Hamurabi
A port of the classic 1968 resource management sim.
This port is adapted from the 1973 BASIC version port.
Rules
You must manage the resources of a region of Ancient Sumeria for 10 consecutive years.
You must make 3 decisions per round:
- How much land to buy or sell.
- How much grain (or bushels) to feed your people.
- How many acres of land to plant seed in.
Two Ways To Play
- Easy Mode - Rules Are Explained
- Tough Mode - Rules Must Be Discovered By Trial And Error.
Credits
- Original Author (1968) : Doug Dyment
- BASIC Port (1973) : David Ahl (printed in BASIC Computer Games, 1973).
- Adventuron Port (2019) : Chris Ainsley.
- New Graphics (2019) : Steve Horsley
- Mode Seven Font : Andrew Bulhak.
About Hamurabi (Wikipedia):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamurabi_(video_game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC_Computer_Games
Code adapted from the BASIC Port by David Ahl:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190207212506/https://www.atariarchives.org/basicga...
Video Interview With David Ahl:
https://archive.org/details/DigibarnBasic-computer-games-by-david-ahl
Initial Release
1.0.0 - Initial Release - 13th March 2019.
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Comments
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the game mostly consists of watching your population constantly die from the plague.
Great port, a lot of effort clearly went into this and it really shows.
Good game.
Great adaptation. I like the idea of Hammurabi more than the game itself, since it is so dependent on RNG. I’ve always wanted to find a version that requires more strategy than luck.
Hey, I love the aesthetics of your remake!
Is there a way to download your games (I'm a bit old-fashioned and like my games offline, so I'd really love to download your three games).
I have added an offline version to the page. I'll add offline versions of the other games a little later on.
Thank you very much, that's very kind of you! :)