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As our catalog gets bigger and better every week, it’s easy to lose track of some of the awesome games that we have to offer. We’ve been running one day “Gaming Gem” promos for a while now to highlight some classic titles that don’t get the love of some of our best-known blockbusters like Baldur’s Gate or Duke Nukem 3D. To celebrate summer, for the next two weeks until July 25th, we’re going to run a Gaming Gem promo every day, so you can rediscover these lesser-known classics! Grab that plastic toy shovel and dig out gem after gem over the next 18 days. We think every game we’re going to be offering on our Summer GOG.com Gem Extravaganza will be an excellent title, and we hope you give them all a try.

Summer rolls along, and so does our Hidden Gem Extravaganza sale, so here's another treat for you! With this title on 60% off, you get an especially good package from us. Pick up [url=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/knights_and_merchants_the_peasants_rebellion]Knights & Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom and the expansion The Peasants Rebellion for only 2.39$ for the next 24 hours.

The year is somewhere around 1000 AD, the location somewhere in the territory which we call the United Kingdom. You’re a captain of the last troop of loyalists which defend the last province of your Sire. Now the King needs you! The nation has been divided and the last hope to recreate the monarchy is you. From the same lead programmer as the Settlers series comes Knights and Merchants, certainly an improvement in the genre of the medieval managerial strategy games. Lots of buildings to build, units to train, and weapons and food to produce. Why is food so important, you ask? You can amass a powerful army and with no cap enforced on the quantity on troops under your command the problem is all about the trivial task to feed them all. Experience the wonderful graphical treat that’s right there for you, with the beautifully drawn units and buildings on a 3D background.

Take up arms, defend your King, and play this ultimate medieval sim for just $2.39 today only. Check back tomorrow to see what our next hidden gaming gem is!
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reaver894: Similar to lords of the realm.
It's more like The Settlers I would say. But more combat focused.
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keeveek: Gog, why you keep doing this for me?

You've gave us Knights and Merchants TODAY but I will have any money TOMORROW evening and I am going to miss that lovely game I always wanted :(

Is there anyone here who would help me with this one?
Sure, PM me your e-mail address.
I have bought this game more than a year, and still in around mission 9. Each mission can last pretty long (7-9hr for me). This game is hard (or may be I am not that smart). But don't get me wrong, I love the game and would recommend to all city building+strategy lover especially those prefer middle-age setting like me.
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Poraro: Sure, PM me your e-mail address.
Thanks! Gift well received! :-)

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amano: I have bought this game more than a year, and still in around mission 9. Each mission can last pretty long (7-9hr for me). This game is hard (or may be I am not that smart). But don't get me wrong, I love the game and would recommend to all city building+strategy lover especially those prefer middle-age setting like me.
Even the very first mission can be hard if you don't act fast. Verry challenging game.
This game is just great. If you like a mixture of strategy and combat, you definetly should give it a try.
3 - 0

Good for those who like it but I will pass on this one. Roll on the next one!
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keeveek: Gog, why you keep doing this for me?

You've gave us Knights and Merchants TODAY but I will have any money TOMORROW evening and I am going to miss that lovely game I always wanted :(

Is there anyone here who would help me with this one?
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Poraro: Sure, PM me your e-mail address.
It's really nice to see how nice people can be:)
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Poraro: Sure, PM me your e-mail address.
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laker_faker: It's really nice to see how nice people can be:)
Because quality service unites quality people.

GOG's community is class in itself. :)


Also, about the game.
As the others said, RTS fans enjoying a complex economic and military aspect should definitely get this. The game is very long, challenging and a great mind exercise for true tacticians - as the game allows for many interesting moves.

I'll leave a hint for you, guys:
"Shooters. Your. Best. Friends. Ever."
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VeeTpl: Because quality service unites quality people.

GOG's community is class in itself. :)
Yeah:)

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VeeTpl: Also, about the game.
As the others said, RTS fans enjoying a complex economic and military aspect should definitely get this. The game is very long, challenging and a great mind exercise for true tacticians - as the game allows for many interesting moves.
Well, I'm not personally big fan of RTS, I played just few of them. But this one is really great:)


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VeeTpl: I'll leave a hint for you, guys:
"Shooters. Your. Best. Friends. Ever."
Nah, RPGs - best friends ever!
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laker_faker: Nah, RPGs - best friends ever!
You can build guys with rocket launchers in this game!? WOW! :)
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laker_faker: Nah, RPGs - best friends ever!
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El_Caz: You can build guys with rocket launchers in this game!? WOW! :)
good one:)
2 rts's in a row? Meh, not for me. I'll have to pass again. *sad face*

How about another adventure, please, GOG?
Not a bad game for those who like this kind of thing .... No way it should be classed as a hidden Gem though , it is'nt that good.
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summitus: Not a bad game for those who like this kind of thing .... No way it should be classed as a hidden Gem though , it is'nt that good.
Call it a "daily sale", then.
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VeeTpl: I'll leave a hint for you, guys:
"Shooters. Your. Best. Friends. Ever."
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laker_faker: Nah, RPGs - best friends ever!
Hahah! But what I meant was:
'Ranged Units! Your best friend in Knights&Merchants!'

As for good RTS titles:
From GOG:
Total Annihiliation, Stronghold, The Settlers II, Caesar III, Earth 21xx series, Empire Earth (series), Original War, Praetorians, Tropico

My most faves go to: Stronghold, Original War and Pratorians.
All three very fun to play and all three very unique for its genre.

But my RTS of all time is Company of Heroes. Masterpiece. Simply put.


Cheers, Gothic fan. =)


ED: IN FACT, I expect Original War to be in this promo one day! It's an instabuy, guys!
Post edited July 10, 2011 by VeeTpl