Dominions - Priests, Prophets & Pretenders
In Dominions you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. It all takes place in a fantasy world with monsters, magic items and world altering spells. Dominions is a 4x turn based strategy game with a large variety of spells and units.
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Dominions - Priests Prophets & Pretenders is a turn based fantasy game in which you take the role of a pretending god.
Each pretender is Lord and Master of one of fourteen cultures, each with its own individual strengths and weaknesses. With the aid of soldiers and mages you will conquer the lands of your neighbors in a struggle for total domination.
Priests and prophets will preach throughout the world to spread your dominion, the manifestation of your divine supremacy.
Features:
* 1-14 Players. Play single player or with up to 13 friends (hotseat, PbEM, TCP/IP).
* More than 600 units.
* More than 400 unique spells.
* More than 300 magic items.
* Design your own God by choosing his physical form, magic skills and how his dominion affects the world.
* Dominion. Make sure that the dominion of enemy gods doesn't enter and corrupt your lands.
* The worlds most famous heroes will be granted heroic abilities that grows with their fame.
* Mercenaries are bought on a global market, all players can bid, but only one will get them.
* Build fortresses to protect your lands and to boost your production. Fortresses must be besieged before they can be stormed.
* Huge automatic battles with hundreds of units.
* Create your own monsters and scenarios.
Note: This is a very old game, it was originally released in 2001. If you haven't played any Dominions game yet, you should really start with Dominions 6 instead.
