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MontyZ
Sep 25, 2005, 04:29 PM
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greatdevourer
Sep 25, 2005, 05:21 PM
Er... how about Age Of Empires? Or is that too different from Age Of Empires...
MontyZ
Sep 25, 2005, 05:23 PM
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stutz
Sep 25, 2005, 05:35 PM
Check these links for reviews of chess games. They've come out in the last year or so.

Kasparov Checkmate
http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=466

Big Bang Chess
http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=509

Big Bang Board Games
http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/view.php?ID=597

As far as the RTS games, it doesn't get a lot better than Age of Empires in my opinion. You could get Star Wars Battlegrounds and the expansion pack. It's just like Age of Empires with a Star Wars theme. The best RTS that has come out recently for Mac is Rise of Nations. It's great. Better graphics and a little less on the hunting gathering stuff than Age of Empires.

Stutz
greatdevourer
Sep 25, 2005, 05:53 PM
The newest version of AOE isn't available on the Mac. Which version would that be? Far as I remember, Age Of Empires 3 isn't out yet on any platform
Eric5h5
Sep 26, 2005, 02:13 PM
Also, is there any good real-time-strategy game for the Mac that is similar to Age of Empires?

How about Age of Mythology?

--Eric
colocolo
Sep 26, 2005, 02:30 PM
Every time I hear someone praise Age of Empires, I wonder if they have played Starcraft or similar.
tykles
Sep 26, 2005, 03:06 PM
For chess, try Chessmaster 9000 (http://www.feralinteractive.com/?game=chessmaster9k&language=english&section=). Really excellent tutorials.
dan-o-mac
Sep 26, 2005, 04:17 PM
Every time I hear someone praise Age of Empires, I wonder if they have played Starcraft or similar.

I praise AoE 2 all the time, it's my all time favorite. Starcraft is a classic game also, but it's no Age of Empire II. :D
Eric5h5
Sep 26, 2005, 09:30 PM
Starcraft is a classic game also, but it's no Age of Empire II. :D

Correct. It's much better. ;)

--Eric
Toreador93
Sep 26, 2005, 10:06 PM
I still play AoE 2 (pc). I love that game! And it's so much better playing with other people. Unfortunately for Mac players, it might be harder to find other players.
dan-o-mac
Sep 27, 2005, 07:55 AM
Correct. It's much better. ;)

--Eric

touché
Eric5h5
Sep 27, 2005, 10:10 AM
touché

Mind you, I did enjoy Age of Empires II, but I still haven't gotten around to playing the expansion yet, while I played StarCraft and Brood Wars incessently for months....

--Eric