<s>
Incunabula	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Steve	O
Estvanik	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Avalon	O
Hill	O
for	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
original	O
computerized	O
version	O
of	O
Avalon	O
Hill	O
's	O
Civilization	B-Application
board	O
game	O
,	O
preceding	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Civilization	I-Application
which	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
loosely	O
follows	O
the	O
rules	O
of	O
Avalon	O
Hill	O
's	O
Civilization	B-Application
board	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
consists	O
of	O
three	O
type	O
of	O
"	O
scenarios	O
"	O
,	O
Incunabula	B-Application
,	O
Imperium	O
,	O
and	O
Traders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Incunabula	B-Application
resembles	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
most	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
follows	O
Civilization	B-Application
rules	O
with	O
a	O
one	O
for	O
one	O
unit	O
loss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jerry	O
Pournelle	O
in	O
1985	O
reported	O
that	O
Avalon	O
Hill	O
's	O
Incunabula	B-Application
and	O
By	O
Fire	O
and	O
Sword	O
"	O
snaffled	O
off	O
more	O
of	O
my	O
time	O
than	O
I	O
could	O
afford	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
that	O
year	O
noted	O
the	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Avalon	O
Hill	O
's	O
Civilization	B-Application
board	O
game	O
and	O
wondered	O
why	O
the	O
company	O
did	O
not	O
call	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Computer	O
Civilization	B-Application
,	O
and	O
cautioned	O
that	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
map	O
variations	O
or	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
probable	O
solitaire	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
rather	O
limited	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
nonetheless	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Incunabula	B-Application
is	O
an	O
interesting	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
multi-player	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
