<s>
OGame	B-Application
is	O
a	O
browser-based	B-Protocol
,	O
money-management	O
and	O
space-war	O
themed	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
with	O
over	O
two	O
million	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OGame	B-Application
was	O
created	O
in	O
2002	O
and	O
is	O
produced	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
Gameforge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OGame	B-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
multiple	O
languages	O
,	O
and	O
different	O
nationalities	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
OGame.org	O
has	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
52	O
universes	O
,	O
including	O
ten	O
universes	O
using	O
the	O
new	O
redesign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ogame	B-Application
prOgame	B-Application
universe	O
(	O
Universe	O
35	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
discontinued	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
for	O
paying	O
members	O
,	O
so	O
anyone	O
may	O
now	O
sign	O
up	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
OGame	B-Application
universes	O
consist	O
of	O
three	O
classifications	O
:	O
galaxies	O
,	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
planet	O
slots	O
(	O
which	O
break	O
down	O
to	O
planets	O
,	O
moons	O
,	O
and	O
debris	O
fields	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
different	O
ways	O
to	O
obtain	O
these	O
resources	O
,	O
including	O
mining	O
,	O
trading	O
,	O
and	O
raiding	B-Protocol
(	O
see	O
Combat	O
below	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
many	O
other	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
OGame	B-Application
does	O
not	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
constant	O
control	O
of	O
their	O
spacecraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
sends	O
the	O
ship(s )	O
to	O
a	O
location	O
(	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
coordinate	O
system	O
)	O
and	O
what	O
happens	O
when	O
the	O
fleet	O
arrives	O
is	O
beyond	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
control	O
;	O
in	O
OGame	B-Application
,	O
combat	O
is	O
resolved	O
when	O
fleets	O
and/or	O
defenses	O
meet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fleet	O
attacks	O
are	O
usually	O
aimed	O
to	O
obtain	O
other	O
players	O
 '	O
planetary	O
resources	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
called	O
raiding	B-Protocol
,	O
although	O
players	O
may	O
also	O
initiate	O
fleet	O
attacks	O
to	O
destroy	O
an	O
opponent	O
's	O
fleet	O
and	O
collect	O
resources	O
from	O
the	O
debris	O
field	O
created	O
from	O
the	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alliances	O
are	O
created	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
protect	O
each	O
other	O
from	O
attacks	O
,	O
join	O
together	O
to	O
raid	B-Protocol
other	O
planets	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
promote	O
free	O
trade	O
among	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OGame	B-Application
offers	O
four	O
different	O
Officers	O
and	O
a	O
Commander	O
,	O
each	O
costs	O
a	O
set	O
amount	O
of	O
Dark	O
Matter	O
,	O
obtained	O
with	O
in-game	O
exploration	O
or	O
by	O
paying	O
money	O
,	O
to	O
'	O
hire	O
 '	O
for	O
either	O
1	O
week	O
or	O
3	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
