**>> SPYNET BULLETIN **>> EARTHDATE 91.06.16 **>> AN H-by-A SERVICE **>> GALACTIC NICE-THING AWARDS... THE RESULTS The Galactic Nice-Thing Awards were an attempt by the Galactic Administration to celebrate all that is nice, decent, honest, and upstanding about Fed Data Space. We could have told them it wouldn't work! Instead, the Awards proved that greed and corruption are rife. Vast sums of groats changed hands as wannabe Nice-Things bought the votes of Poor People. Isn't capitalism wonderful? We are pleased to be able to announce the results: The title of Galactic Nice-Thing goes to Crusher. He wins $50 of free connect time. $50 also goes to Dutchman, one of the people who voted for Crusher - he was the lucky person whose name was drawn out of the spacehelmet. Second prize of $30 connect time goes to Oddball, with a further $30 to Krell who voted for him. Third prize of $20 goes to Catrina, and the winning voter was Piranha, who also gets $20 connect time.. Congratulations to all six of you. **>> FREE WEEKEND! Is there no end to our generosity? Not content with giving six lucky people some free connect time, we are now giving everyone a chance to play Fed absolutely free during the last weekend in June. This will be an ideal opportunity for new players to sample Fed for no cost, and find out just how exciting it is. Fed will be free from 6.00 pm Friday June 28 to 8.00 am Monday July 1. Don't miss out on this chance to play Fed for free! **>> YET MORE GIVE-AWAYS! And there's more... our special Independence Day competition will give all of you the opportunity to win a solid silver groat, minted at the time of the Declaration of Independence! Details of how to win this valuable prize will be in a future news bulletin. **>> NO CHANGE There's been no new features from Bella this week... poor love, she's quite exhausted after getting planets to work, so has been having a bit of a lie down. **>> GET YOUR KICKS ON ROUTE66 The following advertisement has been submitted by Hazed, Squire of Scratchwood. ------------------------------------------------------- | | | Travellers on the Intergalactic Highway Route66 are | | | now able to stop for rest, recuperation and a bite to | | | eat at SCRATCHWOOD SERVICE STATION, opened to the | | | public for the first time yesterday. | | | | | | Owned by Squire Hazed, Scratchwood offers all the | | | facilities a weary traveller needs, including repairs | | | and a shipyard, re-insurance, first aid facilities, a | | | motel, and of course an excellent restaurant. | | | | | | The only services for 147 parsecs, Scratchwood is | | | guaranteed danger free! Visit Scratchwood now - the | | | perfect place to break your tiring journey. | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- Scratchwood may be guaranteed danger-free, but sadly it is not guaranteed error-free! Yes, even Demi-Goddesses like Hazed make mistakes. She will be ironing out the small problems over the next week. Traders and CEOs will be delighted to know that, unlike the other player- written planets, Scratchwood's economy is geared towards Leisure goods - the only planet in the known Galaxy that has a leisure economy! **>> WEDDING BELLS Weddings in Fed are fairly common, so when we are told that two players are getting married we tend not to take much notice. A few days ago, Catrina told us that she and Rezrov were getting married. "Oh, where and when?" we asked apathetically, expecting to be told that it would be in the Church on the Moon, or on Piemur's religious planet. "June 25, Layton Utah" came the reply. At that point we realised that the couple were REALLY getting married, in real life! Much more newsworthy! Since the couple met in Fed, we feel sort of responsible! We wish Catrina and Rezrov all the best for a happy day, and a wonderful life together. If any of you would like to attend the wedding, mail Catrina and ask for an invitation: GEnie Mail ID C.GUARINO. **>> HOW TO LOSE MONEY VERY QUICKLY Fortunes are being won and lost on the wheel, now that Chez Diesel lets you gamble groats as well as trader points. Those of you who are considering frittering away your hard-earned loot, just remember that a wise man once said: Gambling houses regard your winnings as money they are lending you for a short time. **>> PROMOTIONS NEWS Several new Adventurers: Kele, Maxis and Sadie. Well done, chaps! Olorin and Elex both made JP and Neuromancer made GM. Oxcart made Explorer, so can now start constructing a planet. Jim played 1000 games! Anyone who manages to achieve this stupendous number receives a nice little message in the SpyNet Review. And finally... since she's a Demi-Goddess her promotion should not really be mentioned... but Hazed is now a Squire. At last, she is safe from the prying beams of those who were promoted before her! Don't forget to mail us if you would like your promotion mentioned in the news bulletin. **>>CONTACTS The following information will appear at the end of every News Bulletin, so you don't have to read it if you already know it. In the event of a problem or question, you can: * talk to Hazed, Bella or Clem in the game * leave a message in the game log * send mail with the Federation Feedback option from the main menu You can order a copy of the unexpurgated printed Idiot's Guide to Federation II by typing ORDER at any GEnie menu. Cost - a mere $12.95. Federation II has a category in the new MPGames RT. To get there, type M1045,1 from any menu prompt and SET category 14. The Federation II Leader in the bulletin board is Occy (Mail ID: OCPAC). Topic 1 of the Fed category contains the Federation II policy statement. The MPGames RT also has a Federation II library in the files area, Library 5. **>> BULLETIN ENDS