FEATURE/Your Expression Solution !nc. announces TechnoTycoon; the computer game that doesn't require a computer.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 1995--Yes! Your Expression Solution !nc. proudly announces the release of TechnoTycoon(TM), the fun and exciting board game where the object is to become a BILLionaire(TM). In the last decade the software industry has created more millionaires and billionaires than any other industry. Microsoft (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, www.microsoft.com) The most successful and influential software company. Microsoft's software and Intel's hardware pioneered the PC and revolutionized the computer industry. alone has created the world's richest individual as well as a few other billionaires and several thousand millionaires. Now, with TechnoTycoon it's your turn.... You begin with $50 million. As you play, you acquire various software products by paying their development cost, hoping the return in sales amasses you a fortune of over a billion dollars. TechnoTycoon's software products are parodies of best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best software and include familiar names like WinDoze, Fun-2-3, WordPurrrrfect, Cyberpunk-In-A-Box, HardWork Graphics and 30 others.... As the players move around the board, they receive sales when other players land on their software. If your software wins awards from computer magazines such as PC Geek, MacAbuser, WinDoze Magazine...sales skyrocket sky·rock·et n. A firework that ascends high into the air where it explodes in a brilliant cascade of flares and starlike sparks. intr. & tr.v. . And if you're fortunate enough to own a software suite, sales are more lucrative for each suite member. You can cruise the Information Super Highway to faster upgrades and a better chance at becoming a BILLionaire. But watch out for hostile takeovers Hostile Takeover A takeover attempt that is strongly resisted by the target firm. Notes: Hostile takeovers are usually bad news, as the employee moral of the target firm can quickly turn to animosity against the acquiring firm. , the Justice Department, and greedy greed·y adj. greed·i·er, greed·i·est 1. Excessively desirous of acquiring or possessing, especially wishing to possess more than what one needs or deserves. 2. lawyers. Advertising, taxes and new versions are costs which should be avoided. TechnoTycoon is a game that will be enjoyed by nerds and non-nerds alike. The price of TechnoTycoon is $29.95 (Washington residents add sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. of $2.46). TechnoTycoon is only available directly from YES! Your Expression Solution. To order, call 800/U-BUY-FUN (800/828-9386) or send check or money order to YES!, P.O. Box 5753, Kent, WA 98064-5753. CONTACT: YES! Your Expression Solution !nc. Brad Stowell or Ted Crane, 206/439-7581 |
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