<s>
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
of	I-Application
Britannia	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
3May	O
2018	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
brought	O
to	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
on	O
24	O
May	O
2018	O
and	O
7	O
June	O
2018	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
both	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	B-Application
and	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
islands	O
of	O
Britain	O
and	O
Ireland	O
after	O
Alfred	O
the	O
Great	O
defeated	O
the	O
Viking	B-Application
invaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
control	O
of	O
various	O
factions	O
including	O
Vikings	B-Application
,	O
British	O
clans	O
and	O
Anglo-Saxons	O
,	O
and	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
new	O
king	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thrones	B-Application
of	I-Application
Britannia	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
shorter	O
but	O
more	O
focused	O
Total	O
War	O
game	O
by	O
focusing	O
on	O
a	O
particular	O
time	O
period	O
in	O
history	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
era-spanning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	B-Application
Game	I-Application
"	O
at	O
The	O
Independent	O
Game	O
Developers	O
 '	O
Association	O
Awards	O
2018	O
,	O
whereas	O
its	O
other	O
nominations	O
were	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Educational	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Audio	O
Design	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Heritage	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
