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
DATA FILE STRATEGY GAMES Strategy games are games where thinking ahead is really important Sometimes you have to develop a whole world from scratch often starting with no supplies You must gather resources and attempt to win the game by completing certain objectives You may have to defeat all your neighbors or take over an area In other games you might be put in the middle of a situation such as a war and you must make your way through it These games can be played with friends either in the same room or online or by yourself against the computer Games vary in difficulty and how complicated they are Most strategy games are played on a PC but there are many available on smartphones as apps They can also be played on consoles but they can be difficult to control with a handheld controller Most people prefer to play with a mouse and keyboard on a computer Arcade we’re ready to start Load data LOADING DATA LEVEL ONE WHAT IS A STRATEGY GAME Player 1 3,852 52 Age Day 42 Objectives OBJECTIVES Build Farmland Reach 100 Population Build a Barracks BUILDINGS Barn Windmill Farmhouse Small House Military Barracks 6 Character Information Units Cursor 3 Windmill Information Pop-up inventory
LOADING DATA LEVEL TWO TYPES OF STRATEGY GAME Real-Time Strategy Turn-Based Strategy Also called RTS games these feature action that plays out in real time Sometimes you can pause the action to give your orders but the focus is on fast-paced action Like a lot of the board games that inspire this genre turn-based strategy games let players take turns to make their move giving you a bit more time to think Tower Defense This popular game type involves players dropping towers into specific locations to fend off waves of incoming enemies Grand Strategy Some games can be quick matches that just take a few minutes Grand strategy games however will play out over hours days weeks and maybe longer Management Simulations Whether you want to build a city run a sports club or set up a space station management simulation games let you take control of a business or organization Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas MOBAs for short these games such as League of Legends and DOTA 2 have teams of players that control powerful heroes and take down the opposing team’s base Military History A lot of strategy games are inspired by real historical conflicts with whole games based on individual battles as well as longer wars 7
