The horn of battle blows, we ready our swords, and prepare for battle against our very first real time strategy game, with Age of Empires 2. Our struggle will be hard; we must fight against resource management, enemies that come to destroy our wonders, and the scourge of bad Scottish accents, but we must prevail!

Episode theme - Realms of Africa by Protricity

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CONTENTS(00:52) Introduction (07:33) Pre-playthrough interview(20:11) Rules of gameplay(22:26) Intermission to post-playthrough(28:47) History & design (38:42) Music & sound design(43:57) The First (Tutorial) Campaign - William Wallace(59:14) The Tales of Skirmishes(01:21:32) The Second Campaign - Joan of Arc(01:31:25) Aftermath & legacy(01:36:15) Final analysis(01:49:52) Write-in stories(01:51:58) Conclusion - The 3  Jens