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EMPIRE: The Deck Building Strategy Game app review: create a powerful empire and rid the world of desolation

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Introduction

Set in a world that is slowly becoming overrun by forces of darkness and where natural resources are quickly becoming increasingly scarce, your task is to establish a new empire that will draw a line in the sand and quell the desolation before it encompasses everything you and your kin hold dear.

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This is a wonderfully detailed  strategy game which I think looks and sounds great. I particularly love the way you can skip through weeks instead of waiting for buildings to be constructed and crops to be harvested as you have to in other games within this genre.

EMPIRE: The Deck Building Strategy Game

$2.99

Stop the Desolation from Spreading

Before you launch a new campaign and create your powerful new empire, I would recommend checking out the Tutorial section as this will allow you to run through some of the more basic features of the game. This will make sure you understand the gameplay mechanics before facing the challenges that await.

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Each city you create is assigned a randomly generated name but you can also rename them to add a bit more of a personal touch to your empire. After creating your starter city you’ll meet your guide who will provide some back story and begin teaching you the ropes.

Your cities gather resources from the lands that surround it as each week passes, and each type of land provides different amounts of food and materials. Food harvesting will vary depending on whether you establish your cities near rivers, forests, plains, and so on.

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Build Your Deck of Powerful Cards

Different types of terrain will also yield materials which are used to found new cities, pay for new soldiers, and even explore unchartered territories so that you can find even more land to exploit for its natural resources.

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Eventually you’re going to have to face the Desolation which is an evil force that has been slowly corrupting the world around it. There are loads of ways in which you can upgrade and expand your cities, and building training grounds will enable you to recruit soldiers to fight against the darkness.

There is a cool turn-based battle system which is where the deck building elements enter into the equation. You’ll have to face all manner of deadly monsters in order to defend your empire, and each battle you win will award you with Victory Points and new cards to make you even more powerful.

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EMPIRE: The Deck Building Strategy Game

$2.99

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Unique strategy and deck-building gameplay style
  • Explore new lands and harvest valuable natural resources
  • Expand your empire by founding new cities
  • Battle the Desolation in turn-based combat

Cons

  • There is nothing negative to say about this app

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Final Words

This really is a fun game which offers a massive amount of variety and loads of detail.

If you’re looking for a brave new challenge then EMPIRE: The Deck Building Strategy Game is definitely going to leave you satisfied.

EMPIRE: The Deck Building Strategy Game

$2.99
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MarkBangs

Mark is an opinionated writer who loves to review apps. In 2012, he started reviewing Apple apps on a regular basis and wonders how he survived up to that point without these apps.