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Champion of The Raj

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This 1800s strategy game tasks you with conquering India through military, economic, or diplomatic means, including unique arcade sequences.

Champion of the Raj was developed by Level 9 Computing and published by Personal Software Services for MS-DOS in 1991. No earlier release on another platform is known, so the original release year is also 1991.


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Platform
MS-DOS
Released
1991
Perspective
Top-down
Size
1.17 MB
Version
autorun.bat
Rating
0 votes

About Champion of The Raj

Champion of the Raj is a historical strategy game set in India during the year 1800. Players assume leadership of one of several competing factions, which include the British, French, Mogul Empire, Maruthras, Sikhs, and Gurkhas.

Control over territories provides tax revenue, which funds various state functions. Military expansion is supported by recruiting soldiers and enhancing their equipment, enabling assaults on rival lands. Alternatively, resources can be directed toward domestic development, such as boosting industrial output or maintaining public order, to strengthen the economy and manage popular sentiment.

Diplomatic avenues exist alongside conquest. Negotiations can persuade territories to join an empire, though their success frequently depends on winning short arcade-style challenges. These interactive sequences, which involve activities like elephant races or tiger hunts, also occur after significant events such as seizing an enemy's palace.

Champion of The Raj Screenshots

10 images
An unusually varied assortment of possible graphics modes
Title screen (VGA)
Introduction: from the docks of London (VGA)
Intro: across the world's oceans (VGA)
Intro: landing in India. (VGA)
Intro: Kidnapped by Thugs! (VGA)
Intro: Escape from the cult. (VGA)
Intro: Governing at last. (VGA)
Player selection (VGA)
With a large army, all you can hope for is to break even. (VGA)