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Warlords

Warlords is a stratigic war game, fought out by eight different players, for the domination of the Kingdom of Illuria. It can be played by one to eight people, with the computer taking the remaining positions…

31 December 1989

Warlords is an arcade, released 31 December 1989 on Amiga, DOS and Mac.

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What Warlords is

Warlords was released in 1989. It is available on Amiga, DOS and Mac.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Warlords is a stratigic war game, fought out by eight different players, for the domination of the Kingdom of Illuria. It can be played by one to eight people, with the computer taking the remaining positions. The Kingdom of Illuria, after some severe internal disputes, has setthed under a sullen and uneasy peace. This truce has now disappeared, along with the arch-mage who imposed it. The eight empires of Illuria realize that this is their chance for total domination, a very unstable situation. Forces are being mobilized for conquest, and only one Supreme Warlord will prevail. Your objectives in Warlords are brutally simple: to eliminate all organized opposition to your rule. To do this…
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Warlords series

Warlords is the first of 19 entries we hold in the Warlords series. The next entry was Warlords II in 1993.

See all 19 Warlords games in release order →

What it launched against

Warlords launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.

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When did Warlords come out?
Warlords was released on 31 December 1989 for Amiga, DOS and Mac.

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