Development Notes
1. The map tiles were created from the original Classic Warlord map board artwork by Richard Scott.
2. In the current version you can play a game with one or two map boards. In the full version you will be able to play games on up to eight map boards.
3. The computer player AI is competent but not as challenging as an experienced human player. The AI players don't cheat but at later stages in the game they can form an alliance to work together if the human player has a large advantage.
4. The game saves progress at the start of each turn so you can continue a game later. You can also save and load a game to file.
5. Multiplayer mode is now available in Beta! Of course for the best in-person multiplayer experience you should play the original Classic Warlord board game!
6. The current release is a free demo version of the game. A commercially available version may be available in the future.
Update Log
Update 19 September 2026
Multiplayer games can now include AI players, and there is chat during the game.
Set up a multiplayer game with any mix of human and AI opponents, so you no longer need to gather seven people to fill the board. The AI seats are run by the players' own browsers, and if the player hosting them drops out the seats are handed to someone else so the game carries on.
A chat panel is now available while you play. Send and receive messages to everyone in the game without leaving the map, and minimise the panel when you want the board to yourself. Bluffing is, as ever, encouraged.
The AI opponent plays a better game. It plans a route before committing a large stack of armies rather than marching them into a dead end, it uses sacrificial attacks to clear a path when it does get boxed in, and it no longer starts attacks it cannot possibly win, such as two armies against a city or an attack launched from the sea.
You can also watch a game play itself: choose Play Solo | Spectate and make every player an AI.
There are new Blog and Newsletter pages. Fixed: armies that moved into a region whose radioactivity had decayed away were left invisible on the map.
Update 12 March 2026
Multiplayer Mode is now live in BETA!
You can now challenge real human opponents online. Gather up to 7 players, draft your starting regions, and engage in battles of wits and deception across the map.
Features include real-time combat resolution, an auto-skipping turn timer for disconnected players, and improved graphics and audio for those highly satisfying bomb detonations.
Update 29 December 2024
You can now login with your Google account. There will be a future update to unlock updates and achievements when you play games while logged in.
Update 6 December 2024
The site has been restyled and improved. The code has been upgraded from the previous Blazor Net 7 Web Assembly to the new Blazor Net 8 Web App configuration.
These changes will improve SEO visibility and will make it easier to discover the game through web searches.
Update 27 September 2024
A new Radioactive Decay option has been added.
When this option is enabled the radioactive black squares will be removed from the map after a random number of turns.
The black square opacity changes over time to indicate for how long the area will be radioactive.
Contact
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