<s>
Galcon	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Phil	O
Hassey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galcon	B-Application
series	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Galactic	O
Conquest	O
by	O
Rick	O
Raddatz	O
,	O
a	O
text-based	O
multiplayer	O
computer	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galcon	B-Application
Classic	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
desktop	O
in	O
late	O
2006	O
for	O
Ludum	O
Dare	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
development	O
contest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galcon	B-Application
Classic	O
features	O
dozens	O
of	O
single-player	O
game	O
modes	O
and	O
full	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
Galcon	B-Application
was	O
publicly	O
released	O
on	O
InstantAction	O
,	O
a	O
web	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
platform	O
released	O
by	O
GarageGames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
Galcon	B-Application
was	O
released	O
with	O
campaign	O
sort	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
couple	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
Galcon	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
frequently	O
called	O
iGalcon	O
by	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iGalcon	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
true	O
multiplayer	O
experiences	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
but	O
never	O
gained	O
enough	O
publicity	O
to	O
kick	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
Galcon	B-Application
Flash	B-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galcon	B-Application
Flash	B-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Galcon	B-Application
and	O
closely	O
resembled	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Galcon	B-Application
Flash	B-Operating_System
was	O
given	O
a	O
small	O
introductory	O
price	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
registered	O
users	O
was	O
very	O
small	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
limited	O
demo	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galcon	B-Application
Labs	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galcon	B-Application
Labs	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
iGalcon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galcon	B-Application
Labs	O
features	O
four	O
new	O
modes	O
which	O
are	O
both	O
singleplayer	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galcon	B-Application
Labs	O
has	O
been	O
received	O
as	O
a	O
very	O
positive	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Galcon	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Galcon	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
as	O
the	O
latest	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Galcon	B-Application
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
desktop	O
and	O
tablet	O
equivalent	O
to	O
Galcon	B-Application
Labs	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
Galcon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
kick-starter	O
for	O
Galcon	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
successfully	O
funded	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galcon	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
available	O
for	O
cross	O
platform	O
play	O
on	O
phones	O
,	O
tablets	O
,	O
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galcon	B-Application
2	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
ranking	O
system	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
Elo	O
rating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galcon	B-Application
Classic	O
received	O
good	O
reviews	O
and	O
won	O
multiple	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
iPhone	B-Device
Galcons	B-Application
received	O
excellent	O
reviews	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
smaller	O
publicity	O
angle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galcon	B-Application
Flash	B-Operating_System
also	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
very	O
many	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
mostly	O
failed	O
in	O
the	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2010	O
Galcon	B-Application
was	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Google	O
AI	O
Challenge	O
as	O
a	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
contest	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
modern	O
game	O
implementing	O
the	O
idea	O
behind	O
Galactic	O
Conquest	O
is	O
the	O
FOSS	B-License
game	O
GNUlactic	O
Konquest	O
from	O
the	O
kdegames	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2018	O
there	O
are	O
multiple	O
clones	O
of	O
Galcon	B-Application
available	O
on	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
