![]() Typically, players start off with just one territory on the map and around a hundred “soldiers” which will allow them to expand out and gain more territory. This does mean the wait for your turn is far shorter and also sees some exciting intersections and meeting points between rival powers. AOC is a simultaneous turn-based game, whereby players plot their moves, and then they are executed at once. The game’s roots as a built-for-mobile property instead shine through in its appearance and cost structure, though.ĪOC allows players to play a game of area conquest and empire building across almost any map and in any time period, though I will come back to that point later on. Often though, PC games add extra layers of complexity until you’re deep into complex simulation territory or at least a very long away from the simple fun of Risk around the dining room table.Īge of Conquest IV (referred to hereafter as AOC) attempts to deliver a simple, fun, and approachable game of strategy and “world domination” on the PC, mobile, and tablets. There’s a place for games that attempt to recreate that simple beer and pretzel-style game too, with many attempts to get it across on a screen. ![]() There’s a nostalgia for playing Risk, sitting around the dining room table with some snacks and a drink, rolling dice, and pushing tiny plastic figures around the map as you try to box out Australia to get those bonus armies. ![]()
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