**>> SPYNET BULLETIN
 **>> EARTHDATE 95.08.13
 **>> AN H-by-A SERVICE

 **>> Compiled by Hazed plus a team of specialist newsdroids
 **>> <SEND HAZED> your news and gossip and get paid good groats!


 **>> BE A CHAMPION FIGHTER

We all know that Fed is not a violent game. It's not about fighting,
it's about trading. But sometimes, it does the soul good just to have a
blast!

Tonight (Sunday August 13) at 7.00pm you can show off your fighting
prowess and display the might of your powerful twin lasers in a fighting
championship in Arena Space. If you've never fired a mag gun or a laser,
come along and pick up some tips from the masters and mistresses of
space warfare; if you think you've got what it takes to show the old
hands a thing or two, issue a challenge and show us what you're made of!


 **>> LEARN ABOUT EXPLORING AND MAPPING

One of the requirements of playing a text game like Fed is to be able to
make a map of the locations and understand how they link together.

Exploring the planets of the Solar System, with all its caves, tunnels,
mazes and secret locations, is a necessity for advancing. And the out of
Sol planets, which have been designed by players, often yield high
rewards to those who can explore and solve the puzzles.

Without this knowledge, you'll find it tough when you come to design
your own planet. So come to our next Fed Training School, which is all
about Mapping and Mazes. You'll learn all you need to know about
exploring and making sure you don't miss anything important.

The Mapping school is at 7.00pm eastern on Sunday August 20th. Assemble
in Chez Diesel for the start of the school, then follow our experts
around as they teach you all you need to know.


 **>> CHARITY DONATIONS REQUIRED

Blargg wants to start a charity, Indel Inc. Community Charity, to help
some of the puny people in Fed DataSpace (specifically, him!). He plans
to collect money which will be distributed to Poor People that have a
hard time earning a living (like he does). By donating just 21 groats a
month, you can help save Blargg, a small puny businessman, once picked
on by so many. Your money can help save many needy people, like Blargg.

Please donate now. Send your groats to Blargg.


 **>> SEEN ON THE BAR BOARD...

The following message was seen on the bar board recently:

Chance: Now hiring Mercenaries for an intrusion and extraction mission. 

Sounds to us like Chance is taking up Intergalactic Dentistry!


 **>> THE WEDDING OF THE CENTURY!

Well it would be, if it were true. But it's probably just a rumour, or
wishful thinking on the part of the groom... still, our newsdroid was
told that Oxcart and Aja have been, or are going to, get married! If
this IS true, it will be a truly momentous occasion, since Ox has been
trying to find someone who will put up with hygiene problem, and doesn't
mind that he has to use a hydraulic prosthesis, and thinks nothing of
the silly little problem with the bicycle pump, for years!

But it's probably not true anyway.


 **>> GOSSIP AND LIES

Apollo was sneaking a hug with Goddess on the Hermitage LP and didn't
notice Pyke was standing right there. Apollo wouldn't say anything else,
Goddess scowled at him to shut up... and Apollo was wiping sweat from
his brow as he related this to our newsdroid. Such angst from a HUG?
Thank goodness he hadn't been spotted groping her!

The big excitement of the week was: Find the Fedders at GenCon. Chicago
and another player decided to get in their car, drive to GenCon and were
convinced they'd find Fedders to crash with. Not so easy. Emmi and Freya
were in CDs listing names of Fedders they knew were there, and Emmi was
phoning hotels asking if they were registered, while she had Chicago on
the other phone! No luck finding ANY of the players who were supposed to
be there... no hotel seems to have them registered. Have they all been
abducted by aliens? Or are they all using assumed names?

Page and Cicero are still togther... unusual for a Fed Couple. They
claim their secret is... they seldom see each other.


 **>> FAULTY DROID

When news reached the H-by-A office a few days ago that Baron Windman
had gone d-d, we dispatched a newsdroid to investigate. We found to our
horror that last week's newsdroid had been lazy and had not carefully
investigated the death of the Lady Helena. That newsdroid has been
sacked (in fact, it has been dismantled and the pieces put into a sack).
It seems that far from pining over the neglectful Bgg, Helena had turned
to the sexy Baron Windman and spent many hours entertaining her new love
at the cabin on Troy. Bgg, returning from a business trip, teleported
in, expecting to find his love meekly waiting for him. Instead he
discovered her locked in a passionate embrace with Windman. In a fit of
black rage he murdered the fickle Helena.

Bgg then turned to attack Windman and a long duel ensued. Windman
managed to wound Bgg severely and left him for dead, after he'd removed,
in a burst of anger, Bgg's private parts! He then flew off to nurse his
wounds and found that life was no longer living without the beautiful
Helena. He committed suicide two days later.

Although we understand the intense emotion involved in this case, crimes
passionels are not to be tolerated in Fed. A warrant is out for the
arrest of Bgg and he must stand trial for murder.


 **>> SPYNET REVIEW

This week saw the deaths of Baron Windman, JPs Hannah and Anais, and
Merchant Allanon. RIP!

Congratulations to everyone who was promoted during the week. The new
Captains were Fallon, Justin, Galdur, Daleon, Saidos, Countzero,
Tigtoad, Stephan, Thoral, Uriah, Amano, Malmsbury, Teressa and
Peregrine.

Fallon, Stephan, Thoral, Sago, Countzero and Peregrine were promoted to
Adventurer.

Stephan joined the Traders Guild.

Master reached Merchant.

Lynch is now an Explorer.

Chicago and Kainaw advanced their planets, City and Tisnar, to
industrial level and became Industrialists.

Wildstar's Tamayo went technical, making him a Technocrat.

Scrooge's Hermitage turned leisure as he became a Baron. He's busy
building for Duke.


 **>> 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.

The current Federation Game Hosts are: Freya, Porcupine, Lyrynna,
Grannie, Sparky, Zzzax, Geezer, Magneto, Syfari and Goblin. Their
function is to answer questions, help new players get started, and make
fun things happen.

In the event of a problem or question, you can:

 * talk to Hazed or one of the Game Hosts in the game

 * <SEND> a message to Hazed

 * send mail on your host system to the Federation team:
   on GEnie, mail FEDII.2 or use the option on the main Fed page
   on Delphi, mail FED2 or use the option on the main Fed page
   on Cris, mail FEDERATION2

You can buy a copy of the very excellent Idiot's Guide to Federation for
the paltry sum of $15.95. On GEnie, type ORDER from any main menu page.
On Delphi and Cris, send a check for $15.95 to: Leah Parker, 4543 La
Crescenta Avenue, La Crescenta, CA 91214-2912.

 **>> BULLETIN ENDS