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Games Like Ortus Arena, strategy board game online, FOR FREE

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You are a cunning warlord, craving for intensive short mental combats and becoming the best. Enter this online multiplayer strategy board game: a 1vs1 turn based resource game that is easy to understand, but complex to master. NOW FOR FREE!

Reviews: Mixed — 60% — of 52 reviews
Released: 2016-09-28
Developer: Firebrush Studios
Publisher: Plug In Digital
Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.4 hrs
Mean playtime: 25.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 50%

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