# Anyone else play The Violet Sector?

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**Created:** [July 9, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-play-the-violet-sector/588448 "2011-07-09T22:15:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-play-the-violet-sector/588448/1 "2011-07-09T22:15:39Z")

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Doubtful, since I think there are only about 100 active players, but it’s the kind of thing dopers get a kick out of.

[TVS](http://www.violetsector.com/) is a multiplayer online space combat “simulator” (in the same sense that, say, Battleships is a naval combat simulator). You get five moves every three hours. You can use those moves to attack enemy ships, attack enemy planets, repair your ship, or repair friendly ships. Or you can use them to cloak your ship (if you have a cloak) or travel between sectors.

It’s simplistic and pointless and kind of stupid (there’s a place called “Southern Sector” - I’m pretty sure space doesn’t have poles) and great fun.