Planetarion

Planetarion is a web browser-based multiplayer game. Planetarion is essentially a text-based simulation of futuristic space-conflict. Each individual controls one 'planet', each of which is grouped within a 'galaxy'. The game operates in real-time on an hourly 'tick' basis, and the objective is simple - to amass as many points as possible through taking the resources of other players. This is best achieved by membership of a leading alliance, early examples of which include WaC, Vts and Fury.

As of 2004, Planetarion is in its twelfth round (each round the game is completely reset, restarting all the players on the same level). The game was originally free but is now only free on a trial basis. This transition resulted in large numbers of experienced players leaving the game, undermining the community to a significant extent.

Planetarion was one of the most popular browsed-based games in the first few years of its life, and has inspired hundreds of other games since then.