The prince was standing on the balcony of the place. The guards of "The West Men King" were practicing in the courtyard below him. On the left side was the long sword guard. The man hat huge swords about 2 meters long and this sword were heavy. The prince new that because as a child he once tried to lift one but the sword was so heavy it fell on him and he could not move under the weight of it till a solider of his father’s guard rescued him. That was one of the most embarrassing moments in the life of the young prince. He still did not like to use the long swords. But he loved to watch the skilled men while they used them. And as his trainer often said "watching someone use the sword is as vital for training as swinging it yourself". So the prince watched the heavy blades looking like long feathers in the hands of the guards and he was astonished how precisely they could hit. Of course he could make it better with a short sword but that was not the point, the young prince knew. With a long sword it was possible to kill a man without him even getting in the ranch to strike, even without being on hundred percent precise with the placement of the blade.
After hard work the lord could finally take a walk on the newly constructed palisade. And it was a joy, because behind the palisade were strange beasts. Many woodcutters did not return from their quick routes into the wood to collect the needed wood for the palisade. About half a dozen bowman were trained in the last days and one of them was running towards the Lord. As he stopped to sentences left his mouth. "Sire the wolfs are lazily laying behind our palisade! Finally we are safe sire!"
First of all I have to admit that I think this game is presented in a very appealing style. As an architect it is my day to day job to think about graphical appearances of drawings and diagrams so I see myself capable to state that the art and graphic style of the game is phenomenal. The greatness of the presenation starts with the use of pictogram's and symbols, includes great color management and concludes in a nearly flawless minimal design game.
Take a look at the Admiralty building which is going to be situated in the Harbor-city of the game. The backside of the house is going to stand directly on water and therefore it has some steps before reaching the ground floor. The front is going to be directly connected to the main road and has a huge entrance for visitors. In general a rather intimidating affect was wanted to bee achieve as this is going to be one of the main government buildings of that area and therefore is build by the people in power of the capital. 
-I remember the first thing I always did when playing a new Anno was to take the starting ship, direct it to the nearest enemy ship and look at the cannons firing, ships burning, mast cracking, wood splitting and in the and ships sinking. When I started Anno 2070 I moved on to do the same but I hesitated because this modern ship with its modern weapons had as much as zero charm to me. And I feared that the naval battle was going to be even worse. And it was like I feared. The naval battles in the new future world of Anno are no fun at all. I have to admit, that was a heavy blow for me.
After the job of getting the traps to stick on the wall was done Vini only had one thing left to do. Make as much noise as he can. And after some seconds he heard people coming upstairs. Quickly hidden behind a corner and he could watch with excitement how the enemies fell into his trap and were taken out one by one.
Today I have a rather short review of a game called "Home behind" for you. Picking the refuge problem as a topic this game sets itself a nearly impossible task of handling the subject in the right way.
Hendrick Jorgensen awaits his allies ship on the farthest edge of his kontors dock because rumors were heard that the ship contains huge amounts of lamp oil. A joyfully panic overcomes Hendrick and he can not stay still. The last two days were hard work for the young man. He had to scrap together all the coin he could get to buy as much lamp oil as possible. The settlers were not amused as Hendrick ordered to sell all the wood and brick available in the depots of the city. "We need that for our houses. Don't you see they are getting too small for our families we need these materials". But Hendrick had no choice, he needed the lamp oil and all the islands in the north were already occupied. No! He had to do anything in his power to get this lamp oil even if it meant the ruin of his city and of himself.
It is difficult to work in the University of the "Anno town " as the king is very inpatient and always wants to be informed of new discoveries. Just half a year ago the Great Professor himself was a great part involved in the finding of a better arrow head that makes the archers even more deadly. But it is war and the enemies have sticks which let out steam and fire small metal balls in the allied ranks of men. Many brave warriors and some battles were lost to the invention of this new weapon. But the Great Professor was on the merge of getting their own "steam stick" up and working. When it is finished the bravery of our soldiers will not be withstood for very long.