Classic Game Review: Computer Foreign Exchange

COMPUTER FOREIGN EXCHANGE (CFE) is a computer version of the Avalon Hill board game of the same name. The rules are the same and it relieves the players of all the bookkeeping required in that version. The game is unusual in two ways: it is available only for the TRS-80 and it does not allow you to play against the computer. You can play solitaire only if you play more than one "hand". Each player represents an American business with international assets. Everything in the game is measured in dollars and the winner is the first player to amass a pre-determined amount.

Exactly how great an amount is set at the start of the game and is also a way of controlling the length of the game. Every firm will be making money, so the way to get ahead here is through currency exchange. Say you buy 1000 pesos for $100 on Monday. Friday you sell them back and only get $50. Congratulations, you've just halved your money! Of course, You could have done the opposite "to round off the double. If you are a player, put everything he can in a currency you think will increase. If you are conservative, distribute balance so that the losses and gains. The" world " Computer in Foreign Exchange consists of 24 cities in nine countries. All the cities are randomly assigned to one of the players, so with three players, all start with eight cities with a sales office.

Business with the citypermits and the collection of all two or three cities in one country means that a player of a production company in this country now to increase your income. Those familiar with the game board will be pleased to know that computers can Foreign Exchange borrow all options, including. Computer as a teaching tool is an excellent opportunity for Foreign Exchange, exchange rates, exposure, and coverage of learning. This is a realistic simulation that offers numerous examples are available.Unfortunately, the documentation is minimal both tell you, it teaches you how to play and hard currency. If you learn to play a little 'marred by the same basis as the stock market game to play "the market is fluctuating randomly. In real life people who do not believe in a zone of currency exchange. After all, this program is a decent game and a good condition to have someone to play with. The price is right and requires only 16K!