Project Overview

Project Overview

What is LudusRegius?

LudusRegius is an turn-based strategy game inspired by the board game Diplomacy.

Like Risk, the goal of the game is to raise armies and conquer the map. However, unlike Risk, the outcome of battles is completely deterministic. If two armies attack each other in a neutral territory, neither can gain the upper hand (without help).

This means that you must use a complex strategy to achieve victory: offering bribes or political marriages, granting titles, or sending assassins. Only when you command a solid network of allies can you hope to succeed.

Features

• Use battle tactics and diplomacy to help you conquer the map.
• Turn-based game play allows you to develop a complex strategy.
• Compete with seven other great houses for political dominance.
• Deterministic battles, you can't attack a larger force and expect to win (unless you have some hidden advantage).
• Almost every action has political consequences: crush rebellions without mercy, and others are less likely to occur, but you become an easier target for assassins.
• Use spies to gather information about the strengths and weaknesses of rival houses.
• Use political marriages help you strengthen your alliances.
• Send assassins to eliminate important members of rival households.
• Bribe stewards of key cities and towns to defect to your banner.
• Raze buildings and burn crops to decrease the political value of certain regions.
• Give your vassals lands and titles to keep them loyal to you.