A Weewar can be Bigfun
I've had a fondness for strategy games for as long as I can remember, from some of the more basic games like checkers to the more advanced board games like Axis & Allies and Diplomacy. The older I got the more difficult it was for me to find opponents and the time to sit and play these games for hours on end. Eventually some of these games found their way into the 1's and 0's that make up the computer games we play today. And better yet, they offered online internet play against real live opponents. These games still cost money and required a central location for opponents to find each other. In the end they dwindled into non-existence and I'm stuck again playing against the inferior AI.
Browser-based (web-based) games are beginning to make their way into the gaming spectrum. We've seen the likes of browser-based games like Desktop Tower Defense that offers hours of entertainment. There is a new game that is entering the fray called
Weewar.
In their own words...
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“Weewar.com is a round based strategy game featuring real action on real maps. Up to 6 players command their colorful pixel armies against each other on the many maps available. And since it is all happening in the browser Weewar can be played from anywhere - including the office  ”
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Weewar is currently in a semi-private beta test that I've been lucky to be a part of for a few months now. I've spent quite a few hours moving my pixel units around a hexagonal map battling anywhere from one to five other players. The best part for myself is it is turn-based. I don't have to sit at my computer for hours on end to finish a game. I've had games finish in an hour and games that took several weeks. That all depends on the number of players, size of the map, and how long a turn is.
Weewar has recently been nominated for
Browser Game of the Year in six of the fifteen categories.
I know, I know... you're dying to hear about the details of Weewar. Well I've got some to provide.
The name of the game is Weewar and you can find it at your local interweb. Weewar is a turn-based web game playable in the latest web browsers. There are no plug-ins required and nothing to install. Two to six players get to command their pixel army units around a growing list of maps in an attempt to defeat their opponents. Weewar currently offers free and pro accounts.
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