我很少玩游戏，更很少写关于它们的文章。我一方面可以数出有多少游戏真正吸引了我，足以让我玩超过几天的时间。因此，当我告诉人们我目前沉迷于玩 iPad 游戏时，他们难以置信地看着我。
大约十年前，我和我的妻子玩了一场Sid Meier游戏，你在其中制作了自己的高尔夫球场。然后你必须把它作为一项有利可图的业务来经营。当这个游戏接管我们的生活时，我们的生活停止了几个月。然后我们的Windows版本升级，游戏停止运行。
现在有了 iPad Air ， Forge Of Empires再次发生了同样的事情，这很可能是我玩过的最令人上瘾的游戏。
创建自己的世界(Own World)并成为国王(Be King)（或女王(Or Queen)）
iPad是玩游戏的绝佳设备。虽然您可以在 Internet 浏览器中玩 Forge Of Empires(Forge Of Empires in an internet browser)，但使用触控板或鼠标会带来相当笨拙和尴尬的体验。
但iPad版很棒。图形非常流畅，鲜艳的色彩突然出现，(the iPad version is wonderful. Graphics are very smooth, the bright colors pop out at you,)点击屏幕进行选择既快速又简单。
上图显示了连续玩了四天后的马克城。(Mark City)但是当你第一次开始时，你只有市政厅、一些土地、一些硬币和一些钻石。然后是时候开始建立自己的文明了。
您的选择
让我们看一下屏幕底部出现的选项，但我会跳过Market、Inventory和Settings。您不需要它们来开始游戏，而且它们很容易弄清楚。
值得指出的是，这是一款需要数年才能玩完(YEARS)的游戏。这是一个缓慢有条不紊的逻辑长期游戏。您的文明始于青铜时代(Bronze Age)，随着您的进步，您将进入铁器时代(Iron Age)、中世纪(Middle Ages)等等，直到您进入现代时代(Modern Era)。
建造
游戏的重点是购买越来越多的土地并在其上进行建设，以使您的帝国比以往任何时候都更大、更富有、更强大。因此，您越快开始建设，人口迁移的速度就越快，因此税收收入开始进入的速度就越快。
因此，通过检查您的资金并查看您能负担得起的费用，开始在您的可用土地上进行建设。至少，开始建造小屋，这将在开始时提供一些钱。
您可以单击每个问号以查看构建它需要什么（多少钱，多少工具等）。
您还必须建立经济，因为这也可以促进财富和税收。因此，当您筹集资金（并获得土地）时，请开始建立您的产业。
研究
显然，随着您的进步，您的行业会变得更加先进。但要做到这一点，您需要研究各个领域。
要让研究开始、取得进展并取得成功，您需要所谓的Forge Points。这些以每小时一个的速度自动生成，您可以在您目前处于的任何研究水平上使用它们。或者，如果您想要更快地获得更多锻造点数，您可以使用游戏币、游戏钻石或真钱购买它们。
当一个研究级别结束时，你会获得更多的土地，或者研究成果（每个模块都会告诉你在结束时你获得了什么）。
军队
每个帝国都需要军队，而您需要立即建立自己的军队。所以开始建造军营并训练你的士兵。然后，您可以决定如果战斗来临，谁将在前线。绿色方块表示他们中是否有人受伤。
显然，一开始，你的军队在武器方面会非常简陋，但随着你的研究进展，你的武器也会如此。
地图
要建立一个帝国，你需要知道你要去哪里以及你的敌人住在哪里。为此，您需要一张地图。
绿色区域是您控制的区域（通过谈判或战争），红色区域由敌人控制。如果你点击一个敌人的位置，你会受到统治者的欢迎，你会看到你的选择。
你会看到他们的谈判价格。如果你没有它，你可以在有钻石的情况下购买它，或者在公开市场上交易这些物品。或者如果你感觉特别嗜血，你可以看看他们的军事实力，看看你是否喜欢打架。
如您所见，他们有剑，而我有……石头？所以不，是时候优雅地退出，也许是谈判。
每个人都需要一个朋友
“Forge Of Empires”的优势之一是您可以与其他玩家建立联盟。他们可以在你的世界里花钱，而你在他们的世界里花钱。尤其是在他们花钱喝啤酒的酒馆里。
他们还可以向您发送“动力”，这是您屏幕上出现金星的地方。虽然，被告知他们已经擦亮了你的花是相当奇怪的......
