A simple game inspired by Age of Castles. Distribute your population between farming, construction, guard duty, and scholarship. Survive the demon invasion and find a way to banish them forever.
Dark days are upon your land; twisted people have made a pact with demons, hell gates have been opened, and demonkind has started to roam this world. As time passes, more hell gates open and the demon army grows stronger and bolder. If they are not stopped, the realm will be overrun.
Your scholars speculate that if there is a ritual to summon the demons then there must be the one to banish them. Help them perform the ritual and defend them from demons who will try to stop them.
The game revolves around distributing population between the following jobs:
- Farmers – increase population growth
- Builders – build city walls
- Soldiers – increase military strength
- Scholars – research improvements and banish demons
As time (turns) passes, the demon army's strength will grow, and they will mount an attack when they grow confident enough. The attacks don't come without warning; your people will report how many demons they've seen. It's not an accurate number, but expect them to have at least that many troops. When the attack comes, all of your population participates in the defense, both soldiers and workers. Soldiers are stronger defenders, but if you are caught unprepared, civilians will do their best to survive. A tall city wall is a great way to not get caught unprepared.
Ultimately your success depends on balancing your military power and economy. It might be tempting to employ as many people as possible as soldiers, but if the attack doesn't come on a given turn, your economy won't grow fast enough to handle future demon attacks. Early on, farming improves the economy the most—the more people you have, the more of them you can employ to construct walls and field as soldiers. Research is another way to improve your military and economy in the long term. The entire population participates in research, but similar to military strength, not everyone contributes equally. Scholars (people not assigned to farming, construction, or guard duty) generate more research points than others.
Staying barricaded behind the wall will not make you unconquerable; eventually, the demons will grow powerful enough to overcome any defenses. The banishment ritual is the only way to defeat the demons for good. Performing it will gradually close the hell gates, making the demon army grow slower; once finished, it will permanently stop the demon invasion.
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