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Crown and Council is a simple and fun strategy game. It is pretty RNG heavy, and the clicking can be a bit off. The window is not reziable, and the game doesn't really have any menus, except for the loading screens in between each level. The controls for the game are only given to you on the loading screens. Even with those few issues, it is still a fun game that will keep you entertained for a few hours.

Good fun from a simple game. Just enough strategy to keep you interested, and just enough randomness to make you curse the RNG.

It's okay

Kept me going for around 20-30 maps. The game is really good but it needs to be harder.. add new stuff make it harder. Really easy for now.

I'm not sure if I liked this or not, but there is definitely some potential here for updates or other games. All players should try this, because this game seems to be for all.

Awesome free game.

I thought this game was very fun. It is very strategic and you really have to think ahead. I recommend you to play it.

tiny strategic game which becomes pretty soon impossible to play because of balance issues.
the map with the ships took ages to solve and was really annoying and boring to complete.

The game does have nice aesthetics, with its 16-bit style art and calming music. It doesn't try to complicate itself with the mechanics. Conquer lands that are adjacent to yours with one gold or strike any bit of land with a navy for four gold, with each land you gain more income in gold. Castles up their defense, towns up the income, and universities give you research points which help you upgrade you army, navy, castles, and towns. Now add over 70 maps and that's the game. The tutorial of the game is actually a little more spread out compared to other strategy games like this. It doesn't tell you everything after every minor, mandatory action, but tells you simply what a mechanic does, and lets you go fight a map. Tells you about another mechanic, and lets you play. I like it because it lets me learn the game far more easily, and lets you get straight to the action.

This game is not without its flaws, though. First of, be ready to click on things a few times because of a slight drop in frame rate. As well as having a town on you frontlines even though you clicked on the opposite side of you empire. Also, clicking on water will cancel your army. Secondly, there are events that can happen to you called plauges and rebellions. Rebellions will make the province neutral again, while plagues destroy you towns. I don't mind the mechanics, but I do mind when I build a town just to have it be immediately destroyed the next turn. So players, keep some extra change on hand, and Mojang, I'd recommend adding an short-immunity mechanic for towns and provinces. Speaking of things you should fix, Mojang, try to make sure that the generator makes maps that DON'T have one pixel provinces. I don't like trying to find the one territory that's keeping the last kingdom alive because it's the size of Hong Kong compared to my Russian Empire. These may sound petty of me, but I'd recommend slowing down the action speed of the opponents so that they can be easier to follow. It may also make it more tense. Also, I get the "Crown" part of the title, but where's the "& Council"? It's just you making the all of the decisions. It's basically just an absolute monarchy. (I apologize if you were trying to give some backstory of how these kingdoms used to live in harmony, but then broke their alliances and started fighting. It would be kinda clever.)

Despite a few technical bugs, I'd recommend Crown & Council. It tries to bring you a relaxing enough experience that still keeps you thinking.

Not sure why there are so many "mixed" reviews. This game is free! Love the 8-bit asthetic. Took a moment to get used to the mechanics. After you get used to it, it's quite fun. Your empire-expanding abilities grow with new levels (mines, farms), just as the game become more complex and difficult (plagues, rebellions). Music leaves something to be desired though.