Usually they're a no-script truce game where everybody holds hands and sings in harmony as they fight to suck every last colonist on terra to expand their already enormous, 6 month old, bubble full of cannon planets.

...our building games are meant to be a small piece of nostalgia that reminds the user of the Golden Age of Tradewars when you dialed up to a bbs, on a 1200 Baud modem, to play on some Commodore 64.An age when community mattered as much as the game.

If you agree with the ideals of this game, take offense when someone kills new players for no particular reason except that they could. In reality I can post all the rules in the world but its the community that makes it happen. If the new player does get squashed but does not quit, help him back on his feet if you can preferably without just giving him assets. If he is actually a new player who has never played, help him learn. Build the community at the same time as you build your game. As so many people have pointed out Trade Wars 2002 includes the word War in the title. No one is telling you you can't attack other players or invade their planets and tunnels. Just try to keep it to the players who are somewhat established in the game and a match for you, that's all. And lastly, for those of you who have heard the term "Don't Poke The Bear," well, if you bother a Bear, he will eat you. If you bother someone much bigger than you in TW, they will eat you too.

Usually they're a no-script truce game where everybody holds hands and sings in harmony as they fight to suck every last colonist on terra to expand their already enormous, 6 month old, bubble full of cannon planets.

It is not the game for everyone by any means, but they are fun.