Hello all,
I have been playing this game (Ogame) for around 2/12 months now and there is no sign of boredom. It is a web based game only and all you need to play are a web browser and flash. That's it.
If you like strategy games, and star wars, then this is for you. You start with literally nothing and one planet. You must then build your mines and spend the extra on research, defense and military fleets. It is only loosely based on star wars, but you can build a death star!
The basic aim is to build your empire and dominate your solar system and near by systems, then with the help of your alliance dominate your universe. You can attack anybody you like, but obviously you shouldn't go attacking the big boys. You are also protected from attack for the first couple of weeks to let you build up.
After 2 1/2 months of playing I have 4 planets and a good defense system on one of them. I still cant make battleships, which are the 4th best war ship in the game out of 8. To give you a sense of scale, it takes 5 weeks (that is real weeks) to build a death star if you don't have any robotics or nanite factories.
You should log in a few times a day to keep a check on things, it is hugely addictive!
I am in an alliance called "the temple of the shogun".
If you fancy playing then go to
http://www.ogame.org and select the Draco universe. All you need is a log in and password, like any forum. my game name is maff87, let me know if you decide to play. If you do, I don't mind helping you out with resources to get you going, I would have given my right arm for that sort of stuff when I started!
Look forward to seeing you on there.
heres a few screens to wet your whistles: