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All beta tester applications are now closed

Posted: Mon May 05, 2003 4:24 am
by Ross Moorhouse
All beta tester applications are now closed for our upcoming "Empires in Arms - Napoleonic Wars of 1805-1815™" game.


Empires in Arms - Napoleonic Wars of 1805-1815™ is the computer version of Australian Design Group classic board game. Empires in Arms - Napoleonic Wars of 1805-1815™ is a seven player game of grand strategy set during the Napoleonic period of 1805-1815. It is playable either solitaire, by e-mail or over the Internet against other players. The unit scale is corps level with full diplomatic options to allow players complete freedom to fight it out for control of Europe.

Questions you must answer in your e-mail to us when you apply!

Have you played the board game version of this game?
Have you played any grand strategy wargames via PBEM?
Do you have favourite historical army/country in Napoleonic games?
Would you consider yourself to have a good knowledge of the Napoleonic era?
How many grand strategy wargames would you estimate that you've played to completion?
Have you ever been a Beta Tester before? Who with and what games did you test? What would bring to the test team as a tester? What games have you played recently?

Your computer

We need to know the following about your PC as this will tell us if you have the system specs necessary to run this game.
What CPU speed and brand do you have?
What type of graphics/3D card do you have, including memory specs?
What screen resolution do you play your games at?
What size is your hard drive?
What brand of mouse do you use? Is it a mouse ball or an Optical mouse?
What version of DirectX you have; Do you mind updating to DirectX 8.1 or higher?
Do you have your own dedicated connection to the Internet? If so what kind and what speed?

How do I apply?

Team places will fill up quickly. So apply now. But if you don't make it in you may get another chance at a later date.

Please answer all of the above questions in an e-mail to me. Title your e-mail
"Empires in Arms - Napoleonic Wars of 1805-1815™" Tester Application". Do not answer these questions on the forum. If you do, we won't take you, as we need people who can follow instructions. Please e-mail me at playtesters@matrixgames.com

Thanks for your time and good luck!

Posted: Mon May 05, 2003 6:14 am
by Ross Moorhouse
One thing I forgot to add to the above post. Please in your application include your Matrix Games forum name.

All applications are now closed.

Posted: Mon May 12, 2003 7:31 am
by Ross Moorhouse
All applications are now closed. Thank you to all who applied. There are so many of you. :)

So please don't send any more in.

I will be notifing those that make it to stage 2 in the next few weeks. This will mean that you will get an NDA to sign etc.

Cheers