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'''— Steve Davis'''
=Newsbytes=
'''Not-Polyoptics games'''
Not-Polyoptics Inc. has introduced several new game programs for the TI99/4A. Included are Backgammon, Bankroll, Tower and Cosmopoly in Extended BASIC and Ophyss in BASIC.
Backgammon lets the user play this classic board game against another opponent or the computer. The price is $15.
Bankroll is a sophisticated investment game for 2-4 players. While the goal is to accumulate wealth by making wise investments, players must all consider "real world" developments in their investment plans. News headlines serve to make the game a challenge. The price is $18.
Tower is a one player air-traffic control game with the computer monitor serving as a radar screen at a large East Coast airport. The player directs multiple flights through tight flight paths and bad weather. The game comes in two versions: civilian and military. The price is $18.
Cosmopoly is a space war game that takes place on a Monopoly-like game board on the monitor. The computer keeps track of all the scoring as 2-4 players buy planets and moons and fortify bases for war. The price is $15.
Ophyss is a game for 1-2 players, the object being to guide opposing snakes through a mazelike serpentarium to catch food. To be successful, a player must gain time so that hi's snake can grow longer. The price is $13.
All games come on cassette. For more information, write: Not-Polyoptics, 13721 Lynn St., Suite 15, Woodbridge, VA 22191.
