Spearmen were the basic military unit in Classical Greece. To build your first spearman in Ancient Wars: Sparta you must: Build a barracks Build a forge Build a workshop Research “cold forging” at the forge Research spears at the workshop Design a unit that can use a spear at the barracks Build unit If you […]
Entries from May 4th, 2007
This seems like a lot of steps
May 4th, 2007 · Comments Off on This seems like a lot of steps · Ancients
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New lands to proselytize
May 3rd, 2007 · 2 Comments · Shrapnel
Dominions 3 was probably last year’s best grand strategy game. Best role playing game, too. And I still haven’t found time to explore all of it. So the news that the 3.08 patch includes two new nations is both thrilling and infuriating. More nations and armies to control. Great! More nations and armies to learn […]
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Napoleon’s Ambition
May 3rd, 2007 · 1 Comment · Paradox
Paradox has announced an expansion for Europa Universalis III. This August, Napoleon’s Ambition will move the clock up to 1820. This announcement is interesting for a couple of reasons. First, throughout development of the core game, Paradox and its legions of fans maintained that expanding the timeline into the wars of Napoleon was a mistake […]
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Plugging a developer blog
May 2nd, 2007 · 1 Comment · Blogs, Imperium
Just thought I’d post a link to Michael Akinde’s developer blog for the still-in-planning stages Imperium: Rise of Rome. I love developer blogs when they provide some insight into how they see game design. Michael has, so far, laid out the basics of his political system and just added a bit comparing Age of Napoleon […]
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Great Moments in Wargame Reviews
May 2nd, 2007 · 5 Comments · Wargames
From Steve Butts’ IGN review of For Liberty!: While it’s historically accurate that few Revolutionary battles achieved a clear decision, we found it a bit anti-climactic to have a 20,000 man battle decided with only a few hundred casualties on each side. Trying to actually eliminate an enemy unit is next to impossible. Instead, you’ll […]
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