Game

Master of Magic

1994 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · DOS · Strategy · Turn-based strategy (TBS)

90IGDB player score
33 ratings

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A 90 average flying under the radar. Worth knowing about before everyone else finds it. A strategy game for the planners — fantasy, 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) as the backdrop, outthinking as the game. Solo only, and better for it — this is a one-player experience through and through.

About this game

You came to the world of Arcanus as a fledgling wizard. Sparsely equipped with but a spell or two, you begin as the ruler of a tiny hamlet and its people. With these raw materials, you must build a thriving city, explore the two worlds of Arcanus and Myrror, expand your empire and learn new spells. In time, you will meet other wizards, each rising from equally humble beginnings, each having the same goal as you, namely conquering the worlds. How well you allocate resources, make use of your races’ potentials, seize opportunities and negotiate with other wizards determines your eventual success. In the end, though, there can be only one Master of Magic!