Castle Age - Tips 1

This is a new and quite interesting game with some new twists for the menu based Facebook game platform. The use of the page is a little too overdone with some very interesting graphics. Seems a lot of the game characters are female and they suffer from arthritis. The game designer(s) know what sells so that is smart. The game ringleader, Celesta and a bonus player, Savannah suffer from this malady. Celesta is in fact well-healed.
You will need to save a lot of gold to buy all the different stuff in the game. The variety is a welcome change from short lists that some games provide. The player has a lot of options available which makes for a more interesting game.
Here are some key highlights.

Heroes

They become Generals and you decide which one is active for quests. You should attempt to match the general for the specific quest to open up bonus quests when you have enough energy and the correct troops. Each general supports 5 players so you must have more than one hero. The smart design here is that you are allowed to purchase only one of each and you must meet the 5 level requirement (or partial) to utilize each general.

Duel

Under Battle, you have an option to duel with leader of another army. In order to be successful at this, you need to have the strongest hero available to you and one of each of the best items from the Smith or won in quests. Most players choose to buy Dragons, Phoenix or better troops and forget about this feature so they leave themselves vulnerable to this attack. You can be successful with duels with armies much larger than yours because it is only a one-on-one battle between leaders.

General Game Decisions

Like many of the other menu based games, you have to develop a cash flow to pay for upgrades, so you need to balance between upgrading troops and weaponry while growing your land ownership to generate revenue. Battling and quests are important and you must watch your levels and visit Celesta to heal on a regular basis.
Like most games, a strategy of quality over quantity, is usually more successful. Players with large numbers are only as strong as the protective gear that supports them, so you need to find players with gold and with poor protection. Obviously, your strategy is to protect your players and arm them with the best weaponry as much as possible. You can’t stay small because the 5-player/general feature increases your strength.

Adding players

This game works much the same as all the others in that you can invite directly through the game. Adding them too quickly will make it more difficult to equip them properly so possibly 5-10 at a time is a good approach since not everyone will respond.
Go to your list of regulars that play other games. This game will grow quickly because it seems to be very popular and offers a very strong alternative to the other options out there.
If you are enjoying the game, don’t forget to visit the Oracle and make a contribution to the game developers’ fund to buy favor points. That is how good games grow. You can also take part in the third party offerings for favor points. I choose not to because it generates a lot of spam emails through these offers.
Castle Age is a refreshing addition to the world of Facebook menu based games and looks like it is going to do very well. Welcome aboard.