The document summarizes a strategy war game called Castle Vox. The game aims for players to control map areas by moving units like castles, pawns, and knights to wipe out enemy units. Players plan simultaneous moves, with conflicts resolved each turn based on strongest armies. Additional maps include a World War 2 theme. The game is described as easy to learn but difficult to master, as larger maps with more factions become confusing with many simultaneous moves. Strategy involves thinking about both your own moves and enemies' responses. Overall, the game was difficult for the inexperienced player but more fun with friends versus AI opponents. Potential features include map editing, custom AI, and online multiplayer across various historical themes.

1. Alan Grace

2. Castle Vox BackgroundDeveloped by Silly SoftStrategy based war gameAim of the game is to move units around map area and to try take control of the entire map wiping out the enemy units and castlesGame uses the phrase “easy to learn, difficult to master”

3. Use of Troops and Castles3 main units in the game which you useCastles, Pawns and KnightsCastles act as a deployment location for the other 2 units and as the main unit the enemy is trying to destroyPawns restricted to moving one square at a timeKnights move up to 2 squares at a time

5. Unlike other strategy games all players plan their moves at the same timeWhen the time runs out or you click “finished moves” all players moves are executed at the same timeAny conflicts between players happen on each section of the map and are resolved in that turnBased on the amount of troops and varying types of troops whoever has the strongest army wins that segment and the other player loses those troops

7. Gain gold after your turn based on your actions, more gold awarded for taking over or defending a section of the mapUse this gold to recruit more troops or build a castlePawns cost 3 gold,Knights cost 5To build a new castle costs 80 gold and requires 5 units on the section of land

9. Additional Maps and StorylinesOnly played the demo which had the tutorial map, hex and barons and the World War 2 layoutWorld War 2 map with global territory on a large scale mapSoldiers and Tanks instead of pawns and knights but same functionality and rules

11. “easy to learn, difficult to master”Game is simple and easy to play in tutorial map and Hex Barons due to smaller map and less groups or factionsWorld War map had too many factions even though you group together as allies (e.g USA, UK and USSR vs Japan and Germany)Within a turn too much going on and you find it hard to focus on anything outside of what is around you

13. Strategy and planningStrategy element makes you think about where you are going to move to but also because everyone moves at the same time you need to think where your enemy will move toMove units to attack but they move at same time to where you were and defeat remaining troopsMoving to attack based on numbers on segment at that time but they move in extra troops at same timeAttacking and equally defending areas of the map to stop them deploying a castle

15. Overall ImpressionHaving not played many of these strategy type games I found the game difficult to masterFound cat and mouse type scenario moving back and forth with AI on same sections without getting into a battle. I would move to where they were, they would move to where I was with no battle Game is enjoyable with smaller groups and smaller map area (less area to hide in) but becomes too confusing at a larger scaleLots of moves all going on at once and you tend to focus on the area around your troops and trying to keep control of itWould be more fun with group of mates teaming up against friends than playing against the AI

16. Features of the full gameMap EditorCode your own AIOnline Multiplayer both on your own or teaming up in groupsWide range of map themes and storylines with downloadable contentMaps based on Roman Empire, Space, American Revolution, Napoleonic War, Robin Hood and King John