Collect letters, avoid obstacles and aim for the ultimate 100 letter delivery! We know everyone is busy these days but the Pony Express needs YOU. We've made time-based games in the past so our new idea was simple. The Pony Express felt like a great game concept to us at Google. What a concept–riders with letters on horseback racing from California to Missouri and vice versa to deliver mail on time! True to their word, the first mail arrived on April 14th.

Our primary focus this year is to deliver Ultima Online to the broadest audience.

The team is currently working on polishing the core systems and tools needed in preparation for launch. Since its release, it has added eight expansion packs, a booster pack, and dozens of free content updates. Set in the Ultima universe, it is known for its extensive player versus player combat system. So when William H.Russell, Alexander Majors & William B Waddell founded the Pony Express on April 3rd, 1860, they set in motion a wonderful yet daunting method of communication. In this month’s newsletter, Broadsword confirms that they’re putting the final touches on New Legacy and are looking to release the new shard in 2022. Ultima Online (UO) is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released on Septemby Origin Systems. The notion of triumph through adversity is so inspirational. We were so excited to share this doodle that we asked a friend of the team, animator Nate Swinehart, to tell a bit more about the history of the Pony Express and document the doodle process.

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