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Warlords II is a turn-based strategy game released in 1993 for MS-DOS. Developed and published by SSG Strategic Studies Group Pty Ltd., it is set in a fantasy world and incorporates wargame mechanics alongside light role-playing elements. The game presents a top-down view of the continent of Illuria, where eight distinct empires, including human kingdoms, Dark Elves, and Orcs, vie for control after a period of peace has ended.

Players assume the role of a commander for one of these races, beginning with control of a single city. The primary objective is to achieve total domination by conquering all eighty cities scattered across the land, which requires defeating the seven rival factions. Progression is managed through a turn-based system where players capture neutral or enemy cities to expand their territory and economic base. Each city can produce various military units, a process that consumes a specific number of turns to complete.

Gameplay revolves around organizing individual units into consolidated armies, represented by a single icon on the strategic map, similar to systems used in other contemporary strategy titles. These armies are led across the landscape to engage enemy forces or capture settlements. Movement is governed by each unit's movement points, with an army's speed limited by its slowest member. When armies meet in combat, battles are resolved automatically through calculated simulations, with no direct player intervention during the encounter. The core experience involves careful strategic planning of expansion, army composition, and logistical management to outmaneuver and ultimately eliminate all opposing empires.