Medieval Academy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMedieval Academy\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>is another in the current flock of “You’re trying to score points in different types of scoring tracks, where your strategic and tactical decisions will influence your final score against your different competitors” games that are so popular right now.<\/p>\nThis one does it all quite well — some scoring areas are short term, others are long term, most are scoring (or gaining advantage) by investing the most cards into them, but others are avoiding penalties for investing the fewest cards, and others are a straight return on investment. There’s enough randomness in the initial card deal to keep things interesting, while plenty of areas to make your own decisions and pursue your own course of action.<\/p>\n
Most of the competition comes in your strategy, but there are tactical tricks you can play on your opponents that can also gain you some advantage. While it’s PvP, it’s more doing better yourself and being flexible in dealing with the luck of the draw, than tearing down the other players.<\/p>\n
Good stuff. Definitely replayable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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