Reviews - espritcrafter

This is only misssing multiplayer. The larger map sizes gives the game a much more strategic feel and play style. On 64x64 I often find my self managing multiple war fronts, exploiting weak spots in the enemy defense line to capture their resources and cripple their economy to halt resistance. With larger maps and a potentially larger economy, the trade system's value and importance is greatly multiplied. I often finish 16 player 64x64 games with around 5-6 millions resources traded (on a 5 to 1 ratio). Do I want to expand into the neutral territory to my NW for easy resources, or should I crush the weak enemy to the NE before they get iron, or form a defense against a large empire to the East? Strategically placing and removing high value resource towers to keep the production cost low allows me to continually expand my front lines w/o bogging down my economy with high costs. If you couldn't tell, I really enjoy the new map sizes.