Overlord is a fantasy game involving a great deal of intrigue and diplomacy against a background of a war for the throne of the land. The rules are simple and easy to understand, but combining military, covert and magical resources while trying to keep from falling foul of your rivals is no simple task.

If you want to play a fantasy war game that is good value for money reliable and easy to understand, then this is the game for you. The rules are not to complex but diplomacy and player interaction is of up most importance. This is one of those games which you can learn in a matter of hours but mastering it could take quite some time.

Overlord also includes a section of player notes called the Proclamation where players can say nearly everything they want to any other player and is then printed. Players can do any thing from declaring war forming allies or just annoy other players.