An Engrossing, Fun, and Uniquely Styled Online Strategy Game of High Fantasy You are the guiding spirit of a unique kingdom such as the Witch King of Morgoth or the Tyrant of Gor, set in the fantastic Realm of Arda. Yours to command are valiant heroes, brilliant generals, an influential noble court, diabolical agents, powerful sorcerers, clerics, engineers, shaman, and necromancers. Your holdings include towering fortresses, bustling cities, towns, and villages populated by more than a score of different fantasy races. Your army has well trained units with thousands of possible combinations of fantasy races, weapons, armor, shields, and mounts. You might command Mistwood’s Chosen – elite Elven archers with mastery in the forest, or perhaps The Pride of Amazonia – fierce female cavalry on elite horses, Warg-riding Goblins from the hills of Minotaur Gorge, or countless others! Your characters will adventure for powerful magical items like enchanted swords and rings of power, overcoming demons, liches, and perhaps even subduing a mighty dragon that will then serve as your envy-inspiring flying mount. Opposing you are up to ten human rivals each seeking to outwit you, to defeat you on the fields of battle, to assassinate your leaders and claim for themselves the very throne you seek. Some of these you may choose to trade, share information, or even ally with. Victory is no set path, and each kingdom requires its own strategy, as well as adjusting to the unfolding strategies of your rival kings. Kingdoms of Arcania is an intriguing online Episodic Strategy Game that provides a rich, unique and nationally award winning gaming experience for adults who are looking for an engaging, interactive game - on their own terms. Many of our players cut their gaming teeth on multiplayer board games (Risk, Diplomacy, Axis & Allies, etc), war games (Avalon Hill, SPI, etc), or turn-based computer strategy games (Civilization, Heroes of Might & Magic, etc). What we do best of all is combine what you like most in those genres in a new online multiplayer game style that obliterates the shortcomings of the games that came before Fall of Rome! Critically Acclaimed Discover why Kingdom of Arcania’s predecessor Fall of Rome not only won the prestigious Origins Award for Game of the Year in 2005, but also why the internationally published reviews on our breakthrough episodic strategy games say this: "Heartiest Recommendation!", "Thrilling!", "Outstanding!", "Immersive and addicting!", "Highly Recommended", "Deep game play and great community", "No single strategy dominates", "Surprising sophistication", "Robust and finely detailed", "A quantum leap" and "Imagination takes flight", in describing our online multiplayer game of strategy, from its engrossing game play to its helpful and friendly community of players and company support. Discover a whole new world of online strategy games! Click here to find our page with links to the complete reviews. Featuring Terrific Game Play and Strategic Depth Our online strategy games feature more than 70 distinctly powerful and important military, political, economic, and covert missions. Based on your strategy and the current game situation, you choose more than a dozen of these each episode and issue these commands to your characters and armies. Of course, your opponents in any game (typically matched for similar playing experience to your own) are likewise formulating their own schemes for ultimate glory. You’ll send messages easily to your rivals and allies through the in-game messaging system, as frequently or rarely as you wish. You will strategize, and sometimes agonize, on the tough choices before you (which commands and tactics are best suited for your goals this episode?) and finally issue about two dozen commands each episode that you deem most critical at that time. Issuing commands in Fall of Rome is a snap with our intuitive interface; the exquisitely devilish part is choosing which commands of all those available you will issue, guided by your strategy, alliances, expectations of your opponents upcoming moves, and the ever-shifting game developments each new episode brings. No boring stuff like lines of supply and repetitive tasks such as resource gathering to dilute the fun in Kingdoms of Arcania. Designed for Adults Episodic Strategy Games are about wits, not twitches. Reflexes mean nothing in Kingdoms of Arcania. Our games are the online strategy games for adults that, in some cases, may not like other online games because of the orientation of those “other” games: adolescent, repetitive, time draining, reflex oriented, and dependant upon splashy graphics instead of great game play. Your time is valuable. In Kingdoms of Arcania, you’ll likely spend an hour or two every three days, planning your strategy and if you choose, negotiating with your human rivals in the game via the in-game messaging system. This is how you determine your character’s and kingdom’s role in creating the next episode: the decisions you make determine what impact your kingdom will have on the next episode. You then choose the time most convenient for you to “view” the episode in the next 72 hours, as well as to plan your ongoing role in that eagerly anticipated next episode. This means the game serves your schedule, rather than the other way around, as in other games. Become immersed in the interactive and challenging fun of being a powerful leader in the fantastic Realm of Arda, an experience you will remember and cherish for years. Many former opponents form new friendships with their old adversaries, at least those that proved trustworthy! No store to visit, no lengthy install, no worry of future patches to download. The game is hosted on our dedicated servers, it is always in the current version, and is playable anywhere you have an internet connection: home, office, laptop, friend’s house, or hotel. Your Actions Change the World Our games are dynamic strategy where there is a consequence to each action, both positive and negative. Ours is not a “persistent world”, where everything is reset a few minutes after you leave the area as if you were never there. In Kingdoms of Arcania, what you conquer, stays conquered. Your kills remain dead (with the exception of a few undead characters). While many of our players also enjoy MMORPG’s like World of Warcraft, ours is a game with more meat to it – primarily a strategy game, but with adventuring and role playing aspects. What Kingdoms of Arcania IS NOT! Kingdoms of Arcania is NOT a shooter, a first person action game, a RTS (“real time strategy” – what an oxymoron!), or “massively” multiplayer, where your actions effect only you. Nor is Kingdoms of Arcania a “free” game – although at just $9.95 per month and no charge for setup or software, it is next to free. Payment is by major credit card, so your opponents will be adults. We are the company looking to attract players expecting great quality, a friendly, mature community, no annoying pop-ups or gimmicks, and terrific customer service to go along with the best in online strategy game play. Look for Kingdoms of Arcania late Summer of 2007! Under development for more than two years, don’t miss the best online multiplayer fantasy war game ever!