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PC Game Review: Empires in Arms
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Posted by Donster on: 2008-02-05 16:17:00 1188
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Author: Bill Macon @ The Wargamer
In 1983 newcomer Australian Design Group published a gem of a wargame entitled Empires in Arms. This multiplayer boardgame of diplomacy and warfare allowed up to seven players to recreate the entire Napoleonic Period (1805-1815), each as one of the major European powers of the time. Empires in Arms quickly gained a worldwide following and was nominated for the prestigious Charles S. Roberts Award for Best Professional Game of the Year at Origins in 1984. This classic game of Napoleonic Grand Strategy was then licensed to the Avalon Hill Game Company (now a subsidiary of Hasbro Inc.) in 1985 and has remained a popular board game ever since. And now, after more than five years in development, Matrix Games, Australian Design Group and Outflank Strategy Wargames have released Empires in Arms, The Napoleonic Wars of 1805-1815, a faithful computer adaptation that retains all of the excitement and depth of play of the original board game.
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