The Rise of Nations booth and some of the
Big Huge Games staff.
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Big Huge Games
held a Rise of Nations tournament on both Thursday and Friday. Four contestants were
picked by random each day for a short one vs one tournament. The winner got a gift
certificate for micrsofot products and the chance to play Brian Reynolds at his own game.
Angel Draco got chosen the first day and he beat his first oppenent but lost in the
finals. Thunder was chosen on Friday and he won the tournament and was able to
defeat Brian at his own game! As you might expect, we got a lot of great information
on Rise of Nations which we will be combing through over the next few days and will be
bringing you a lot more information on this excellent upcoming game from Microsoft and Big
Huge Games.
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The Rise of
Nations setup at the Microsoft booth.
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On the left, Tim
Train from Big Huge Games and Danan Davis from Microsoft watching the Tournament. In
the center, Angel Draco posing next to Thursday's tournament board. Draco played in
Thursday's tournament and won in the first round but lost in the finals to Zuik. On
the right, Kristine Ishii, aka "Nanogirl" (in gray), who now works for Big Huge
Games. She was one of the world's best Starcraft players when she was hired at the
age of 21 by Big Huge Games to do multiplayer balancing for Rise of Nations.
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Brian Reynolds,
President of Big Huge Games and designer of Rise of Nations, taking on Thursday's Rise of
Nations tournament winner, Zuik.
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Some
screenshots from Thursday's tournament action. Brian Reyolds (red) is playing as
"Hot Sauce Boy" against Zuik (blue). In these four screenshots, you'll see
Brian advancing through some of the ages. There are eight ages in Rise of Nations.
You'll also notice on the mini-map that the area controlled by each player is
highlighted in that player's color. Look for lots more Rise of Nations information
to come.
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These four
screenshots show the endgame of Brian playing Zuik. The first screen shows Brian
taking out a tower with an ICBM. The second screenshot shows Brian capturing a city
and gaining some resources in the process. The third screenshot shows Brian
preparing some missle silos from which ultimate destruction will rain down on Zuik.
The final screen shows the results of Brian's nuclear missle, signaling doom for Zuik.
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