I spent a lot of time as a kid on BBS door games — Trade Wars in particular ate most of my evenings. I've been wanting to recreate that experience for a while, and finally did it.
It's a multiplayer space trading game that runs as a Telegram bot. Players trade commodities between ports, upgrade ships, form corporations, and compete for territory across a shared galaxy. Turns refresh daily, so a session takes a few minutes of text commands.
I chose Telegram because the entire game works over minimal bandwidth — you can play on airplane wifi, a spotty connection in the middle of nowhere, or anywhere you can send a text message. No app to install, no browser to open.
Looking for players to stress-test the economy and give feedback. Join via the link
https://t.me/spacetraderlobby or Telegram group @spacetraderlobby.