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'''''Age of Wonders''''' is a turn-based strategy PC-game released by Triumph Studios in 1999. Originally titled ''World of Wonders'', the game incorporates elements of a fantasy RPG with [[4X]] strategy. It has often been compared to ''[[Heroes of Might and Magic]]'' and considered the [[Spiritual Successor]] to ''[[Master of Magic]]''. ''Age of Wonders'' was followed by sequel ''Age of Wonders 2: The Wizard's Throne'' and a stand-alone expansion ''AoW: Shadow Magic''.
The setting is a classical [[High Fantasy]] one, there were initially twelve races divided by alignment, the follow-ups replaced some and added three more:
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* Most of the above tropes apply again, of course.
* [[Anti-Magical Faction]]: The Phobian Empire is on a crusade against magic, or so they say, since their commanders actively use it.
* [[Artificial Stupidity]]: You can negotiate with rival wizards and trade them spells, resources or locations - and they will trade for a watchtower in your territory ''right next to a stack of dragons that can retake it at a moment's notice''. Even better, you can give them a magic item with a serious drawback (like [[The Lord of the Rings|The Halfling's Ring]] which gives invisibility (which many high-level units can see through) but increases physical damage by 50%) and the wizard will always equip it.
* [[Bug War]]: ''Shadow Magic'' combines with with [[Legions of Hell]] to produce the shadow demons.
* [[Catfolk]]: Tigrans.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Arthurian myth - Merlin, who finds a Sword in the Stone in an optional quest "that may be of use to me in some future age", and Nimue the Lady of the Lake.
** To Shakespeare: Mab, the Queen of the Goblins. And more tenuously, Tempest, the air wizard.
** There's an artifact giving the wearer invisibility for the cost of raised vulnerability to attacks. [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|Does This Remind You Of]] [[The Lord of the Rings|anything?]] Hint: its name includes the words "ring" and "halfling".
* [[Shovel Strike]]: Frostling basic unit [http://aow2.heavengames.com/gameinfo/units/frostlings.shtml#snowscaper Snowscaper].
* [[Squishy Wizard]]: Attempting to prevent the [[One Man Party]] in the first game. The player character is no longer "super" hero unit and must be stationed in a tower to use global magic across your territory. While your wizard can still equip gear it's usually better in the hands of your recruited heroes who are in the field and end up as one man armies anyway.
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