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Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom vs FreeCol

A side-by-side look at Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom and FreeCol. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom

Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom

Games

Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom is a city-building game set in ancient China, developed by BreakAway Games and published by Sierra Entertainment in 2002. Players take on the role of an imperial official tasked with building thriving cities through zoning spaces, managing resources, and keeping citizens happy.

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FreeCol

FreeCol

Games

FreeCol is an open source turn-based strategy game based on the board game Colonization. Players take the role of a colonial governor attempting to build colonies and trade goods in the New World.

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