Blight of the Immortals is a slow real-time strategy game.

Throughout the day, hordes of zombies will move randomly from province to province infecting them with the Blight.

You must login in once or twice a day and command your armies to intercept and destroy the undead hordes.

Your armies will automatically fight enemies they meet and free the blighted locations they visit. You'll get a report of all the things that occur while you are away.

Check back throughout the day to watch the progress of your armies as they slowly march from province to province, expanding your kingdom and waging war on the undead.

Note: In single player games you may jump forward 6 hours at a time whenever you are ready. In turn-based multiplayer games time only progresses in 12 hour intervals when all players indicate they are ready.

A combat is automatically fought when two enemies meet on a road or at a province.

Every army in the game has a Hero Level and a Strength which determines how well it fights.

Opposing armies roll a number of dice equal to its Level, and adds the total to its Strength. The army with the largest total wins and the loser is destroyed.

The winner suffers the losers total score in casualties and its strength is reduced.

Some casualties are prevented by the roll of the winners dice, so the higher an army's level, the less casualties they will receive.



An army earns an experience point for each point of damage it inflicts. When enough experience points are earned an army will level up and will roll more dice in future combats.

When more than one army is camped at the same location, the largest army will fight first. Then all smaller armies will fight in turn until only your armies, or the enemies armies remain.

When defending a fortified position, the largest army will receive a bonus to their initial attack score and further casualties will be prevented.

Zombies never receive fortification bonus.



In the example above, the Fay army has moved into Undercaster which is fortified. While defending Undercaster, the fay army will receive +10 to its total combat score, and suffer 10 less casualties.

This is a combat example!

Each location on the map is home to one of the many people of Alundria.

When a province becomes a part of your Kingdom you can recruit the creatures that live there. You might have Orc, Elf and Human armies all fighting alongside one another.

Each army has its own strengths and weaknesses. Many armies have special skills or magic that can be used to improve the abilities of other armies or hinder the growth of plague. Explore the map and recruit armies that complement one another.

When a location falls to the Blight, zombies of the creatures that once lived there will there rise to spread the curse.

Zombies often hold magical abilities similar to those of their living counterparts. You should study the abilities of a zombie horde before attacking it.

Once a day, you may collect taxes from each province in your Kingdom. You may then spend these taxes raising new troops, improving the markets and fortifications of your cities, or activating the special abilities of your armies.



There are 6 currencies in the land of Alundria and each province pays its taxes in the currency used by its people. The more provinces you have in your Kingdom, the more coins you will collect each day.

Capture provinces by simply moving your armies into them. Armies automatically fight enemies they meet, and conquer enemy locations they visit. If you move into a friendly province you will help defend it. In free games your are always allied with the other players and at war with the zombies.



The colored roads between locations indicate which player controls a province. A stack of coins show the size of its market, and the amount and color of coins that will be collected each day. The gray borders around a province indicate the size of its fortifications. An icon below a province indicates there are new troops ready to join your army's at that location.


You can improve the income you receive from a province by upgrading its Markets.

Improve the combat bonus provided by a province by building greater Fortifications.

Recruit new armies by selecting a location in the map and paying the required coins. Reinforcing existing armies is cheaper than recruiting new ones. Reinforcements may take several hours to reach their assigned army depending on how far away they are.



You can only raise troops a province once a day, look for icons below a province to indicate whether or not fresh troops are available for reinforcements.

There is no limit to the size of your armies, keep reinforcing them to meet the growing undead menace.

At the start of the game it can be wiser to expand your Kingdom by bribing independent nations to join you. Look for armies with interesting powers or that are defending fortifications as these can be difficult to take by force alone.

The first thing you should do each time you login is check your Inbox. It provides a summary of all the events that have taken place while you were away, the battles your armies have fought and the provinces you have captured.



You might also receive diplomatic messages from other players who need help defending their kingdoms or wishing to trade coins. Up to 4 times a day you may trade coins, armies and provinces with allied Kings. If you can't make effective use of a precious resource, trade it with somebody who can.





Remember, nobody wins if the Blight spreads out of control. You must work with the other Kings to keep the undead plague under control.

If you are enjoying the Free game you might want to consider buying an Iron Helmet Games Key and unlocking some of the games Premium Features!

• Online games are always more fun to play with your real life friends. With a Key you can create a private game and invite only people you know and trust!
  
  
• If turn-based games are more your style you can configure your games to jump in 12 hour turns. Get everybody together and play a whole game in an afternoon!
  
  
• Practice your skills in a single player game. Let the game progress in real time or jump 12 hours whenever you are ready!
  
  
• When the zombies pose no challenge anymore, declare war on your friends to intense player vs player games. Play without zombies to keep things balanced or unleash them for an exciting random twist that will keep everyone on their toes.
  
  
• Unable to login as often as everybody else? Turn-based games level the playing field so that everybody has the same amount of time to command their armies and manage their empire!
  
  

There are no perfect opening moves in Blight of the Immortals, everybody uses a different strategy. The best thing to do is just jump in and see what happens. There are tool tips on many of the games interfaces, don't be afraid to click around and explore.

Below is a list of things you should try on your very first day

• Claim your new coins by collecting tax from your provinces.
  
  
• Read about the special skills or magic of your armies.
  
  
• Reinforce your armies. Your armies Strength must be greater than the zombies before you engage them in combat.
  
  
• Order an army to move and automatically capture an independent province.
  
  
• Find a zombie horde and move to intercept it. Keep in mind the zombies move randomly from province to province and you must be stronger than them to defeat them. Make sure to read about their special skills so there are no surprises on the way.
  
  
• Bribe an independent army to join your kingdom. Look for one sitting on a large stack of coins or behind large fortifications.
  
  
• Trade the coins you don't need with a player who does.
  
  
• Log back in later in the day to see how far your armies have moved or chat to the other players!

The most important thing to remember is that Blight of the Immortals is a cooperative game. There is no harm in asking the other players for help or advice.

Good luck in your quest to destroy the zombie uprising.