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Dominions 3
''Dominions 3: The Awakening'' is a fantasy turn-based strategy game created by Illwinter and published in 2006 by Shrapnel Games. It is the third game in the ''Dominions'' series, preceded by '' Dominions: Priests, Prophets and Pretenders'' and '' Dominions II: The Ascension Wars''. Illwinter's publishing contract with Shrapnel Games expired in November 2012 and ''Dominions 3'' was republished on Desura in late December and soon after on GamersGate. ''Dominions 3'' went through the Greenlight process and was released on Steam in September 2013. The game combines a simple presentation with an extremely wide array of strategic options, including over 1500 units, 600 spells and 300 magic items. Turns are resolved simultaneously, with players planning battles rather than directly controlling them. The game includes scenarios and randomized play, but does not include a campaign. ''Dominions 3'' is mainly designed for multiplayer, including PBEM, hotseat and TCP/IP. AI opponent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PBEM
A play-by-mail game (also known as a PBM game, PBEM game, turn-based game, turn based distance game, or an interactive strategy game.) is a game played through postal mail, email, or other digital media. Correspondence chess and Go (game), Go were among the first PBM games. ''Diplomacy (board game), Diplomacy'' has been played by mail since 1963, introducing a multi-player aspect to PBM games. Flying Buffalo Inc. pioneered the first commercially available PBM game in 1970. A small number of PBM companies followed in the 1970s, with an explosion of hundreds of startup PBM companies in the 1980s at the peak of PBM gaming popularity, many of them small hobby companies—more than 90 percent of which eventually folded. A number of independent PBM magazines also started in the 1980s, including ''The Nuts & Bolts of PBM'', ''Gaming Universal'', ''Paper Mayhem'' and ''Flagship (magazine), Flagship''. These magazines eventually went out of print, replaced in the 21st century by the online ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
