Ravings of a Textual Deviant

The most recent IRE reminds us that the last cheap real estate in New York is long gone.

TodayJune 12th of this year marks the 340th anniversary of the reincorporation of New Amsterdam by the English into the colony of New York. Its an important and momentous occasion, a turning point not only in the development of New York, but America in general. ((L.E. Modesitt Jr. Ghost books, as a divergence, have a Dutch-dominated New York and New England surviving British attempts at incorporation).

So, the handover of a valuable colony or country between rivals…and the people in the colony caught in the crossfire…

The setting is Hong Kong; the date is June 1st, 1997. The People’s Republic of China is set to assume control of the island in thirty days. The players are members of an organized-crime syndicate who have to realign their business contacts and processes in order to prosper under the new regime. Unfortunately, their boss has just gotten killed, so they also have to track down the perp, avenge the murder, escape not one, but two justice systems, and keep business running as usual. The name of the game is “Hong Kong Phooey.”

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