收钱！
根据建筑和行业的类型，每隔几个小时左右就会开始有钱进来。准备好后，您会看到硬币在每个地方上方盘旋。只需(Just)轻按它们，钱就会存入国库。
在屏幕顶部，您将看到当前所有内容的数量，因此您将立即知道您是同花顺还是破产。
您的顾问
每个统治者都需要顾问，所以当你开始游戏时，你会被介绍给你的人民。他们会警告您任何即将发生的问题，建议下一步做什么，并出售您的商品。
让人高兴
最后，任何独裁者都会告诉你，如果民众变得不快乐和不安，那么你就有大麻烦了。
所以给他们一些让他们开心的东西。一个让他们喝醉的小酒馆，一个让他们发笑的剧院，一个让他们相信他们有多棒的雕像，一个教育他们的学校。
如果他们快乐，他们就会更加努力。这意味着更多的税收收入。全方位双赢。
Forge Of Empires Is Probably The Most Addictive iPad Game Ever
I very rarely play games and even more rarely wrіte about them. I can count on one hand how many games have truly gripped me enough to play them longer than а few daуs. So when I tеll people I am currently addicted to playing an iPad game, they look at me in disbelief.
About a decade ago, my wife and I played a Sid Meier game where you made your own golf course. Then you had to run it as a profitable business. Our lives stopped for months as this game took over our lives. Then our version of Windows got upgraded and the game stopped working.
Now with the iPad Air, the same thing is happening all over again with Forge Of Empires, quite possibly the most addictive game I have ever played.
Create Your Own World & Be King (Or Queen)
The iPad is a wonderful device for playing games. Although you can play Forge Of Empires in an internet browser, it is a rather clunky and awkward experience using a trackpad or mouse.
But the iPad version is wonderful. Graphics are very smooth, the bright colors pop out at you, and tapping the screen to make selections is fast and easy.
The image above shows Mark City after four days of continuous play. But when you start for the first time, you only have the town hall, some land, some coins, and some diamonds. Then it’s time to start building your own civilization.
Your Options
Let’s take a look at the options that present themselves at the bottom of the screen, but I will pass over Market, Inventory, and Settings. You won’t need them to start the game and they are pretty easy to figure out.
It’s worth pointing out that this is a game that will take literally YEARS to play. It’s a slow methodical logical long-term game. Your civilization starts in the Bronze Age and as you progress, you enter the Iron Age, The Middle Ages, and more until you enter the Modern Era.
Build
The whole point of the game is to buy more and more land and build on it to make your empire bigger, richer, and more powerful than ever before. So the quicker you start building, the faster the population moves in, and therefore the quicker the tax revenue starts coming in.
So start building on your available land by checking your money and seeing what you can afford. At the very least, start building huts which will provide some money at the beginning.
You can click on the question mark on each one to see what you need to build it (how much money, how many tools, etc).
You also have to build up an economy as that also promotes wealth and taxes. So as you raise the money (and acquire the land), start building your industries.
Research
Obviously, as you progress, your industries become much more advanced. But for that to happen, you need to research various areas.
For research to start, progress, and succeed, you need what is called Forge Points. These are automatically generated at the rate of one an hour and you can use them on whatever research level you are currently at. Or if you want more Forge Points faster, you can buy them, either with your game coins, game diamonds, or real money.
When a research level is over, you gain benefits such as more land, or the fruits of that research (each module will tell you what you gain at the end of it).
Army
Every empire needs a military and you will need to build yours straight away. So start building military barracks and train your soldiers. Then you can decide who will be in the front-lines if a battle comes. The green squares indicate if any of them are wounded or not.
Obviously at the beginning, your army will be very rudimentary in terms of weapons but as your research progresses, so will your weaponry.
Map
To build an empire, you need to know where you are going and where your enemies live. For that, you need a map.
The green areas are the ones you control (either through negotiation or by war) and the red areas are held by the enemy. If you click on an enemy position, you will be greeted by the ruler and you will see your options.
You will see their price for negotiation. If you don’t have it, you can buy it if you have the diamonds or trade for the items on the open market. Or if you’re feeling particularly bloodthirsty, you can see their military strength and see if you fancy a bit of a fistfight.
As you can see they have swords and I have….stones? So no, time for a graceful exit and maybe a negotiation.
Everybody Needs a Friend
One of the strengths of “Forge Of Empires” is that you can build up alliances with other players. They can spend coins in your world and you spend coins in theirs. Especially in the tavern where they will spend money drinking your beer.
They can also send you “motivation” which is where gold stars pop up on your screen. Although, being told they have polished your flowers is rather weird…
Money Collection!
Depending on the type of building and industry, money will start to come in every couple of hours or so. When it is ready, you will see coins hovering above each place. Just tap them and the money will be banked in the treasury.
At the top of the screen, you will see the current amounts of everything so you will know right away if you are flush or going broke.
Your Advisors
Every ruler needs advisors so when you start the game, you are introduced to your people. They will warn you of any impending problems, suggest what to do next, and sell your wares.
Make People Happy
Finally, as any dictator will tell you if the population gets unhappy and restless, you’re in big trouble.
So give them things to make them happy. A tavern to let them get drunk, a theater to make them laugh, statues to convince them how wonderful they are, and schools to educate them.
If they are happy, they work harder. That means more tax revenue. A win-win all around.
