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Guest Article: Oblique Order

November 19, 2012 by OliverGodfreed Filed Under: Fun Tagged With:

Absolute Wargames is a new blog about military tactics and their applications in strategy games, which is a brilliant topic. It’s also done in both French and English. Luc was kind enough to send us this article, the first half of his analysis of the Oblique Order and how it’s used in Rome: Total War and various games. For more, be sure to check out his blog. But in the meantime, read on!

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God of Axion Beta

November 6, 2012 by OliverGodfreed Filed Under: News, Uncategorized Tagged With:

God of Axion Goes Beta

Cheers, dear readers. Today one of my favourite OSG’s goes Beta! Believe me when I say I’ve played a LOT of online strategy games, and so it’s nice to find one with such a refreshing theme and gameplay. Though I missed out on most of their final round, I’m excited for the Beta which starts today.

On top of the game itself, the developers are one of the most community-centered that I have encountered, especially more so than the big chaps Travian, Evony, and Ikariam.

Full disclosure though, I am hoping that you’ll check out the game through my referal link to earn me some premium points :)

Cheers!
Oliver

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Mini-Contest III

July 2, 2012 by OliverGodfreed Filed Under: Contest

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Just to kick things up a notch, I wanted to do another quick contest. All you have to do is post a comment filling in this sentence: “You know you’ve been playing ____ too much when…” Insert your favourite online strategy game into the blank, finish it off, and you’re done. Next Wednesday I’ll pick my favourite and the winner will get €15 of virtual currency for their game, whether it be Ikariam, Aloriah, Edgeworld, or even Zynga Poker. Entries will be judged based on humour, cleverness, applicability, and, most importantly, how much I like them. Feel free to enter as many times as you want!

Cheers,
Oliver

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Eternal War

June 14, 2012 by OliverGodfreed Filed Under: News Tagged With: , , ,

Hello readers! Dipping my toes back in to the world of online strategy games. I’ll start by sharing a few links.

The Eternal War! This meme has been circling the internet lately and of course got my attention. In short, Lycerius has been playing the same game of Civilization II off and on for the last ten years. It’s reached a point where there are three superpowers, locked in an eternal stalemate, with most of the world laid to waste by nuclear war. It’s a very interesting subject, and even has its own subreddit. There’s more!

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Gaming is Good For You

April 8, 2012 by OliverGodfreed Filed Under: Fun

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Hello fair readers. Has it really been that long? Well, let’s ease back in to things with a re-blog. Frugal Dad sent me this infographic thinking we’d be interested, and I think he’s right! Take a peek at this, and stay tuned for more articles coming soon.

Gaming is good for you

Source: Frugal Dad

Cheers,
Oliver

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The Future of OSGs

March 4, 2012 by OliverGodfreed Filed Under: Facebook Games, Opinion Tagged With: , , ,

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There’s a new wave of games on Facebook that combine traditional RTS games such as Starcraft, with the persistence of an OSG, and a dash of Tower Defense in there for good measure. There are several of these games now, starting with Kixeye’s Backyard Monsters, Battle Pirates, and War Commander, and now Kabaam has entered the fray with Edgeworld.

Rather than review each of these games (as they are practically identical except for graphics) I wanted to take a look at the pros and cons of this hybrid genre, compared to your traditional Online Strategy Game. So, let’s go!

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MMO of the Year

February 6, 2012 by OliverGodfreed Filed Under: News Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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Well, it has been a long time and a lot has been happening in the world of online strategy games. There’s new Ogame, “MMO of the Year”, a few games in my personal playlist, and even a video. Read on!

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Interview With Top Grepolis Player

January 28, 2012 by OliverGodfreed Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: ,

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Recently Micah had a chance to talk to one of the top Grepolis players! We hope you enjoy the interview. If anyone has any more questions for Pefo, who really has a lot of experience across a myriad of OSG’s, post them here and hopefully he’ll be nice enough to answer! Okay, read on!

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God of Axion Alpha II

January 20, 2012 by OliverGodfreed Filed Under: News Tagged With: ,

One of the games I actually managed to keep up with last year was the Alpha for God of Axion. One thing I really liked about the game is that it didn’t take too much of my time to stay competitive, and I also met some cool players on the forum and alliance, and a lot of OSG1 readers! Also, when you’ve played as many online strategy games as I have, you start to get really tired of ancient Greece, Medieval Ages, and World War II, so Axion’s setting is really refreshing. There are also a few unique game features that make it a little more interesting, namely the Blessing and Weather systems.

Anyway, they’re now registering for the “Second Sky” Alpha test which will start on the 26th. If interested, go to GodofAxion.com and register. And when you do please list OliverGodfreed or OSG1 as your referrer! I wouldn’t mind winning their registration contest :P

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First Contest of 2012!

January 16, 2012 by OliverGodfreed Filed Under: Contest Tagged With: , , ,

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OSG1 is kicking the year off right with another contest, featuring our biggest prize ever! Are you looking for some free Ambrosia for Ikariam, free credits for Edgeworld, free Lord of Ultima Diamonds? All you have to do is post a comment filling in this sentence: “You know you’ve been playing ____ too much when…” Insert your favourite online strategy game into the blank, finish it off, and you’re done.

At the end of the day on the 27th I’ll pick my favourite and the winner will receive £30 worth of virtual currency for their game! Entries will be judged based on humour, cleverness, applicability, and, most importantly, how much I like them. Feel free to enter as many times as you want! No fair copying the previous contests tough. Also to be clear, it can be any persistent browser based strategy game; could be Travian, Grepolis, Backyard Monsters, whatever. Okay, best of luck to all!

Cheers,
Oliver

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