This game series was one of my favourites of all time, another that came later was the Total War series of games.
Before getting into fantasy gaming and books , I read a lot about historical warfare. The Roman’s and Greek’s were my favourites to read about but the one I found myself most interested in was the Huns. In particular Ghengis Khan and his descendants and how close he came to conquering Asia and Europe.
The history that was written into the age of empire series definitely helped to make this one of my favourites.
Total War I have also played it and it is also an excellent game, very complete, I love Napoleon's game.
Age of Empires II is one of the unforgettable classics with this expansion. Genghis Khan is one of my favorite campaigns, I remember watching several documentaries about the Mongols. In the expansion my favorite is Attila the Hun.
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