Showing posts with label multiplayer strategy game. Show all posts
Showing posts with label multiplayer strategy game. Show all posts

Friday, August 31, 2012

Realm Of Empires on Mobile


Realm of Empires is a very popular, Multiplayer Online Real Time Strategy Game, running successfully on Facebook having 25 realms. The game now has a mobile version too. Lets see how to access Realm Of Empires via mobile.


1st Step : Accessing Facebook on Mobile

In the address bar enter http://m.facebook.com

2nd Step : Login to Facebook 

Enter your email id and password to login


3rd Step : Accessing Realm Of Empires

Clicking on the icon in the left corner ( the icon with three horizontal lines) displays a panel in the left



4th Step : Search Realm Of Empires 

At the top of the panel in the left, there is search bar just above your name .
Enter Realm Of Empires in the search bar
From the list displayed select Realm Of Empires App

OR
You can select Realm of Empires from the panel in the left




5th Step : Select Realm - Login to Realm Of Empires 






Saturday, February 25, 2012

Life's greatest lesson - Experience through Game Mechanics

EXPAND YOUR VISION !

Are you wearing Blinkers ? Have you limited your vision by CHOICE and have accepted it as destiny ?
One of the biggest things that we need to learn in life is the importance of expanding our vision in life.

This is an example from a leading game, Realm Of Empires, an online real time strategy game. You can almost play, the entire game, from the map. The MAP comes in various sizes varying from 7X7 to 45X45 ingame and a RoE mapper power tool which i prefer calling as the STRATEGIST TOOL.

 Let's analyze the 7X7 MAP. I call it the beginners guide. Its like having a glass of wine, just taking in the aroma, twirling it round and round- but not getting to taste it. So the 7X7 map, just gives you an idea of  the basic features. You can keep moving around to see the entire realm, each time by clicking on the side bars, twirling it round and round. The game can still be played but it is limiting. LIMITING ? Did i just say limiting? How can it be limiting when it allows you to play the game ? It is because you have limited your vision to a small part of a vast reality that is available to you. Your are ONLY believing in what is in front of your eyes and nothing beyond it. 


Understanding concepts
In this 7X7 map you can see only a few neighboring 15-16 villages of the 30000 villages. Analysis shows,players using only this map interact with the few around them. Usually, it is noted that success factor is not as fast as compared to players using 19X19 map, the LARGE MAP









 
Setting Goals for yourself
Let's see the benefit of 19X19 map. It gives you a larger view of the players around you. Gives you a clearer picture of who your clanmates are in green shields, your opponents in red shields.Performance of players using this map improves tremendously.







Setting Goals for the team
 
Looking further at the GIANT MAP which gives you 45X45 map. I have always believed that there is one characteristic that sets leaders apart and it's the ability to see possibilities that can be uncovered, having a logical foresight to broaden the scope of finding more opportunities. This is exactly what is aimed at, by giving this map.This map gives an expanded view, allowing you to make strategies, finding more opportunities for yourself as well as your team or clanmates. 

When you believe ONLY what your eyes see, then your vision is limited to a small part of a vast reality that is actually available to you. This limits your experience to a small part of a much larger potential that you are capable of. To expand your vision always look out for multiple paths available to you. Depending on what you allow yourself to know, you will learn and  grow, transforming your life.

Defining Your VISION to achieve the Mission !
Widen your prospective
Now, all these maps are available in the game and i call them the OPERATIONAL TOOLS. There is another tool to discuss strategies with your team, The RoE MAPPER - The STRATEGIST TOOL 


What is the need of strategic tool in a game or in any organization ? While operational perspective aims at achieving short term goals, strategic thinking helps in achieving the MISSION. Moving from a operational position to a strategic position sounds lucrative but is NOT easy. Often excellent performers, goal achievers fail when it comes to team management and taking strategic decisions. WHY ? because they have never exercised their strategic muscles ! 

This game aims to develop your strategic muscles, to prepare you for your real life ! 

Not only does it develop your social skills, broadening your perspective by dealing with people belonging to different cultures, traditions, standards but also prepares you to run an organization
  • Identify what’s meaningful in the data. The data here is huge. The map shows you data of thousands of players. Filtering the unimportant is important
  • Keep focused on what’s important and not be distracted by the huge visual content.
  •  Build your thinking by practicing scenario planning. Practice the ‘What if’ scenario exercise. Go to Show campaign view under tools in the RoE Mapper. Basically it means, exploit the tools available. In the everchanging technological era, try out the latest technologies.
  •  Have discussion with potential members of the team. Identify the benchmarks from current state to desired / future vision state. Communicate, communicate and communicate !
  •  MOTIVATE the team to strive for those benchmarks.
  • Revisit regularly and update the Mapper to see progress. Important for organizations for forward planning, removing the kinks , finding solutions to pitfalls on the way. ALWAYS remember, a good strategic leader is one who is unmovable towards the intent, but flexible in the path. Follow up is a MUST !
Success can come only when you take a risk to venture beyond the obvious boundaries !









Monday, January 2, 2012

RoE-A-Thons.. the flirting begins !

And my first post of the Year 2012 !

What a way to begin the year, flirting with RoE. Oh, yea... this is what i feel about the tournament, fast moving  realms.Let me first explain, the dynamics of the game, Realm Of Empires, a popular game on facebook.

You start with a small village which you grow into a mighty fortress as you struggle for dominance of the realm playing with, and against real people. It’s a game of diplomacy, strategy and war.
The game is intended to be played as little as just a few minutes per day, over many days, weeks and months as you make friends in a medieval world.This game is an attempt to simulate the decisions and processes inherent to some real-world situation. Most of the mechanics are chosen to reflect what the real-world consequences would be of each player's actions and decisions. Players will have to consider situations that are analogous to the situations faced by leaders of historical battles. As such, war games are usually heavy on simulation elements, and while they are all "strategy games", they can also be "strategic" or "tactical" in the military jargon sense.
It is a game which provides not only fun but is also challenging and provides a creative outlet. It offers a myriad of ways to improve literacy and basic mathematics skills. It's learning through play. Fighting is just one aspect to the game. There are also skills such as Diplomacy or Move Silently that give characters non-combat options.


There are 20 realms running successfully. The usual realms are so created that anyone with a job, school, regular life can play it during their free time.However, players who have been in the game for 3 years and more, wanted a faster version of the same game. They wanted to try their skills and efficiency , settle scores, prove themselves in a realm where results could be seen immediately.

The usual stats  of regular realms :
Unit movement speed: 1x
Building upgrade speed: 1.5x - 2.5x
Unit recruit speed: 1.5x to 2.5x
Silver production speed: 1.5x to 3x


The stats of faster realms:
Unit movement speed: 10x
Building upgrade speed: 120x
Unit recruit speed: 120x
Silver production speed: 120x

To begin the era of RoE-A-Thons, there were three, 6 hour tournament realms during the holiday season 2011-2012.All three realms were a huge success. People across the globe spent their NEW YEAR with friends, playing at Realm Of Empires ! All these players, have huge empires in the existing realms but to get an extra adrenalin rush, show off their passion and aggression they play the fast and furious - tournament realms. And that is why, i say - It's like flirting with RoE ! Once this realm is over, i have heard many say - "Glad its over but it was fun till it lasted. Let's get back to our regular realms now ". And within a few days, they are again asking for another tournament realm. Ha, Ha.. never get tired of flirting, I guess !!

Looking at the overwhelming demand of players wanting to RoEmance with RoE more and more, a faster version but not so fast as tournament realms is open for registration. DETAILS HERE  Join the fun !