<s>
Imperialism	B-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Frog	O
City	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Imperialism	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
the	O
ruler	O
of	O
a	O
19th-century	O
country	O
and	O
aims	O
to	O
become	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
by	O
conquest	O
or	O
by	O
vote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imperialism	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Imperialism	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Exploration	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
ways	O
to	O
play	O
Imperialism	B-Application
:	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
,	O
randomly	O
generated	O
world	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
historical	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imperialism	B-Application
is	O
entirely	O
turn-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
too	O
are	O
turn-based	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
either	O
fought	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
or	O
left	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naval	O
battles	O
are	O
always	O
handled	O
by	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imperialism	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
tutorial	O
mode	O
and	O
five	O
levels	O
of	O
game	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Imperialism'''s	O
economic	O
model	O
,	O
states	O
control	O
production	O
and	O
engage	O
in	O
trade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
timber	B-Application
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
by	O
exploiting	O
forests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timber	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
processed	O
into	O
paper	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
train	O
workers	O
for	O
higher	O
levels	O
of	O
productivity	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
educate	O
them	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
serve	O
in	O
more	O
advanced	O
military	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
a	O
Great	O
Power	O
will	O
buy	O
raw	O
materials	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
timber	B-Application
)	O
from	O
a	O
Minor	O
Nation	O
and	O
sell	O
the	O
refined	O
goods	O
(	O
furniture	O
)	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
or	O
another	O
minor	O
nation	O
,	O
generating	O
revenue	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
improving	O
diplomatic	O
relations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Imperialism	B-Application
diplomacy	O
screen	O
,	O
various	O
treaties	O
can	O
be	O
proposed	O
to	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
and	O
war	O
can	O
be	O
declared	O
on	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
program	O
was	O
written	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
run	O
under	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
using	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Compatibility	O
Wizard	O
and	O
a	O
change	O
of	O
screen	O
resolution	O
to	O
640	O
x	O
480	O
for	O
complete	O
stability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GOG.com	O
edition	O
runs	O
under	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
,	O
Vista	O
,	O
7	O
and	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
Inc	O
.	O
also	O
published	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
runs	O
on	O
System	O
7	O
and	O
MacOS	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
runs	O
on	O
Wine	B-Application
with	O
occasional	O
crashes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
former	O
members	O
of	O
Frog	O
City	O
Software	O
at	O
Sidecar	O
Studios	O
,	O
Imperialisms	B-Application
commercial	O
performance	O
was	O
unexpectedly	O
strong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sidecar	O
's	O
staff	O
noted	O
that	O
Imperialism	B-Application
outsold	O
the	O
"	O
original	O
sales	O
goal	O
more	O
than	O
seven-fold	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
reached	O
sales	O
surpassing	O
300,000	O
copies	O
by	O
2007.Macworld	O
''	O
s	O
Michael	O
Gowan	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
it	O
lacks	O
tactical	O
realism	O
,	O
this	O
sim	O
provides	O
strategy	O
buffs	O
some	O
compelling	O
management	O
challenges.	O
"	O
</s>
