ome five centuries have passed since the fall of the Roman Empire, and Europe, a barbaric and fragmented continent with hundreds of independent powers contesting for power, remains hardly more than a tribal society of barbaric clans and petty warlords.

And yet it is during this time near the end of the First Millennium, that the nations we know today were forged in a crucible of fire and bloodshed. A cruel time for many, the riches were great to those who held power. Many claimed to be lord and king, but for whom the emperor's crown?

onqueror is a turn-based, multiplayer strategy game that takes place on a map of medieval Europe. Easy to learn but more complex than Risk. Play on the web against as many as 16 human or AI opponents, for games as short as 30 minutes or as long as 4 hours. An ingenious system of simultaneous turns means that you don't have to wait for other players to make their moves!