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Baron, Resource Managment Game

From comments at top of program:
BARON FROM 'PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES' COPYRIGHT 1970 BY DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP. MODIFIED BY TOM KLOOS OMSI SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT GROUP
LAST CHANGE: 8/19/71

THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS YOU TO BE THE BARON OF A SMALL TOWN WHERE EVERYONE IS DEPENDENT ON YOU. HOW YOU MANAGE YOUR LAND WILL DEPEND ON HOW YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN THE PROGRAM, AND ON THOSE ANSWERS WILL DEPEND YOUR FATE AS WELL.
** YOU CAN ONLY PLANT 10 ACRES PER PERSON
** YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE BUSHEL FOR FOOD.
** TO PREVENT STARVATION, EACH PERSON NEEDS 20 BUSHELS.
** YOU ARE PROMOTED WHEN YOU GET A POPULATION GREATER THAN 250. Example session:

.RUN PFOCAL


DO YOU WANT THE STANDARD FEATURES OF PS/8 FOCAL, 1971?  Y


PROCEED.

*LIBRARY GO BARON

LORD BARON:  


LAST YEAR
  0 STARVED,
  5 ARRIVED,
POPULATION IS  100

THE CITY OWNS  1000 ACRES.

WE HARVESTED  3 BUSHELS PER ACRE;
 RATS ATE  200 BUSHELS,YOU NOW HAVE
  2800 BUSHELS IN STORE.


LORD BARON:  LAND IS TRADING AT  18 BUSHELS PER ACRE;
HOW MANY ACRES OF LAND DO YOU WISH TO BUY?0

TO SELL?0

BUSHELS TO USE AS FOOD?1800

HOW MANY ACRES OF LAND DO YOU WISH TO
PLANT WITH SEED?  1000

LORD BARON:  


LAST YEAR
  10 STARVED,
  3 ARRIVED,
POPULATION IS  93

THE CITY OWNS  1000 ACRES.

WE HARVESTED  3 BUSHELS PER ACRE;
 RATS ATE  0 BUSHELS,YOU NOW HAVE
  3500 BUSHELS IN STORE.


LORD BARON:  LAND IS TRADING AT  21 BUSHELS PER ACRE;
HOW MANY ACRES OF LAND DO YOU WISH TO BUY?
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