[aldin]

A sales pitch? Okay.

The first thing you get to do is figure out which of seventeen nations you want to lead. They vary from a C'thulhu-ian water nation to the legions of the undead to the creatures of the forest to Heavy Armor... and everything in between. Then you hand-pick your powers, from mighty Titan to arcane scholar either dabbling with or mastering any of eight spheres of magic. And that's all before you start your first game.

Here comes the challenge. Can you discover which units to build, which spells to cast, which nation/pretender you feel most comfortable with - all before you give up? If so, you're ready to go ever deeper with your nation into more options, different pretenders and more complex strategies. And when you've finally gotten a good feel for one nation, there's sixteen more to try and a dozen nation themes as well.

It's one of those rare "one more turn" games. I can't think of any higher honor to bestow.

~Aldin