Strategy & Tactics: Dark Ages

Release Date: 2017-08-04

Developer: HeroCraft

Genres: Strategy

Price: 14.99

Tactical digital board game in the world of Dark Ages!FeaturesSix factions with unique generals and squads: the nimble nomads of the Horde the well-armored and disciplined Imperial soldiers the mad Normanna clad in furs the Leagues guilds wielding gunpowder the proud knights of the Order and the exotic cults of the Mesopotamia.Over 50 types of squads based on real historical troops. No armored bikinis or spiked pauldrons here!By surviving battles your squads gain experience and develop their skills. Fresh recruits have nothing on a seasoned veteran.Generals are the linchpin of a squad and their skills and abilities can drastically change the outcome of a battle. Each general has a unique personality generated at the beginning of each game. Each has their own appearance character traits and abilities. Its impossible to predict who will appear the next go ‘round: a brave but simple knight a talented but greedy tactical genius or a bloodthirsty barbarian who instills fear in friend and foe alike.A pantheon of chosen generals: put your greatest leaders here to re-use them from campaign to campaign or hire legendary figures feared and revered throughout history such as Joan of Arc and Genghis Khan.The numerous scenarios offer a huge variety of different challenges: win a civil war fight off nomads deal with pirates raiding the coast save a kingdom ravaged by plague or crush a peasant uprising.Battle formations: effective positioning of your troops is half the battle. Tactical tricks feints and ambushes are at your disposal. Win your battles through quality not quantity.Terrain and weather: even the perfect army may lose in unfavorable conditions. Its generally a good idea to lure enemy cavalry into a bog under your arrows – but remember that rain and fog make your archers useless.Upgrade your soldiers weapons and armor at the royal forge.Dark Ages is a turn-based strategy game set in the violent world of an alternate Middle Ages. Vikings against war elephants musketeers against the Mongol cavalry ancient phalanx legions against crusaders; the deadliest armies in history clashing in bloody war. An army without leadership is merely a mob. In Dark Ages troops follow the lead of their commanders: unique leaders with their own virtues vices talents and weaknesses. Take the throne of a small kingdom being torn apart by feuds and threatened by militant neighbors and try to survive the Dark Ages.