Age of Empires is one of the oldest real-time strategy video games we’ve come across. The first installment in the series came out in October 1997 and will celebrate it’s 22nd anniversary very soon. The franchise takes us through multiple time periods in history across various continents, as we participate in key historic events. The Age of Empires franchise have always been met with positive reception from its player base and sold millions of copies.
Even though the game has always been widely popular, it’s not too often that you see tournaments on the game, especially in India. However, that is going to change very soon as there is a brand new community in the scene. 2017 saw the formation of AOE India, a community that is focused on bringing all Age of Empires players in India together and conduct events related to the game. The community, which started out with 8 founding members, now has nearly 250 players, all of who share their passion for Age of Empires.
AOE India, in collaboration with Clan Gaming, will be hosting it’s first ever Age of Empires LAN tournament – AOE India LAN Showdown. The event will take place on 9th and 10th of November this year, at Clan Gaming Cafe, Bengaluru, India. The event will start at 2 PM and finish up at 8 PM IST.
Tournament Rules and Format:
AOE India LAN Showdown will have a single-elimination format. All matches will be BO1 except for the Semi-finals and Finals which will be BO3. In-game rules are as follows:
Game: Random Map
Location: Random KOI
Map size: Tiny (2 player)
Difficulty: Standard
Resources: Standard
Population: 200
Game speed: Normal
Multi queue: On
Reveal map: Normal
Starting age: Dark age
Ending age: Imperial age
Victory: Conquest
Team together: Yes
Lock teams: Yes
All Techs: No
Record Game: Yes
To register for the event, visit Clan Gaming’s website. This is a one of a kind opportunity for Age of Empires players, as LAN tournaments for this game are almost rare to none. Hopefully, this will be the beginning of a new series of tournaments for Age of Empires.
