<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Triumph	O
Studios	O
and	O
Epic	O
MegaGames	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gathering	O
of	O
Developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
underwent	O
a	O
long	O
production	O
cycle	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
World	O
of	O
Wonders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
scrapped	O
its	O
existing	O
work	O
and	O
restarted	O
development	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
began	O
a	O
franchise	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
four	O
sequels	O
:	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wizard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
:	I-Application
Planetfall	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	O
perspective	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
hexagonal	O
tiles	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Units	O
are	O
arranged	O
into	O
groups	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
parties	O
or	O
stacks	O
)	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
units	O
;	O
a	O
single	O
such	O
group	O
occupies	O
one	O
tile	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cities	O
occupy	O
between	O
one	O
and	O
four	O
tiles	B-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
structures	O
generally	O
occupy	O
a	O
single	O
tile	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
practice	O
,	O
actions	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
system	O
are	O
added	O
and	O
executed	O
via	O
a	O
queue	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
playable	O
from	O
two	O
sides	O
(	O
more	O
campaigns	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
community	O
since	O
release	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
maps	O
,	O
both	O
included	O
and	O
user-created	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
Hotseat	O
mode	O
,	O
over	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
,	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
email	O
(	O
PBEM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
List	O
of	O
races	O
includes	O
traditional	O
fantasy	O
Elves	B-Application
,	O
Lizardmen	O
,	O
Humans	O
,	O
Goblins	O
,	O
Dark	O
Elves	B-Application
,	O
Undead	O
,	O
Orcs	O
,	O
Dwarves	O
and	O
Halflings	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
unique	O
ones	O
such	O
as	O
Frostlings	O
,	O
Azracs	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Highmen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
manifest	O
itself	O
in	O
different	O
ways	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
an	O
orc	O
city	O
is	O
not	O
likely	O
to	O
surrender	O
to	O
the	O
elves	B-Application
,	O
and	O
if	O
conquered	O
,	O
may	O
revolt	O
unless	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
strong	O
military	O
presence	O
in	O
it	O
to	O
oppress	O
the	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
several	O
spells	B-Application
which	O
have	O
a	O
global	O
effect	O
on	O
race	O
relations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
resources	O
,	O
gold	O
and	O
mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gold	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
build	O
units	O
,	O
buy	O
heroes	O
,	O
cities	O
and	O
spells	B-Application
(	O
in	O
Wizard	O
Towers	O
)	O
,	O
upgrade	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mana	B-Application
is	O
used	O
to	O
cast	O
and	O
research	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
use	O
altars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Summoned	O
units	O
use	O
mana	B-Application
for	O
upkeep	O
instead	O
of	O
gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
that	O
,	O
heroes	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
can	O
learn	O
the	O
Spell	B-Application
Casting	O
special	O
ability	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spell-Casting	O
special	O
ability	O
can	O
be	O
upgraded	O
from	O
level	O
I	O
to	O
level	O
V	O
.	O
Each	O
level	O
provides	O
more	O
mana	B-Application
income/research	O
points	O
and	O
also	O
improves	O
the	O
channeling	O
points	O
allowing	O
the	O
hero	O
to	O
cast	O
more/better	O
spells	B-Application
each	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
spells	B-Application
require	O
many	O
turns	O
to	O
cast	O
even	O
with	O
level	O
V	O
Spell-Casting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	O
can	O
not	O
work	O
together	O
to	O
cast	O
one	O
spell	B-Application
-	O
each	O
must	O
cast	O
it	O
individually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
fire	O
off	O
an	O
altar	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
must	O
first	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
then	O
target	O
a	O
spot	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
(	O
within	O
a	O
certain	O
range	O
)	O
,	O
then	O
click	O
to	O
cast	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
over	O
the	O
targeted	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altars	O
require	O
500	O
mana	B-Application
to	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
turn	O
,	O
they	O
accumulate	O
50	O
mana	B-Application
charge	O
,	O
requiring	O
10	O
turns	O
to	O
fully	O
recharge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
with	O
enough	O
mana	B-Application
crystals	O
may	O
fire	O
an	O
altar	O
multiple	O
times	O
sequentially	O
without	O
recharging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spells	B-Application
are	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
types	O
-	O
unit	O
spells	B-Application
which	O
enhance	O
a	O
single	O
unit	O
,	O
combat	O
spells	B-Application
