CONTENTS Planning a Strategy Chess and Go Page 4 Welcome to the Arcade Page 6 Data File Strategy Games Fact File Sid Meier’s Civilization Page 8 Page 10 Tech Talk Page 12 World Record Holders Page 14 Page 16 Page 18 Get Your Game On Page 22 8 Reasons Video games Page 24 Fact File StarCraft II Page 26 Pro Talk Page 28 Fact File Worms W M D Page 30 LEARNING MORE Page 31 Glossary Page 32 Index are Good for You
WELCOME TO THE ARCADE In what other games can you play as a Viking warrior an Egyptian queen or a starship commander If you’ve picked up this book you may have played strategy games before maybe you’ve even won a few battles This gaming guide will help you build your skills taking you from the farm to the throne in the world of strategy games So what are you waiting for Let’s get your game on Hey gamer I’m in the mood for a strategy game but I can’t decide who I want to play as On the one hand I could be Julius Caesar leader of Rome On the other hand I could be Queen Elizabeth I of England and send my army of ships across the sea to Spain Both sound fun Who do you want to play as today 4
Let’s start at the beginning A video game is an electronic game that needs a player that’s you to use a device to make stuff happen on a screen Usually that screen is a television or a personal computer PC but you can play games on smartphones handheld gaming devices and tablets To play on your television you will need a console There are lots of types of video games From platformers and speed racers to amazing action-adventure games there is an exciting amount of choice in the world of gaming Did you make a choice gamer Let’s step inside the Arcade Player One Ready ARCADE 5
