Create a Game

It's very easy to create a game, and it's essentially the same set up interface as the skirmish single-player option. The first thing to do is to name your game (and make sure you provide a player name for yourself as well!).

Your next stop is to select a map because this will tell other players how many slots there are in the given game. You have 19 maps to chose from, or you can just select a random map to see if it strikes your fancy.

Once the map is chosen, you can (but you sure don't have to) click on the Game Settings option and truly configure your game. From here, you can select the number of creatures available of each type, the total creatures allowed per play, the density of the gold, speed of mana generation, and so on.

You can also individually select the potential population density of specific creatures. Why do this? Because it's fun at times to play a game with only a few creature types available (it can really change your play style).

You can also set each individual room, spell, trap, and door to either No (not available), Start (immediately available - if you've got the cash or mana), and Research (you've got to earn it).

Finally, you can toggle off fog of war if you want to (though it's much more exciting to be playing blind as you explore the realm) as well as set the duration of the game (setting a time of 0 means that the game runs until it's over, or the creator quits).

Once you have the game configured, you can see the players waiting to play. If you don't want any of them in there, highlight the name and click Kick Player.

You're now ready to play. Simply click on the check box and begin the fun.

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