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http://codeelf.com Hi folks, this is a text-only strategy multiplayer game you play by actually typing in commands and fantasizing you are logged in a BBS. It does feel quite a bit like a boardgame and generally has you capturing squares, building farms, hiring wizards, stealing from your neighbors, inciting revolutions, forming alliances and even attempting to bless everyone, while fighting to gather all the resources a powerful master of the grid would need.  

So guys... THE GRID is an underground game, the likes of which u have never seen and is currently picking up a growing underground following of hard-core geeks and strategy gamers. It's a unique and fascinating experience; and the addiction that people get after playing for a while is no joke. Read the article here on Indie Gamers .com - and then SEE for yourself inside the world of The Grid! Article: http://indiegames.com/2012/07/browser_game_pick_the_grid.html "...It does feel quite a bit like a boardgame and generally has you capturing squares, building farms, hiring wizards, stealing from your neighbors, inciting revolutions, forming alliances and even attempting to bless everyone, while fighting to gather all the resources a powerful master of the grid would need." PLAY NOW: http://codeelf.com/games/the-grid-2/grid/?guest Screenshot:

The Grid: http://codeelf.com/games/grid/ screenshot: http://codeelf.com/games/grid/images/pic.jpg

Hi, the game is here: http://codeelf.com/games/grid/ Also, similar question for this game: http://celtruler.com/games/test/ Both games currently use a lot of Ajax requests to update data on the server. Is there a better way to do this, perhaps using sockets or some other method?

The New Grid Is Here And It's Spectacular! The New Grid Is Here And It's Spectacular! The Old Grid is gone! A brand New Grid has arrived and its shiny! Featuring dozens of commands, new rule twists, and a clean, sharp look and feel, you will begin to feel the sheer awesomeness right away! For those who enjoy typing commands into a DOS Prompt, or viewing a graphical representation of a database, the New Grid will accommodate you and will always strive to put the 'geek' first! What are you waiting for? When The Grid sirens call... you must answer! The Grid: http://codeelf.com/games/grid/ (view)

I regularly play a web game based on the Richard Bartle game of Waving Hands, called Warlocks. I also have a game that's a little different, but equally as fun, which you can try out here: The Grid: http://codeelf.com/games/grid/

Or so I'd like to think ;) I think you guys might enjoy this free game... The Grid (BRAND NEW INTERFACE / LAYOUT) It's a unique MUD-style strategy browser game that friends can play together against other online adversaries. The Grid: http://codeelf.com/games/grid/ (view)

This message is to inform you all of recent game updates. There is a brand new Command Interface using convenient drop-down boxes to perform game actions. Simply point and click! There are now over 40 game commands, including a command to set a Purchase Point of where newly purchased units will be deployed to, a command to Bump a player from a random square on The Grid, and a command to Force-Refresh Grid data on the page without manually refreshing the entire page in the browser! Also, players may now build embassies on other squares to collect more gold! http://celtruler.com/games/thegrid/ 20 active players and counting... (view image below) http://celtruler.com/games/thegrid/images/gridshot.png

Yes, it's called 'Man'. It's supposed to be similar to the old game Tron Deadly Discs for the Intellivision. You can teleport, throw discs around, chat with other players, and change your color to hide yourself. Enjoy! Man: http://celtruler.com/games/test/

Thank you kindly.

The Grid http://codeelf.com/games/the-grid-2/grid/ It's an elaborate system made up of row upon seemingly endless row of perfectly chiseled squares, each ruled by either a fool or master strategian. Once you enlist into this new world, you will be sent an activation link, which, when followed correctly from your email will transport you into The Grid in the form of a single entity known only as: a square. You will rule this square - or see it ruled by another. Upon logging in, you will notice many other squares, fighting for survival, or to spawn themselves like amoeba unto the far corners of The Grid. If your spectacles are not too foggy from the freezing air in this wondrous utopia, you will notice a... [ATTACH=CONFIG]n375772[/ATTACH]

Here's some examples of what can be done writing it all from scratch... http://celtruler.com/games/test/ and http://celtruler.com/games/thegrid/

Working on a side action game, there is a link to it at the top of the page now for those who are curious. It's done almost entirely in Javascript. http://celtruler.com/games/thegrid/

So whatever happened to the game, is it playable? Meanwhile, enjoy this unique text-based game: The Grid

I like your site (and name). Would you consider adding my text game to it sometime? The Grid - a browser text-based multi-player game enjoyed by programmers and strategists.

Update. New Features. Players may now warp from one side of The Grid to another, they may fire missiles at each other. They may abandon and annex squares, ally with other players, and gamble! Some players are hooked gambling with their gold!

Thank you for the suggestions. It would be great if there was a free method of doing this and also a way to do it without having to make files on a server (like if your server is being hosted by a web company that doesn't let you run the kind of commands to install nginx. Again, the game I wish to transfer from Ajax to something faster: The Grid

Without getting too hung up on the headers at the top of the page, have you actually even played the game?

Sniko, it isn't meant to be a graphical game

Hi, wondering if anyone has replaced AJAX with Comet successfully, and could explain how. My current game, The Grid at celtruler.com should implement something faster than AJAX.

rulerofzu, what do you mean?

http://celtruler.com/games/thegrid/ ...It's an elaborate system made up of row upon seemingly endless row of perfectly chiseled squares, each ruled by either a fool or master strategian...

http://celtruler.com/games/thegrid/ Hard to describe... Some strategy, some luck, you'll just have to check it out. It's free and easy to start playing right away. The backend is all PHP and MySQL and the frontend is a lot of AJAX/Javascript.