Fog of War

Fog of War is a concept that appears in 267 games
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A staple in both the real-time and turn-based strategy genres, Fog of War simulates the unknowns of the battlefield by covering areas of the map, to be progressively revealed by the player.

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Fog of War is a common concept found in many combat-based real-time and turn-based strategy games.  In addition to providing the player with an exploration incentive to uncover the game world, it also serves to mask the disposition and movements of enemy forces.  This simulates the fact that any commander is forced to rely on imperfect and incomplete information on the battlefield, and often must improvise based on intuition and common sense.  Typically, as a game, map, or level advances, area is progressively revealed as a player's units "see" the area with their own eyes.  As a player's units become privy to their opponents, this information is in turn revealed to you, the player, in order to act.  In many cases, this new knowledge is temporary; when your units leave the area, their real-time knowledge of the situaiton on the ground (and thus, yours) disappears as well.
Fog of War games Edit
Name Platforms Developer
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void PC, MAC Blizzard Entertainment
Europa Barbarorum PC
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm MAC, PC Blizzard Entertainment
Galactic Civilizations II: Endless Universe PC Stardock Corporation
Company of Heroes Online PC Relic Entertainment, Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited
Ikariam BROW, PC
Majesty IPHN
Castle Empire Online BROW Blue Byte Software
Closure released on March 27, 2012 PS3N, BROW, PC Eyebrow Interactive
Catacomb Snatch released on Feb. 19, 2012 MAC, PC Mojang AB
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General Information Edit
Concept Name: Fog of War
Appears in: 267 games
First appearance: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Cartridge
Aliases FoW
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