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Age of History II

Tests grand-strategy expansion math against largely mappable AI nations.

Here's the argument for where this game sits - disagree freely.
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EXECUTION1 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10

the cheat-test profile

The four axes - the argument

Each axis is rated on its own - how far one cheat would trivialize the game here. They don't trade off; low on all four means the game is an experience, not a contest.

  1. Execution

    cheat: Aimbot - perfect inputs

    1/10

    Map clicking at your own pace

  2. Reads

    cheat: Out-predict an adaptive opponent

    2/10

    Mostly AI opponents with mappable behaviour; multiplayer diplomacy is niche

  3. Variance

    cheat: See what's hidden / map the RNG

    3/10

    AI decisions add some unpredictability per campaign

  4. Optimization

    cheat: A perfect solver / coach

    8/10

    Expansion math, diplomacy and army allocation are solvable systems

How to read this

Each axis is named by the cheat that would break the game along it. Execution is the hands. Reads is out-thinking an adaptive opponent. Variance is hidden information & RNG. Optimization is the solvable systems layer. A game's region is the top one or two axes.

These four aren't one rating split four ways - they're independent 0-10 questions. A 9 on one axis takes nothing from the others, and a game low on all four isn't missing data: it's telling you there's no skill here to cheat.

The basis is how the majority actually plays this game - not a niche mode or a personal run. For a game with very different modes (a story campaign versus ranked multiplayer), that's the version most people mean.

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Game details

Released
2018
Developer
Łukasz Jakowski Games
Platforms
Android, PC, iOS
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
IGDB users
67/100
SimulatorStrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)Historical