Ancient Empires Lux – strategy game

Last Updated on July 10, 2021

Ancient Empires Lux is a strategy game that lets you play as all of the great ancient civilizations. It uses the rule system of the board game Risk.

From Sumeria to Egypt, India to China, Greece to Rome, Ancient Empires Lux takes you on a comprehensive trip through early history. You can play as 58 different nations overall. Background information and links to full Wikipedia histories are included for each empire.

The object of Ancient Empires Lux is simple. You must destroy all your enemies and win the war.

Once a war starts players start taking turns. This continues until the game is over. Each player turn is made up of a number of phases. They are (in order): Cards phase, Placing armies phase, Attack phase, and fortifying phase.

Features include:

• Maps with real geographic layout marking the important cities and regions of the time.
• Statistics.
• Ability to play as any of the nations vying for control of each empire.
• Four levels of difficulty.
• Background information on each empire is provided.

Website: sillysoft.net/ael
Support: Forums
Developer: Sillysoft Games
License: Commercial

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