<s>
Armageddon	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
is	O
a	O
4x	B-Application
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Armageddon	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
,	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
factions	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
faction	O
is	O
at	O
war	O
with	O
the	O
others	O
,	O
seeking	O
to	O
dominate	O
the	O
meager	O
resources	O
of	O
a	O
fictitious	O
wasteland	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
cards	O
are	O
not	O
truly	O
collectible	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
sense	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
complete	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
purchase	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
feature	O
deck	O
design	O
and	O
deck	B-Application
optimization	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
board	O
is	O
a	O
hex	O
map	O
representing	O
the	O
wasteland	B-Application
,	O
upon	O
which	O
in-play	O
cards	O
are	O
placed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
picking	O
which	O
deck	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
choosing	O
basic	O
game	O
settings	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
taken	O
to	O
the	O
wasteland	B-Application
map	O
where	O
they	O
place	O
their	O
initial	O
tiles	O
and	O
headquarters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
number	O
of	O
dice	O
which	O
factions	O
roll	O
is	O
uniform	O
,	O
but	O
by	O
expending	O
resources	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
increase	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
dice	O
rolled	O
for	O
that	O
turn	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
odds	O
that	O
they	O
win	B-Application
the	O
roll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
if	O
players	O
invest	O
too	O
many	O
resources	O
to	O
win	B-Application
the	O
roll	O
,	O
they	O
may	O
be	O
limited	O
in	O
what	O
they	O
can	O
actually	O
do	O
during	O
their	O
turn	O
,	O
having	O
depleted	O
their	O
supplies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
Vic	O
Davis	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
behind	O
Armageddon	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
,	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
making	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
first	O
came	O
to	O
him	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Davis	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
his	O
first	O
project	O
,	O
a	O
Darklands-style	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game/turn	O
-based	O
strategy	O
hybrid	O
,	O
when	O
he	O
reached	O
the	O
conclusion	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
was	O
n't	O
going	O
to	O
work	O
"	O
in	O
January	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
eventually	O
led	O
him	O
to	O
merge	O
the	O
two	O
game	O
types	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
core	O
mechanics	O
behind	O
Armageddon	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Director	I-Operating_System
,	O
chosen	O
based	O
on	O
Davis	O
 '	O
previous	O
experience	O
using	O
the	O
package	O
to	O
do	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
post	O
on	O
the	O
Cryptic	O
Comet	O
blog	O
mentioned	O
that	O
a	O
free	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Armageddon	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
entitled	O
Cults	O
of	O
the	O
Wastelands	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
post	O
on	O
the	O
Cryptic	O
Comet	O
blog	O
announced	O
that	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
free	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Armageddon	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
had	O
begun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Negative	O
criticisms	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
bare-bones	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pelit	O
called	O
Armageddon	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
"	O
A	O
very	O
entertaining	O
turn-based	O
post-apocalyptic	O
strategy	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
tools	O
of	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
blend	O
of	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
and	O
board	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
lacks	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
