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Thrones and Patriots added six new nations to the original Rise of Nations game. Players are able to lead their nations at the macro and micro levels, and build their nation up and expand it throughout the game. The gameplay takes place from ancient history to modern times. Players progress in different ways in Thrones and Patriots by using various means including espionage, political strategy, technology races and population growth. Units used during gameplay include slingers, musketeers, tanks, large Persian war elephants, aircraft carriers, and nuclear missiles. Within Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots players control various units during battles, including land, sea, and aerial units. IGN claimed that Thrones and Patriots is 'a great game which gets better,' in reference to its predecessor Rise of Nations and other critical reviews also praised many features of the game, though some noted deficiencies. Tim Train, executive producer of Thrones and Patriots, stated that various features were added to the game in an attempt to balance gameplay, including the addition of armed caravans and merchants. Up to eight players can play in multiplayer matches, with artificial intelligence being able to fill slots at the server host's choice. However, Thrones and Patriots has campaigns which offer more turn-based strategy features than the original and the ability to make decisions outside of combat. Gameplay still remains similar to Rise of Nations, with its wide span of ages and players still manage and expand their nations at the macro and micro levels. Thrones and Patriots expanded on a variety of features in the original game, such as new monuments (called 'Wonders'), nations, governments, and campaigns. Rise of Nations: Extended Edition was released on Steam on Jand includes both the original game and Thrones and Patriots with updated graphics and Steamworks integration for multiplayer. Thrones and Patriots had its premiere release for Microsoft Windows on Apin North America, and was later bundled up with Rise of Nations as the Gold Edition, which was released for Windows on October 28, 2004, and for Mac OS X in November 2004.

The game is the second in a series of Rise of Nations games by Big Huge Games.

Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots is the official expansion pack to the real-time strategy video game Rise of Nations.

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