Historical drug-running simulator
This game is awesome - had me hooked for the last 20 minutes. It puts you in charge of the opium trade between British India and China in the early 19th century, and tasks you with buying enough tea to satisfy the plebs back home. Trust me, it's much more addictive than it sounds (much like the opium you'll be peddling, coincidentally enough).
Go-on, fulfill your lifelong ambition of creating thousands of Chinese drug addicts. It's strangely fulfilling
(, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 2:25, Share, Reply)
Damnit!
I have a mountain of shit on my desk and now its getting ignored as i smuggle the shit out of this game!
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jakedamusss I understand, and dont care., Thu 10 Feb 2011, 3:57,
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Living the dream
nice find.
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Laird Dave Draws Now charges to take off his clothes., Thu 10 Feb 2011, 4:18,
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^this
I'm even having a mug RIGHT NOW!
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DrPrunesquallor is determined to post more as of, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 9:41,
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I loved this game
The last summer I was in Hong Kong and Macau, and went to the Maritime Museum. I've been told the story from both the UK and there, and I feel I have a more balanced perspective of it. To those who say "History is written by the winner", that isn't true: history is written, like everything else, for its local audience.
Anyway, sorry for the tangent, but I loved this game as it plays well and shines light on an under-reported part of history.
(, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 5:36, Share, Reply)
i dont think britain comes well out of the opium wars wherever you are in the world.
Even if it's just for the destruction of Old Summer Palace
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Summer_Palace
which seems to me pretty similar to what the taliban were doing when they were in power in Afghanistan.
(, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 9:05, Share, Reply)
Oh I know that
It's mostly the varying degrees of hyperbole, which facts are glossed over more than others, and overall how it's presented.
(, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 21:22, Share, Reply)
Excellent
The exhibition it's referring to is also great, at the Wellcome Collection down Londontown. 'Tis all about the history of drug use and stuff :)
(, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 8:51, Share, Reply)
Kept finding myself become very "british"
"I'm not paying that for my tea you scruffy oaf!"
"Here's your opium, as requested my.. little yellow friend"
and the like..
Anyway i failed to meet her Majesty's final supply quota but dont fear, i walked onto the harbour, shook my fist at the sky mumbling something about "greedy yellow scrotes"
..and shot myself
(, Sun 13 Feb 2011, 13:58, Share, Reply)