Salvete. I was originally planning on blogging about the Total War series or the iPad game app Galaxy on Fire II, but I just had an ache to play Indigon's Star Relic, a small, online, single-player game in the background of Armor Games. This is an amazing game; after my years playing Armor Games were done and over, Star Relic is still one that I like to play occasionally.
Star Relic is a turn-based, high-strategy, science-fiction game. This game is complete, with player-versus-player, story, and single-battle modes. Like a futuristic game of chess, Star Relic is based on a series of pieces, each with different moves, attack points, health points, range, and special traits, on a hexagonal, constantly-rotating board. These pieces are purchased at a Warp Gate, which could be considered a stationary king piece. There are three different races (factions; Human, Klosian, and Sodinar) through which one can play numerous pieces. There are too many pieces to describe in a short while, so I'll name a few of my favorites.
I usually play as the Human faction (as I do with all games that give me an option, such as Electronic Arts' Battle for Middle-Earth series), so I am mostly familiar with the Human ships (pieces), but I know enough to highlight some good alien ships as well. From the Human fleet, I prefer the missile frigate and the defense turret. The missile frigate has a poor movement ability and an average range, but its greatest ability is the ability to shift the direction of missiles, a trait that no other vessel has. Thus, projectiles can move around corners, hitting enemies when they cannot hit back. The defense turret is a powerhouse of the Human fleet. they cannot move very far, but skilled players can easily get past this disadvantage. These ships have an amazing amount of health and attack, and they mean "Game Over" in masse near an enemy base. The only superior Human ship, the Juggernaut, is basically the Defense Turret with an additional movement bonus.
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