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Gloom Beacon by StrongGames is an epic game challenging you to use your strategic thinking at full scale. Even the most exacting players will be satisfied: it combines turn-based card strategy with role-playing elements; and mahjong style combats, though hasteless, are really thrilling.

Starting the game you should first choose the sex and the race of your character: human, elf, dwarf, Minos (looks like a bull), Lahama (some kind of a demon), Rooh (a huge bird), Skogi (looks like a rat) or Kanchhor, which is, apparently, a snake.

Then you read the sorrowful tale of Oasis, which was a prosperous trade center long ago, but now it is enshrouded in darkness. Ships of desert cannot find it any more, because the evil magician Krachont has built the Gloom Beacon, and now its dark beams hide Oasis day and night. He has enslaved the citizens, turned the former king into a ruthless monster and imprisoned the queen.

Lots of intrepid warriors tried to force the Dark Tower and to defeat the evil magician, but not a bit of it. But now it is your turn to fight Krachont and his numerous accomplices.

Each battle consists of two parts: the chess-like board showing the enemy units and your allies. The squares affect your health and mana levels in different way: for example, a certain square can increase fire mana and decrease water mana by 20 points each, but there can be no effect on air and earth mana. It means that you can choose the better square to start the combat.

As you have already guessed, your character (and each allied unit) has a certain number of health points and four types of mana required to cast spells. The spells are represented in the form of mahjong plates, so that you cast them playing according to mahjong rules. Remember: the spells do not work if you lack mana! Assemble a strong troop, work out a strategy and let the Fortune smile upon you.

Editor review: Reviewer, 2010-12-24 07:41:00

There are many kinds of computer games available in the market that capture the imagination of the kids and adults alike. Games that are both adventurous as well as entertaining are a big hit among people. Some games require you to go for a lot of strategies and plans and thus are pretty engaging. These days many games based on stories that are quite akin to the fairy tales that we had read in our childhood are also available. Drama, magic, conspiracy, strategies are important ingredients used in these computer games. Gloom Beacon 1.0 by StrongGames is a game that has all these and more. It promises to take you to the world of magic, evil, dwarfs, elfs and minos. It creates a mysterious ambiance and gives you great thrill when you play.

Gloom Beacon 1.0 opens with a very vibrant interface that indicates what to expect in the game. The important tabs are given in the right corner and the instructions are quite precise. In this game your character is a warrior who enters the Gloom Beacon to kill the evil magician Krachont who has hidden the prosperous trade center of Oasis and transformed the king into a monster and imprisoned the Queen. You have to defeat the vile magician but before moving ahead you have to first choose the race and sex of your character from the many interesting options available like elfs, dwarfs and minos etc. There are chessboard like squares given where you will find both your allies and your enemies. The squares influence both your mana and health and help you to cast spells to defeat Krachont and his friends.

As Gloom Beacon 1.0 is extremely thrilling and adventurous and very interesting to play it can hold your attention for long. Hence, it is given a rating of five points for its scintillating game play and interesting plot. Gra