A strategy game I can actually play not made by Bullfrog? Clearly the fabric of reality is falling apart! :o Today on Ancient DOS Games, Gemini's taking a look at Master of Magic, a turn-based strategy game developed by SimTex and published by MicroProse in 1994. Although this game has a steep learning curve it's very much playable by people of all skill levels, something most strategy games don't get quite right. Very strangely though... it lacks multiplayer support of any kind. ------------------------------------------ Additional Information and Corrections: * Here's a link to the page on the Good Old Games website where you can purchase this game: https://www.gog.com/game/master_of_magic_classic/?pp=91dfde1d6e005e422f64a59776234f1f4c80b5e4 * However, there's also a remake! Once it's available you'll be able to find it on the original page MoM was available from: https://www.gog.com/game/master_of_magic/?pp=91dfde1d6e005e422f64a59776234f1f4c80b5e4 * There's a lot of things I didn't talk about or elaborate on, such as unit types, building types, road building, magic nodes, the six different types of spells, artifacts, the Grand Viser... seriously, the 150ish page manual only has a single page dedicated to story and the rest is either gameplay or appendices! * A huge tip I have when you're just starting out is to build a Granary first for some intrinsic food, followed by a Marketplace for some extra gold income, followed by a Farmer's Market while will give a substantial boost to population growth so you can get stuff going faster! ------------------------------------------ Pixelmusement Website: http://www.pixelships.com ADG on Pixelmusement: http://www.pixelships.com/adg Alphabetical Index of ADG Episodes: http://www.pixelships.com/adg/index2.html