Zendar

1982 Terry Eagen, Paul Bigham, and Elrhea Bigham subLOGIC

<p>"Zendar" is a 1982 strategy game developed by Terry Eagen, Paul Bigham, and Elrhea Bigham, and published by subLOGIC. It requires a 48K Apple ][+ or later.</p><p>Click the screenshot to play it in your browser.</p><ul><li><a href="https://archive.org/download/wozaday_Zendar/Zendar%20%28woz-a-day%20collection%29.zip" rel="nofollow">Download Zendar.zip</a> (contains <tt>.woz</tt> file)</li><li><a href="https://archive.org/download/wozaday_Zendar/Zendar%20extras%20%28woz-a-day%20collection%29.zip" rel="nofollow">Download Zendar extras.zip</a> (contains <tt>.a2r</tt> flux file, <tt>.png</tt> screenshots)</li></ul><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Zendar</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> is a world-conquest strategy game for the Apple II.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">The people of Zendar need your help. Our economies are failing and we are under the constant threat of an enemy country on our continent. We, the people of country #7, offer you absolute ruling power over our small for a period of ten years; we only wish we could guarantee you a full reign. Please accept our plea immediately.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">The player starts with a total of 250 resources, which can be distributed between administrators, military personnel, scientists, engineers, and units of gold. Gameplay occurs on an island map of 8 nations, where the player starts with nation 7, but can interact with any adjacent nation. There are a total of 4 turns per year, with gameplay lasting 10 years in total. The goal is to maximize resources and control of the island during this time frame.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">The player competes against one larger aggressive nation which also tries to take control of the land. During each turn, the player can wage war against another country, or attempt to annex them for the right price. The player can offer trade alliances between nations, or assign resources from the player's reserves. Games can be saved for a later date.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Wiki Entries:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/apple2/zendar" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Zendar</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> on Mobygames</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Reviews:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_02_Number_08_1983-10_Reese_Communications_US/page/n83" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Review of Zendar </span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">from Computer Games Vol 02 Number 08</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/softalkv3n08apr1983/page/n179?q=zendar" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Review </span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">in Marketalk Reviews column in Softalk Magazine Vol 3 Number 8</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/washingtonapplepijournal1983v5no2feb83/page/n29?q=zendar" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Zendar explanation in Softviews column </span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">from Washington Apple Pi Journal Vol 5 Number 2</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/Apple-Orchard-v4n4-1983-Jun/page/n93?q=zendar" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Write up of Zendar</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> in Apple Orchard Magazine Vol 4 Number 4</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Blurbs and Ads:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Two passing mentions of Zendar in same Softalk Magazine </span><a href="https://archive.org/details/softalkv3n08apr1983/page/n27?q=zendar" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Here</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(37,37,37);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="https://archive.org/details/softalkv3n08apr1983/page/130?q=zendar" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Here</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/arcade_express_v1n15/page/n3" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Blurb </span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">from Arcade Express Bi-Weekly Electronic Games Newsletter Vol 1 Number 15</span></p><br /><a href="https://archive.org/details/windfall-v3n6-1983-dec/page/n21?q=zendar" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Advertisement for Sublogic Corporation with blurb about Zendar </span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">in Windfall Magazine Vol 3 Number 6</span><span 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Apple II Game Strategy