GOG has a 48h giveaway. The game “Thea 2: The Shattering” is freely available for everyone for 2 days.The game is a turn-based strategy game on a hex grid. On first glance it reminds one of “Heroes Of Might & Magic”.The self-description on the GOG webpage is:“Thea 2: The Shattering is a follow-up to the successful Thea: The… Read More »
Masters of Magic is one of the strategy classics out there, dating back to 1994, and having also been described as a fantasy version of Civ.The wargaming publisher Slitherine is working on a remake of it, to be released this year.The game seems to include a hex-based overview map, turn-based combat, city management and spell research.In their latest… Read More »
We continue our series about potentially interesting games for Civ-fans, and this time it’s about Hexarchy. Hexarchy is a civ-like game, it plays on a hex-grid, turn-based, and you build cities, units and wonders. The main difference to Civ is that it is a deck-builder: You have each round a certain amount of cards (units, buildings, technologies, etc),… Read More »
Our long term user alcaras has made a video about some basics in Old World. Have a watch if you want to get to know some of the mechanics deeper, and discuss this video in the Old World video thread.
There’s a new announcement at the games2gether forum about the upcoming Holi event, based on an Indian religious day. It’s basically a follow-up of last year’s Dia de los Muertos. It is again a timed-event, from March 17 until April 11. The challenges for this period are the following: Shrewd General: Force an Expansionist Empire that has Vassals… Read More »
SEGA has just announced the date, when one of their classic X4 games, Total War: Medieval II, will be available for mobile devices. The release date for iOS and Android will be on April 7, and the game will be ported by Feral Games, a specialist in ports to various operating systems. Discuss this announcement in our forum… Read More »
An update has been posted about details regarding the coming patch over at the Games2gether forum.It seems the next update will include balancing, more options for tuning notifications, AI improvements for siges, and more. You can read all the details here: https://www.games2gether.com/amplit…/blogs/804-sneak-peek-at-the-vitruvian-update And you can discuss them in our forum here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/sneak-peek-at-the-vitruvian-update.675886/
The indie game “Great Houses Of Calderia” is currently looking for playtesters. The game itself is a 4X game, set in a fantasy world with a renaissance theme. It trailer and pictures give a similar feeling to various Paradox games. If you want to have an early look, you can sign up for the playtest here for another… Read More »