which	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
directly	O
damage	O
or	O
handicap	O
the	O
enemy	O
during	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
global	O
spells	B-Application
which	O
can	O
affect	O
terrain	O
,	O
structures	O
and	O
groups	O
of	O
units	O
on	O
the	O
global	O
map	O
,	O
or	O
summon	O
magical	O
creatures	O
to	O
player	O
's	O
aid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
have	O
different	O
mana	B-Application
costs	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
advanced	O
they	O
are	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
unit	O
and	O
global	O
spells	B-Application
can	O
take	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
turn	O
to	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
spell	B-Application
furthermore	O
belongs	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
spheres	O
of	O
magic	O
:	O
Life	O
,	O
Death	O
,	O
Air	O
,	O
Earth	O
,	O
Fire	O
,	O
Water	O
,	O
Cosmos	O
and	O
Secret/Chaos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mana	B-Application
,	O
the	O
magical	O
energy	O
required	O
to	O
research	O
and	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
is	O
channeled	O
from	O
magic	O
nodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	O
with	O
Spell-Casting	O
also	O
generate	O
mana	B-Application
,	O
your	O
King/Leader	O
more	O
so	O
than	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spells	B-Application
may	O
be	O
cast	O
during	O
combat	O
,	O
though	O
global	O
spells	B-Application
are	O
disabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
spells	B-Application
may	O
target	O
a	O
unit	O
or	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
enemy	O
collectively	O
,	O
damaging	O
or	O
temporarily	O
handicapping	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
spells	B-Application
have	O
a	O
maximum	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
ranged	O
attacks	O
(	O
including	O
some	O
types	O
of	O
spells	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
melee	O
strikes	O
can	O
result	O
in	O
friendly	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
offensive	O
spells	B-Application
have	O
to	O
beat	O
the	O
target	O
's	O
resistance	O
instead	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
both	O
defence	O
and	O
resistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
underwent	O
a	O
long	O
development	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
World	O
of	O
Wonders	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
upgraded	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
ultimately	O
scrapped	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
released	O
version	O
of	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
files	O
within	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
are	O
in	O
Impulse	B-Application
Tracker	I-Application
(	O
.IT	O
)	O
format	O
and	O
were	O
composed	O
by	O
Michiel	O
van	O
den	O
Bos	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
also	O
composed	O
for	O
other	O
notable	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Unreal	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
21st	O
tune	O
called	O
"	O
In	O
The	O
Company	O
of	O
Elves	B-Application
"	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
demo	O
version	O
of	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
,	O
but	O
not	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
demo	O
version	O
all	O
songs	O
beside	O
the	O
title	O
song	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
Scream	B-Application
Tracker	I-Application
(	O
.s3m	O
)	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Nick	O
Woods	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
love	O
strategy	O
and	O
role	O
playing	O
games	O
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
is	O
worth	O
the	O
purchase	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
are	O
wanting	O
to	O
play	O
something	O
different	O
than	O
the	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
Warlords	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
new	O
Disciples	B-Application
,	O
then	O
you	O
may	O
want	O
to	O
try	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Vederman	O
of	O
NextGen	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
stands	O
tall	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
PC	O
Player	O
noted	O
that	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
was	O
"	O
not	O
necessarily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
sellers	O
in	O
gaming	O
history	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
its	O
commercial	O
performance	O
was	O
adequate	O
to	O
justify	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
and	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
nominated	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
their	O
1999	O
"	O
Best	O
Turn-Based	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
Centauri	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
began	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
four	O
sequels	O
:	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wizard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
:	I-Application
Planetfall	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
came	O
with	O
a	O
basic	O
map	O
editing	O
utility	O
"	O
AoWEd	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
scenarios	O
or	O
to	O
edit	O
existing	O
scenarios	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
the	O
AoWEd	O
was	O
largely	O
responsible	O
for	O
keeping	O
the	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
entertained	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
