Betrayal

Name: Betrayal
Brand: Dave Lowe, Floppy Electronic Services Ltd., Martin Lyons, MicroProse Software, Inc., Rainbird, Ziggurat Interactive

1990· Dave Lowe, Floppy Electronic Services Ltd., Martin Lyons, MicroProse Software, Inc., Rainbird, Ziggurat Interactive· Simulator, Strategy · PC

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Simulator Strategy Historical First person Third person Bird view / Isometric Online co-op Local co-op (4)Split screen LAN Campaign co-op

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A web of intricate possibilities- but fair play isn't one of them. A new barrel of fine Welsh ale had just been broached. The royal palace's smoky dining hall resounded to cheery voices. To one side of the top table a harpist and a minstre...

The bloodiest battles yield the greatest spoils. Strategically extend your domain, reduce your rivals' resources, and tighten your stranglehold on the peasants of the land. Betrayal involves a long, hard, ruthless struggle, starting with the economic management of your towns and cultivation of your lands, culminating in the honing of your military strategy and execution of political subterfuge. The West Marches is a corrupt land ruled by immoral leaders. You are one of four Knights with a lust for power. And in the pursuit of power, the end justifies the means. Develop a mastery of political subterfuge, gaining places for your Courtiers at the palaces of the King and Bishop, ready for the coup which will make you the master of Betrayal. The towns provide your power base. Manage them successfully, and harvest the wealth needed to buy, bribe and fight for ultimate power.