HOP articles, stories and insights

Lemonade Stand (1979) - take charge of your own lemonade stand, advertise it, look up in the sky for the weather and set the drinks price to make sure you have profit. Multiplier is also possible.

1869 (1992) - discover the trade routes of second part of XIX century. Buy ships, hire crew, load a cargo and sail where you hope to sell it for better price.

Ports of call (1989) - become a shipowner and carry the freight around the world. Repair your ships, refuel when needed and charter it for the optimal price.

Solidarnosc (1991) - manage the underground freedom movement in Poland. As a leader of the movement you need to take care for resources and support taking actions to weaken the communist regime.

Sim City (1989) – first of its famous genre. Simulation of the city with its different socio-economical dependences. Create residential, commercial and industrial zones, take care of infrastructure and let people invest in your marvellous town.

Master of Orion (1993) – develop your interplanetary colony to control over the whole galaxy. Manage your population, industrial and technological growth, create new spaceships and go exploring!

GEOGRAPHY

Agent USA (1984) - travel USA major cities with trains to save the country from fuzzbomb. Difficult especially to Europeans with little knowledge of north American geography.

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (1985) - a detective chasing criminals all around the globe having opportunity to learn about the places. Try to play without constantly checking wikipedia...

Code - Europe (1993) - secret agent on a mission in European countries. Solving the puzzle is possible only by visiting a country and finding several facts about it.

Gumboots Australia (1990) - as an investigator in the Gumboots company, you will need to solve different corporate mysteries and tasks travelling throughout the country.

Amazon Trail (1993) – reach Vilacabamba with medicine and save the Inca. Travelling through Amazonia will allow to discover its geography and nature. Mysterious jaguar will allow you to move in time and learn much of the region’s history as well.

HISTORY

Oregon Trail (1990) - experiences of XIX century western American pioneers on a trail from Missouri river to Pacific.

Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood (1991) - adventures of Robin Hood in the end of XII century, when king Richard the Lionheart was captured in Austria.

Centurion - Defender of Rome (1990) - ancient Roman legions conquering the world known to Europeans. A mixture of military actions, management of provinces and diplomacy.

Pirates! (1987) - make a career in Caribbean in times of pirates and sea empires. Fight for titles, power and gold. Buy ships, recruit crew and hope strongly for good luck.

Defend the Alamo (1994) – one of the main episodes of Texas Revolution, where two hundred American revolutionaries opposed three thousands Mexican army.

Ghengis Khan II - Clan of the Grey Wolf (1993) – conquest Mongol tribes and create one of the greatest Empires ever. History of Genghis Khan in battles, diplomacy and economy.