Talk and communicate about each decision and use the extra pair of hands to get things done more quickly as the game progresses. Then, moving to two-player mode, you can work efficiently together to develop your civilisation. Children enjoy making notes about the effects of different expansion options and plotting their next move. Playing for the first time in single-player mode helps you gain some understanding, but this is a game about making decisions without all the information you might want. Playing with a sibling or parent expands the enjoyment and defensive options. The simplicity of the game’s trial-and-error strategy makes it accessible to a wide range of ages. Gameplay is ever evolving from lordship or kingdom management, to fighting a pandemic. Junior players will enjoy the compelling jeopardy of each night and the thrill of discovering new weapons and defences. The Plague: Kingdom Wars is the first historical strategy game to feature a full scale pandemic, as well as the optional undead mode (free DLC coming this winter), with millions of infected and undead potentially roaming the world map. As you incrementally advance, you discover new technology and eventually sail to safety on the next island. But unlike other tower-defence games – where you set up defences and fend off waves of attacking forces – there’s no access to any statistics so you must discover the best strategy by trial and error. In this retro-look strategy game, you must defend your town from the nightly attack of zombies as you develop your technology and civilisation day-by-day.
