Simplistic but not too shallow

First off let me say that I am a fan of Slitherines other games, especially fields of glory on the pc (hope theres an iPad version of that on the way). This game manages to be extremely easy to learn but still has some interesting challenges. You start each level off with a number of small allied kingdoms each with its own income (1 gold per square). You buy units and simply march them into other territories to capture them. Equal level units cant attack each other nor can they take spaces next to an equal level unit, so you need to upgrade or build another unit type that can beat them (archers beat infantry beat cavalry beat archers). The real strategy comes into play as you learn how to expand your territory in such a way that your supply lines are well defended. Unpaid troops will revolt, disbanding and turning the hex they were on into non gold producing land so you must continuously be aware of bottlenecks and narrow strips that can be cut off from a larger territory. On the flip side you need to be aware of your enemies land layout and look for weaknesses there. One turn you may have a lone level 3 archer that is rampaging through your enemys territory and suddenly he buys a bunch of level 1 units and carves a path through your kingdom, cutting the archer off and causing it to disband. Great casual strategy game and I hope to see more from slitherine on the iPad in the future.

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