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The object of the game is to conquer all of the villages (■) in the
game or to be a part of an alliance that does so.
Only Infantry, Cavalry, Heavy Cavalry and Archers can attack
villages and claim them in the name of your empire. Other units such as
the Catapult, Ballista, Ship, etc. serve different purposes in the game.
Villages produce Iron, Grain, Gold, Men and Horses. By conquering
more villages, you can afford to build more units (which you will need
both to defend the villages you've claimed as well as to attack more
villages). Only Grain is not used to build units. Grain is consumed by
the units you build (although they will eat less if they end their turn
in a village) and therefore limits the number of units you may have at
any one time. By saving back a little grain each turn (produce more
than you consume) you can have a reserve in case you ever need more
units than you can actually feed.
Timber is also used to build certain units, such as the Ship and
seige-engine. Timber is not produced by villages, so it must be
collected by engineers and dropped onto your castle.
Initially, build as many infantry as you can (they are cheap, eat
little grain, and can attack villages). Attack all of the villages
around your castle, especially if they are un-owned.
During later turns, begin building engineers and collecting timber
to drop on your castle. Engineers will also be needed to build bridges
and roads, canals and dry-ground in swamps. In order to build, an
engineer must have at least one timber. To dig a canal (for example,
to get ships from your castle to the ocean or a river), first build at
the location you wish to dig the canal. It should become a road. Next,
build at the same location again (note: You'll need another stick of
timber). This time it should become a spot of water.
Different terrain (ground, road, forest, etc.) requires a different
number of turns to traverse. It is better (faster) to SLASH forests
than to walk through them. Swamps are the worst terrains, requiring
four times as much time (turns) to travel through than regular ground.
Make friends with at least one of your neighbors and don't trust
anyone!