Arcomage ISO

Arcomage is a computerized card game produced by The 3DO Company. It originated as a minigame in Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor and Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer, in which it was used to gamble for in-game money or to complete a quest to win games in every tavern. 3DO later released it as a stand-alone game in 2000. In the stand-alone version a single player can play against a computer opponent or two players can play via a LAN or TCP/IP connection. Arcomage uses the fantasy themes of the game in which it is set.

Arcomage was developed by Stickman Games. The game was sold to 3DO.

Arcomage takes the form of a tabletop game, in which there are two players, each with a deck of cards, a "tower" and a "wall", as well as several other variables that determine whether they win or lose, and what cards they can play. As Might and Magic is a single-player game, one would always play against an AI opponent - making the game relatively easy to win.


Players take it in turns to:

Draw the appropriate number of cards to complete their 6-part deck (one or more cards would have been played or discarded during their previous turn).
Either play or discard a card, depending on their options - in some cases discard will be the only option available, as the player might not have the appropriate amount of "gems", "bricks" or "recruits".
If their chosen card allows it, play again and/or choose a card to discard.


Every tavern has its different victory conditions, so players must adapt their styles for different situations. A game could end in one of the following ways:

A player's tower has been reduced to 0
A player's tower has achieved a "height" of X (value depends on Tavern)
A player accumulates X amount of resources (value depends on Tavern)


As well as having a "Tower", "Wall" and Deck of Cards, each player also has:

"Quarry" - controls how many "bricks" are gained each turn
"Bricks" - spent on brick cards
"Magic" - controls how many "gems" are gained each turn
"Gems" - spent on gem cards
"Dungeon" - controls how many "recruits" are gained each turn
"Recruits" - spent on recruit cards


Arcomage employs a wide range of cards, each with their own name, effects and picture. Several cards were added to the original deck in Might and Magic VIII. Examples include:

Faerie (recruit card): 2 damage (to enemy tower/wall); play Again. Cost: 1 recruit.
Portcullis (brick card): +5 wall; +1 dungeon. Cost: 9 bricks.
Sanctuary (gem card): + 10 tower; +5 wall; gain 5 recruits. Cost: 15 gems.

INSTALLTION (IMPORTANT):

Arcomage DOES RUN in Windows 95, 98, XP and 2000. Normally it runs in 95 natively, so you'll have to do the following to get it running on the other systems:

To install the game once the files are burned to the CD:
1) Explore the CD and go to the _setup folder
2) Right click on Setup.exe with the mouse and choose "create shortcut" (I chose to save the shortcut to the desktop)
3) Right click the shortcut on your desktop and select properties, under the compatibility tab select Windows 98/Windows Me
4) Run your shortcut, The installshield will load; follow the instructions.

To run the game under Win XP:
1) Once the installation completes; find Arcomage.exe in the directory you installed to, right click the file, select properties, chooses Win98/Me compatibility mode.
2) Arcomage only runs in Windowed mode in 16-bit colors. So you will need to switch to 16 bit color before running the game.
Right click your desktop and select properties. On the Display Properties Panel that opens, click the Settings Tab, locate Color quality and on the drop down Menu select Medium (16 bit).
3) The Pdf manual is in the install directory. Take a look at it and the readme.txt
Enjoy the game.

Remember to change back to 32-bit color when your done playing the game.

Once you play this game you may never want to quit. Yes, it's that addictive!!! LOVE THIS GAME!

If your OS is higher than XP then I wish you luck on getting this game to run. Manual is also included with this zip.

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