The destruction of the world is already predetermined.
Scepterstone is an asynchronous strategy game where you strategically allocate a limited number of turns to grow your kingdom and compete against other players for the throne of the season.
Explore land and build farms, cities, laboratories, barracks, and fortresses. You must manage gold, magic, food, housing, population, and army in balance. Target enemy nations with rapid growth, and build up your army to destroy your adversaries.
### Five Schools of Magic
Choose one of the following: Cinder, Life, Radiance, Illusion, or Twilight. Each school offers different spells to research, summonable units, heroes, and combat styles. You can research spells and invest turns directly to unlock new strategies.
### Kingdom Building and Resource Management
Decide which buildings to allocate your acquired land to. Production, research, military power, and defense are interconnected.
Maintaining a strong army requires a stable economy, and protecting a grown economy requires fortresses and defensive walls.
### Preparation Determines Victory
Scout to identify your opponent's weaknesses, then assemble your units, heroes, spells, and items to march out. Standard warfare, siege warfare, and plundering each carry different objectives and risks. After battle, you can view troop losses, resource transfers, and the causes of victory or defeat in a step-by-step report.
### Markets and Diplomacy
Trade acquired items in the market and form alliances or guilds with other kingdoms. Sometimes, cooperation is the most powerful strategy to fend off a greater enemy. However, only one kingdom can claim the Throne of the Season.
### Seasons Run Over Time
Season periods run for 2 weeks, 1 month, or 3 months per server. Turns accumulate even when you are not playing, allowing you to log in at your convenience to make important decisions.
### The Throne and the Blessing of the Scepterstone
The Season 1 winner ascends to the Throne and can open the five gateways of the Scepterstone. You must withstand challenges from other kingdoms while opening the gateways. Defend the throne to the very end, complete the blessings, and save your kingdom from a collapsing world.
When the season ends, winners and major records are enshrined in the Hall of Fame. In the new season, everyone rebuilds their kingdom and begins a new history.
You have only time and choices.
Raise your kingdom, claim the throne, and survive the impending mass extinction.
Open the five gateways of the kingdom in a dying world to complete the Scepterstone's blessing. Claim the throne, survive, and start a new season.