The enchantingly named Starflier pointed out a little game created as a final project for a Stanford University computer graphics course – this game, entitled “Airship Combat” won the ‘Wackiest’ title. I have to say, that while the potential in this game is high – you can see why it won Wackiest, and not first or second place – it’s a little un-user-friendly in places.

The idea seems to be that you are in strategic command of a sail based, hydrogen-lifted airship, complete with cannons on both port and starboard. By controlling your two sets of sails (and rudders) you can move around this watery environment, and seek out enemy airships to bombard! Alas, when I played it, I found it to be somewhat confusing and with no landmarks in the world, you have no sense of relative movement. It was very peculiar. Perhaps I am just not suited to such a game? However, as an example of a rather nice little set of Steampunk airships – it certainly hits the spot. I’m sure with more time, it could have developed into quite a strategic and tense slow-moving air-ballet of deadly cannon. Better than I have achieved, certainly! (I dabble, occasionally.) Thank you, Starflier!