<s>
Taipan	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
1979	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
computer	O
game	O
written	O
for	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
Taipan	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
accumulate	O
wealth	O
through	O
trade	O
and	O
possibly	O
also	O
through	O
booty	O
won	O
in	O
battles	O
against	O
pirates	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
strategy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
buy	O
goods	O
(	O
opium	O
,	O
silk	O
,	O
arms	B-Application
,	O
and	O
general	O
cargo	O
)	O
at	O
a	O
low	O
price	O
and	O
sell	O
them	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silk	O
,	O
arms	B-Application
,	O
and	O
general	O
cargo	O
have	O
no	O
special	O
features	O
;	O
opium	O
is	O
special	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
confiscated	O
at	O
random	O
points	O
by	O
the	O
local	O
authorities	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
fine	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
trade	O
at	O
any	O
of	O
seven	O
historically	O
named	O
ports	O
:	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
Nagasaki	O
,	O
Saigon	O
,	O
Manila	O
,	O
Singapore	O
,	O
and	O
Batavia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
refuses	O
to	O
donate	O
,	O
Li	O
Yuen	O
eventually	O
sends	O
a	O
fleet	O
of	O
hostile	O
ships	O
after	O
the	O
player	O
(	O
which	O
are	O
much	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
fight	O
than	O
ordinary	O
pirates	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runner	O
's	O
Gambit	O
:	O
When	O
attacked	O
by	O
ships	O
an	O
effective	O
escape	O
strategy	O
is	O
to	O
do	O
nothing	O
and	O
wait	O
until	O
the	O
crew	O
asks	O
,	O
"	O
Taipan	B-Application
,	O
what	O
shall	O
we	O
do	O
??	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
strategy	O
which	O
usually	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
quick	O
escape	O
may	O
only	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
J	O
.	O
Mishcon	O
reviewed	O
Taipan	B-Application
in	O
The	O
Space	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
meeting	O
the	O
creator	O
at	O
a	O
1982	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
founding	O
party	O
,	O
Apple	O
co-founder	O
Steve	O
Wozniak	O
declared	O
that	O
Taipan	B-Application
was	O
"	O
my	O
favorite	O
game	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
