Cartels & Cutthroats

Cartels & Cutthroats (stylized on the box cover, but not the title screen, as ¢artels & Cutthroat$) is a 1981 business simulation game published by Strategic Simulations for the Apple II. Ports to MS-DOS (1985) and Commodore 64 (1986) followed.

Cartels & Cutthroats
Developer(s)	Strategic Simulations
Publisher(s)	Strategic Simulations
Designer(s)	Danielle Bunten Berry Bill Bunten
Platform(s)	Apple II, MS-DOS, Commodore 64
Release	1981: Apple II 1985: MS-DOS 1986: C64
Genre(s)	Business simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Cartels & Cutthroats is a game in which the players own companies as part of an economic simulation.^[1]

Reception

Robin D. Roberts reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "While an excellent program, the casual gamer may find his interest wane after a short time. This game is best suited for those who are interested in marketing simulations and are willing to expend the time needed to play them well."^[1]

Bob Proctor reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that " what is happening and includes strategy tips. There is enough information here to qualify this game as an introductory course for Micro-economics; in fact, at a recent seminar, Cartels & Cutthroats was shown as an example of Computer-Assisted Instruction. Don't let that fool you; it's a great game!"^[2]

Reviews

• Computer Gaming World - Oct, 1983
• Softalk
• Creative Computing
• Jeux & Stratégie HS #3^[3]