AoW is pretty retro, I would say.

Tru dat. :)

But I can never get AoW to play properly on my Surface for some reason. Of course, maybe the recent update that they executed will let it work...

In the meantime, I installed "Pools of Radiance" for giggles.

That's the precursor to "Curse of the Azure Bonds", right? Have you played it before?

Yep, that's the one. I think I played it in the originial Gold SSI Box when it came out. But that was so long ago, that the memory is very, very deleted.

I definitely will have the "cheat manual" open on my phone so I don't have to manually draw all the stupid maps to figure out where things are. Damn that was time consuming back in the day for games like this, Bards Tale, and early Wizardry.

Orcs, Day 51

Run, run, run for your lives. The Dark Elves are coming!

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High Men, Day 52

Another billion archers have been spotted on the move.

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Dark Elves, Day 52

In a war against the Frostlings, Highmen, AND Orcs, we can't do that much. But at least our leader is having fun! I really must try adding her strength with my armies....
I am running around with an invisible leader, trying to raid and not get caught. That's surely a change from the usual.

Orcs, Day 52

Whole lot of fleeing going on in the Orc lands. That and going broke.

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High Men, Day 53

We capture a city, probably by surprise. Now to see what ant hill we just kicked.

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Day 53, Dark Elves

We mostly just sit on our hands today.

Orcs, Day 53

We do our best to get the Dark Elf leader to Level 8. Only a few more XP needed probably.

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High Men, Day 54

We are somewhat concerned at the complete lack of defenders within these cities that were recently owned by Dark Elves.

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