Crown and Council
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| Developer(s) | Mojang |
| Publisher(s) | Mojang |
| Distributor(s) | Steam |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Crown and Council is a turn-based strategy video game developed by Mojang employee Henrik Pettersson. The game was both announced and released as a surprise on Steam on April 22, 2016 and was made available for free.[1]
Gameplay
The game puts the player in control of a nation warring against others on a tile-based map. Each turn, the player earns income based on conquered tiles, and can spend earned money to conquer other tiles or improve their own through the construction of structures like forts, villages and universities, which all provide different bonuses. The player wins a map once they have eliminated every enemy, regardless of actual remaining neutral tiles.[2][3] There are 75 maps, with the possibility of additional maps being procedurally generated.[4]
Development
The game was developed entirely by Mojang programmer Henrik Pettersson. It originated from a 72-hour game jam.[1][5] It is the first game developed by Mojang that is released on Steam.[6]
Reception
The game has been described as a faster paced, minimalistic strategy game reminiscent of Risk[3][7] or Civilization.[8] It has received mixed user reviews from players.[9][10]
References
- 1 2 Marsh, Davies (22 April 2016). "PLAY CROWN AND COUNCIL - A NEW, FREE GAME!". Mojang. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ↑ O'Connor, Alice (22 April 2016). "Minecraft Devs Release Crown And Council Free". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- 1 2 Chalk, Andy (22 April 2016). "Mojang releases a free strategy game called Crown and Council". PCGamer. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ↑ Pereira, Chris (22 April 2016). "Minecraft Dev Releases Surprise Free Game on Steam". GameSpot. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ↑ Von Tobias Ritter (22 April 2016). "Crown and Council - Überraschung: Gratis-Spiel der Minecraft-Macher - ohne Haken" [Crown and Council - surprise: free game of Minecraft-makers - without hooks] (in German). Gamestar. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ↑ Wawro, Alex (22 April 2016). "Reminding it's more than just Minecraft, Mojang releases new free game". Gamasutra. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ↑ Mulkerin, Tim (22 April 2016). "The people behind 'Minecraft' have a new game and it's totally free". Tech Insider. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ↑ Webster, Andrew (22 April 2016). "The studio behind Minecraft just released a free strategy game on Steam". The Verge. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ↑ Daniel R. Miller (22 April 2016). "Minecraft developers launch new game, Crown and Council, for free on Steam". GameZone. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ↑ Nunneley, Stephany (23 April 2016). "Mojang releases free, causal strategy game Crown and Council on Steam". VG247. Retrieved 24 April 2016.