List of races includes traditional fantasy Elves, Lizardmen, Humans, Goblins, Dark Elves, Undead, Orcs, Dwarves and Halflings, as well as several unique ones such as Frostlings, Azracs, and Highmen. There are 12 races available in the game, though not all of them may be present on every map, and of those which are, not all may be playable. Simultaneous turns are only available in single player and live multiplayer games PBEM and hotseat games, and all combat, use the sequential turn system.Įach player leads a certain race. Up to 12 players can participate in a single game, depending on the map. The game has a single-player campaign, playable from two sides (more campaigns have been made by the community since release), and many maps, both included and user-created that can be played in Hotseat mode, over a LAN, on the Internet, or by email ( PBEM). In practice, actions in the latter system are added and executed via a queue. Two turn systems are used - sequential (or "classic"), where players take their turns in order, or simultaneous, where all players can move units at once. Units within the game have a limited number of movement points, which are replenished at the beginning of each turn. Cities occupy between one and four tiles, and other structures generally occupy a single tile. Units are arranged into groups (also known as parties or stacks) of up to eight units a single such group occupies one tile. In 2010, the first game was re-released on GOG.com and Steam.Īge of Wonders is a turn-based strategy game that takes place from an isometric perspective, which consists of hexagonal tiles. It began a franchise and was followed by five sequels: Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne, Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic, Age of Wonders III, Age of Wonders: Planetfall, and Age of Wonders 4. The game won positive reviews and was a moderate commercial success, with global sales of roughly 200,000 units by 2001. In 1997, the team scrapped its existing work and restarted development, which resulted in Age of Wonders. Age of Wonders is a 1999 turn-based strategy game co-developed by Triumph Studios and Epic MegaGames, and published by Gathering of Developers.Īge of Wonders underwent a long production cycle, and was originally developed under the name World of Wonders.
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