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Strategy / tactics

Warlords

6 December 1989E
PCDOSAmigaMac

Reader score

7.4/ 10

25 votes

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About

The first in the Warlords series. Basically, your mission is world domination. This may be played between up to 8 people all on the same machine. It is a medieval type strategy game that requires the player to control 80 cities in the realm of Illuria. In order to do so you must wipe out your 7 opponents.

Gold is accrued through the ownership of cities. The gold is then used to create armies. Heroes can sometimes "find" things or be rewarded by sages (there are only 2 and it's a first come first served basis). You can choose between various human and non-human peoples, as well as the ubiquitous evil Warlord. This is a very early version of what strategy games eventually became.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Included in

Warlords I + IITotal War! The Complete SSG Macintosh Wargame Collection

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

3.5" Floppy Disk, 5.25" Floppy Disk, Download

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse

Multiplayer Options

Hot Seat

Number of Offline Players

1-8 Players

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel 80286

Min. OS Class Required

DOS 3.0 to 3.3

Min. RAM Required

640 KB

Video Modes Supported

EGA, VGA

Sound Devices Supported

Adlib, PC Speaker

Box art

Also known as

Warlords IOther

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Facts

Released

6 December 1989

Series

Warlords

Platforms

PCDOSAmigaMac

Age ratings

ESRBE

Standing

Top 65% by visits

Tags

Diagonal-downFree cameraTurn-basedRPG elementsWargameFantasyWar