P.


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"Peter Huebner" <no.one DeleteThis @this.address> wrote in message
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> In article <1194018843.968304.300070 DeleteThis @e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
> takarov2003
> @yahoo.com says...
>> I am looking for a compuer game that i can play between multiple
>> computers on my own home network without having to go online. I liked
>> "Strategic Conquest", and would almost be satisfied with it for this
>> purpose if it ran on Windows instead of just on Macs.
>>
>> I just want something interesting to play locally with my son every
>> now and then, and I haven't seen anything like that when I google for
>> it.
>
> Heroes of Might and Magic II or III
> Warlords (Reign of Heroes or Darklords Rising)
> Civilization III and IV (can't remember if CivII allows tcp/ip, I seem to
> think
> it has problems of some nature with network play)
> Dominions 2, 3
> Space Empires 2...5
>
> -P.
>

If memory serves - Silent Hunter II and Destroyer commander were designed to
allow one player to take the role of the sub commander and the other player
to be the destroyer captain seeking the sub.

I also recall the Baldur's Gate games I and II allowed for multi-player,
which I assume by the age of the games, would mean computer-to-computer
connections.

Dungeon siege, Battlefield 1942 and the Mechwarrior series were also popular
with LAN play.

Hope that helps.


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> > In article <1194018843.968304.300... DeleteThis @e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
> > takarov2003
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> >> I am looking for a compuer game that i can play between multiple
> >> computers on my own home network without having to go online. I liked
> >> "Strategic Conquest", and would almost be satisfied with it for this
> >> purpose if it ran on Windows instead of just on Macs.
>
> >> I just want something interesting to play locally with my son every
> >> now and then, and I haven't seen anything like that when I google for
> >> it.
>
> > Heroes of Might and Magic II or III
> > Warlords (Reign of Heroes or Darklords Rising)
> > Civilization III and IV (can't remember if CivII allows tcp/ip, I seem to
> > think
> > it has problems of some nature with network play)
> > Dominions 2, 3
> > Space Empires 2...5
>
> > -P.
>
> If memory serves - Silent Hunter II and Destroyer commander were designed to
> allow one player to take the role of the sub commander and the other player
> to be the destroyer captain seeking the sub.
>
> I also recall the Baldur's Gate games I and II allowed for multi-player,
> which I assume by the age of the games, would mean computer-to-computer
> connections.
>
> Dungeon siege, Battlefield 1942 and the Mechwarrior series were also popular
> with LAN play.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
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Thank you all for your responses! Of the abovementioned games, are
there any that were particularly good in their intra-pc connectivity?
I picked upt an old game (Perimiter) at Fry's for 9 bucks, and found
that the pc-to-pc part just hangs on my computer (and the others in
the house too). may be just the age of the software (2004?), but
anyone have experience with a LAN game that can chime in on
usiability?

Thanks again!!

Rod.
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On Nov 4, 2:22 pm, Peter Huebner <no.....DeleteThis@this.address> wrote:
> In article <1194192557.417786.214....DeleteThis@i13g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, takarov2003
> @yahoo.com says...
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> > Thank you all for your responses! Of the abovementioned games, are
> > there any that were particularly good in their intra-pc connectivity?
>
> Yes, Rodney, the ones I mentiones I selected particulary BECAUSE we've played
> them on the LAN and I know that they work, and they never gave trouble.
> If you are running Windows XP you may have to load Microsoft's old networking
> protocol which is on the CD but does not get installed by default by Windows
> XP. But as far as I remember all the games I named have tcp/ip functionality.
>
> I did not mention Imperialism for instance, which is a fantastic game but
> always gave trouble sooner or later with network play ...
>
> -P.
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Once Again Peter, thanks!

Rod
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In article <1194192557.417786.214250.RemoveThis@i13g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, takarov2003
@yahoo.com says...
> Thank you all for your responses! Of the abovementioned games, are
> there any that were particularly good in their intra-pc connectivity?
>

Yes, Rodney, the ones I mentiones I selected particulary BECAUSE we've played
them on the LAN and I know that they work, and they never gave trouble.
If you are running Windows XP you may have to load Microsoft's old networking
protocol which is on the CD but does not get installed by default by Windows
XP. But as far as I remember all the games I named have tcp/ip functionality.

I did not mention Imperialism for instance, which is a fantastic game but
always gave trouble sooner or later with network play ...

-P.

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On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:54:03 -0700, Rodney Engdahl
<takarov2003 RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote:

>I am looking for a compuer game that i can play between multiple
>computers on my own home network without having to go online. I liked
>"Strategic Conquest", and would almost be satisfied with it for this
>purpose if it ran on Windows instead of just on Macs.
>
>I just want something interesting to play locally with my son every
>now and then, and I haven't seen anything like that when I google for
>it.


As others have said, there are *many* games that can do this - just
look for TCP/IP LAN play.

Games that I play with my sons on our LAN:
- Age of Kings: Conquerors
- Civilization III
- Space Empires IV Gold
- Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
- various HalfLife mods (CounterStrike, Outlaws, Ricochet, etc)

BP
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On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:12:26 -0800, Rodney Engdahl
<takarov2003.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Nov 4, 2:22 pm, Peter Huebner <no.....DeleteThis@this.address> wrote:
>> In article <1194192557.417786.214....DeleteThis@i13g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, takarov2003
>> @yahoo.com says...
>>
>> > Thank you all for your responses! Of the abovementioned games, are
>> > there any that were particularly good in their intra-pc connectivity?
>>
>> Yes, Rodney, the ones I mentiones I selected particulary BECAUSE we've played
>> them on the LAN and I know that they work, and they never gave trouble.
>> If you are running Windows XP you may have to load Microsoft's old networking
>> protocol which is on the CD but does not get installed by default by Windows
>> XP. But as far as I remember all the games I named have tcp/ip functionality.
>>
>> I did not mention Imperialism for instance, which is a fantastic game but
>> always gave trouble sooner or later with network play ...
>>
>> -P.
>>
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>Once Again Peter, thanks!
>

can't most of those games can be played hot-seat (taking turns on the
same computer, this is how i played strat conq) or PBEM too? another
option if you can't get lan to work.
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