Conquest of the New World is a game that carries many fond memories for me. I first remember playing a demo version of it on my folks old computer...it was slow and took forever to load things, but it played this, for which I was immensely happy. The demo whetted my appetite for more, and eventually I managed to track down a copy of this gem. CotNW strikes an excellent balance between resource gathering and combat. You'll stay up "just one more hour" so that you can build a city by that oak forest or upgrade your cannons to level four and break free of the mother country, gaining your independence (and significantly better trade prices, as well as no taxes). Perhaps your war for indepences will not be entirely successful, but you'll win enough battles for the mother country to relax it's hold and lower your taxes. With lots of interesting things waiting for you to discover, from the fountain of youth to gold mines to teak forests, this is a game well worth playing. It will certainly remain a prominent part of my game collection.
