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Wars of Succession

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68%Game Brain Score
stability
87% User Score Based on 30 reviews

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"Wars of Succession" is a turn-based strategy game that lets you lead the armies of great powers during two major 18th century wars: the War of Spanish Succession and the Great Northern War. Control historical leaders, manage supplies, and engage in combat or sieges in detailed scenarios set across Europe. The game offers a historically accurate experience with over 200 different types of units and 200 historical leaders to choose from.

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87%
Audience ScoreBased on 30 reviews
stability4 negative mentions

  • Wars of Succession serves as an excellent entry point for players new to the AGE engine, allowing them to learn army composition and supply management without overwhelming complexity.
  • The game effectively captures the historical period, providing a thrilling experience of planning offensives and managing resources over extended campaigns.
  • Players have reported minimal stability issues, with the game running smoothly compared to earlier AGEOD titles, making it a solid choice for wargamers.
  • The user interface is criticized as being difficult to navigate, especially when counters become crowded on the map.
  • There are reports of bugs and AI issues, including instances where armies fail to move and events that do not trigger correctly.
  • Turn processing times can be excessively long, which detracts from the overall gameplay experience.
  • stability
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from significant stability issues, with users reporting frequent bugs and AI cheating, which detracts from an otherwise interesting concept. Overall, the stability problems are a major source of frustration for players.

    • “Interesting subject and not a bad concept, but just infuriatingly buggy and cheaty.”
    • “Buggy and AI cheats.”
    • “Buggy and AI cheats.”

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