The Battle of Polytopia

The Battle of Polytopia was initially released in February 2016 as Super Tribes. However, in June 2016, the game's name was changed to The Battle of Polytopia due to trademark issues.[5] Online multiplayer was released on February 15, 2018.[4] A desktop version using Steam was released on August 4, 2020.[3] The game was added as a feature to Tesla cars on December 25, 2020.[6] The CEO of Tesla, Inc., Elon Musk, previously tweeted about the game.[7]

The Battle of Polytopia is a turn-based single- or multiplayer strategy game. Single-player, with computer-controlled opponents, is free to play. There are two game modes: "Domination", in which the aim is to eliminate the opponent(s) in an unlimited number of turns, and "Perfection", in which the aim is to acquire the most points within 30 turns. In multiplayer the opponent(s) is human. There are two game modes in multiplayer: "Might", in which the aim is to capture all tribe capitals, and "Glory", where the aim is to gain 10,000 points before any other tribe. Online multiplayer is accessed by making a purchase. There is a leaderboard that lists the highest-scoring games of the week.[8]

The player commands a tribe, of which there are 15; four are free and 11 require purchase. Each tribe is distinguished by different audiovisual aesthetics and most have a different starting ability, called "technology." Additional technology and units can be acquired during each game at the expense of "stars", which are earned through the possession of settlements ("cities"). Additional technology may also be received upon encountering a foreign tribe, but only in the Perfection and multiplayer game modes. Cities may be upgraded, at the expense of stars, as an investment to increase the number of stars yielded per turn. Various tasks may be unlocked during the game, the completion of which is rewarded with a monument, which contributes to the improvement of its associated city. The player begins the game with a single city and a single unit; this unit may be moved across the map in search of resources and additional cities to capture, which are initially hidden by fog of war. Each game is played on a randomly generated map so that no two games are the same. Units of opposing tribes may attack one another and capture their cities. Capturing all enemy settlements will defeat that tribe. Points are earned throughout the game for various activities that contribute to the growth of the empire.[8]

The game includes several Easter eggs, including (but not limited to): summoning of a "nature bunny" in single-player by tapping an empty square 10 times, converting the default night sky to day by holding it for 15 seconds, raising or lowering a city by alternate tapping of bottom-left and bottom-right squares, and mixing the aesthetics of one tribe with the starting technology of another if both tribes have a three-star rating (e.g. ≥ 50,000 points achieved in a previous Perfection game).

Midjiwan AB has pledged that all profits earned through purchases of the game's "Zebasi" tribe will be invested in loans to solar power contractors in emerging markets, in cooperation with the Swedish company Trine. These loans are then used to offer solar energy to rural communities.[9]

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