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OMG! Thanks soooo much for posting about Pontifex! I was looking for the name of this a few weeks ago. Used to play this “game” 10 years ago, and it was uber fun!
Cool! Time to break out my old copy of Structural Analysis and do some refreshing…
Not as pretty, but you don’t need an Nvidia to play it and it is from the same company.
http://www.chroniclogic.com/pontifex2.htm
FYI, X Construct is a more simplified similarly styled game available as a free Android download.
Frustrating as heck, but pretty entertaining.
Here’s a similar programme that’s freely available.
http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/download.htm
OMG! Thanks soooo much for posting about Pontifex! I was looking for the name of this a few weeks ago. Used to play this “game” 10 years ago, and it was uber fun!