Age of War

Evolve through five ages: out-tech, out-fight and crush the enemy base.

Single Player

Battle the computer. Pick a difficulty:

Match length

Multiplayer

Fight a real opponent in real time.

Quick Match is played at Classic pace.

How to play
  • Spawn units from the bar. They march right and fight automatically.
  • Earn gold passively and from kills; spend it on units and turrets.
  • Kills grant XP. Bank enough and Evolve to the next age for stronger units.
  • Build turrets on your base and unleash the Special attack to wipe the lane.
  • Destroy the enemy base to win.

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Age of War is a lane strategy game in the spirit of the classic Flash game. Two bases face each other across one battlefield. You train soldiers, they march toward the enemy and fight whatever stands in their way, and the first side to tear down the other base wins. Every kill brings gold and experience, and enough experience lets you evolve into the next age with stronger units, new turrets and a bigger special attack.

This version runs in your browser with nothing to install. You can fight the computer on four difficulty levels, or play a real person in real time, either a random opponent through Quick Match or a friend through a private room code. A match lasts as long as you want it to: a quick Blitz over a lunch break, a Classic game close to the original, or an Epic battle of about an hour.

It is made for anyone who liked the original and for newcomers to strategy games. The rules fit in a few sentences, but timing an evolution, choosing between more units and more turrets, and saving the special for the right wave decide the close games.

What is in the game

  • Five ages. Stone Age, Castle Age, Renaissance, Modern Age and Future Age, each with its own scenery, units and buildings.
  • Three units per age. A front-line fighter, a ranged unit and a heavy elite unit, fifteen in all.
  • Two turrets per age. A light, fast-firing one and a heavy siege one. Your base has four turret slots: two are free and two can be bought with gold. A turret you no longer want sells for half its price.
  • A special attack per age. It hits every enemy unit on the field and then needs about a minute to recharge.
  • Single player. Easy, Normal, Hard and Insane, with Blitz, Classic or Epic match length.
  • Real-time 1v1 multiplayer. The server checks every order, so gold, experience and cooldowns cannot be cheated. You always see your own base on the left.
  • Achievements and a career record. Twelve achievements, a battle report after each match and your record, all kept in this browser.
  • Settings. Music and sound volume, mute, screen shake and blood effects, plus English and Czech.

How to play Age of War

  1. Pick a mode and a match length

    Choose Single Player with a match length and a difficulty, or Multiplayer with Quick Match or a private room.

  2. Train units

    Click a unit in the bar at the bottom or press 1, 2 or 3. Units are built one after another and then march right on their own and fight whatever they meet.

  3. Earn gold and experience

    Gold comes in every second and for every enemy you kill. Kills also give experience, shown in the XP bar.

  4. Evolve to the next age

    When the XP bar is full, press Evolve or E. You get the next age's units, turrets and special attack, and your base gains health.

  5. Build turrets and use the special attack

    Put turrets in the slots on your base to hold the line, and fire the special attack with F when a big wave comes.

  6. Destroy the enemy base

    Push your army across the field. The first side to bring the other base down to zero wins.

The five ages

Each age brings three new units, two new turret types and a new special attack. Units and turrets you already have keep fighting.

Stone Age
Club Man, Slingshot Man and Dino Rider. Turrets: Rock Slinger and Primitive Catapult. Special: Falling Rocks.
Castle Age
Sword Man, Archer and Knight. Turrets: Arrow Tower and Ballista. Special: Arrow Volley.
Renaissance
Duelist, Musketeer and Cannoneer. Turrets: Musket Post and Cannon Tower. Special: Cannon Barrage.
Modern Age
Infantry, Bazooka and Tank. Turrets: MG Nest and Rocket Battery. Special: Air Strike.
Future Age
God's Blade, Blaster and War Machine. Turrets: Laser Turret and Ion Sphere. Special: Ion Cannon.

Tips for winning

  • Defend first. Turrets and units fighting next to your own base have the advantage. Throwing every coin into an early attack often just feeds the enemy gold and experience.
  • Keep a shield in front. Ranged units deal a lot of damage for their price, but they need a few melee units ahead of them to stay alive.
  • Evolve on time. Evolving costs no gold and raises your base's health. A player one age ahead usually wins the next fight.
  • Save the special. It recharges for about a minute, so use it on a big wave rather than on two or three units.
  • Watch the cap. Each side can have at most 24 units on the field and 6 in the build queue. When you hit the cap, spend the extra gold on turrets and turret slots.

Frequently asked questions

Is Age of War free to play?

Yes. The game is free in the browser with no download and no account. Signing in with a TechTools account is optional and only fills in your name for multiplayer.

How do I play Age of War with a friend?

Press Create room under Multiplayer. The game shows a four-character room code. Your friend types the code into the room code field on their computer and presses Join. A private room uses the match length its creator picked.

How does Quick Match work?

Quick Match pairs you with the next player who is waiting. It is always played at Classic pace. If nobody turns up for a while, the lobby offers to start a match against the AI instead, or you can keep waiting.

How long does a match last?

You choose before a single-player match: Blitz takes about 10 minutes, Classic about 25 and Epic about 60. These are guides, not limits. If neither side breaks through, sudden death begins and both bases take growing damage until one falls.

How strong is the AI on each difficulty?

The AI gives the same orders a player can give. On Easy it acts slowly and gets no help. Normal, Hard and Insane act faster, counter the mix of your army and get extra passive gold: 15 % more on Normal, 40 % on Hard and 85 % on Insane.

What are the keyboard shortcuts?

Keys 1, 2 and 3 train the three units of your current age, E evolves, F or Space fires the special attack and P pauses a single-player match. Multiplayer matches cannot be paused.

Does the game save my progress?

A match is not saved: it runs until a base falls or you leave. Your win and loss record, career statistics, achievements and settings are kept in this browser's local storage, so they stay on this device.

Can I play Age of War on a phone?

The game is made for a computer with a keyboard and mouse, so on a phone the page first shows a notice. Open anyway still opens the game. Hold the phone in landscape: the battlefield is wider and the controls get a compact layout.