Planar Conquest

Planar Conquest is a turn-based fantasy strategy game for people who like building an empire, moving armies across a map, and managing resources between fights. By our assessment, its real appeal is the layering: conquest on the world map, tactical battles, and the deck-like feel of spells and heroes give it more to do than a plain skirmish game. The trade-off is that it asks for patience, because turns can slow down once the board fills up and the systems start to stack. In practice it feels like a game of planning two steps ahead, then living with the consequences when a stack of units meets a bad match-up. Compared with lighter strategy games, it is less about quick spectacle and more about steady control, and the ceiling is set by how much map management you enjoy.