TRADEWARS NATIONALS RULES:

1) Stardock WILL be replaced if Blown
   User in Logs to Blow Stardock WILL be Deleted
2) One Player account per Person/House/IP Address
   Shared IP addresses/Accounts are NOT allowed (unless known players)
   IP address sharing MUST BE cleared with Phoe6e BEFORE REGISTRATION.
   Unauthorized Duplicate Account usage will result in DELETED accounts
   - no questions asked
3) Five Players per Corp, no MegaCorps*
   Please restrict your corp size to 5 players.
   This is not intended to be a Mega-Corp game, Those interested in
   playing with more then 5 players are encouraged to play elsewhere
4) As with classic style Trade Wars 2002, players are not locked into corps after
   game entry. Players can re-organize as needed (but please keep
   corp size to 5 players as stated in rule 3)
5) No Bug Use (exploiting bugs is prohibited)
6) No Spamming** of Logs, Mail, or Comm channels (Fed, Sub, Hail)

* MegaCorp is defined as:
   a) Sharing of major assets (large sums of cash, ships, or planets)
      between more then 5 players.
   b) Constant swapping/jumping between corps
   c) Organized living of more then 5 players
   d) Shared/Co-Op working areas (such as SDT)

** Spam is defined as:
   a) Posting irrelevant or inappropriate messages to one or more
      users in deliberate violation of netiquette.
   b) Purposefully flooding logs in attempt to crash a program by over-
      running a fixed-size buffer with excessively large data input.
   c) Intentionally annoying others with scrolling text




              TRADE WARS 2002

Trade Wars 2002 combines adventure and exploration with strategy
and cooperative play in an entertaining and exciting on-line
game. You compete against other traders to be the most powerful
trader (or corporation of traders) in the universe. Independent
traders can compete quite effectively against large corporations.
Corporate members can perform specific duties (as directed by
their C.E.O.) in specialized ships. Traders can be "good guys" or
"bad guys" with different avenues for advancement. The universe
can be different with each new game. There is no right or wrong
way to play and the possible strategies are limited only by one's
imagination.

PEOPLE IN THE TRADE WARS UNIVERSE

A large part of playing is interacting with others in the game.
You can mingle with other players in the Lost Traders Tavern,
gambling against them, conversing with them, leaving
announcements at the door or writing a message on the bathroom
wall. You can combine your assets with other players of the same
alignment to form a Corporation. Just be aware that more than
one Corporation has been brought down by a con man who wormed his
way into the Corporate structure. You can have a chance
encounter with other creatures of the universe, both real (other
users) and Non-Player Characters (the Federals and the Ferrengi).
Chance encounters offer many possibilities and can advance you in
your chosen career path. Your alignment and experience and the
alignment and experience of the creature you encounter will
determine just how that advancement if affected.

The Federation is the main governing body of the cosmos. You
will meet the Feds if you go to the Police Station. You might
run into them as you roam around space. The Feds don't look
kindly on players who break FedLaws, so if you're not careful,
they might visit you when you least want their company.

The Ferrengi are a greedy, cowardly group. Their primary purpose
is the speedy acquisition of money. They will steal from anyone
no matter what the person's or corporation's alignment. They
seldom engage in face-to-face combat because they prefer the
advantage of surprise when ambushing their opponent. They often
travel in groups and will spy on promising territory. After
targeting an area, they will raid the sector when it is least
defended. If they are attacked, that group will hold a grudge
against the attacker and they will not rest until they feel the
score has been settled.

Explore the universe and take part in the adventure. You can
just look around or you can become a dominant factor. Most of
the displays are fully explained. When you are asked to make a
selection, anything displayed in brackets [], will be the
default.

Most displays can be aborted by hitting the space bar.

Good Trading and Good Luck.