As the Guiding Spirit of your civilization, you can conquer or cooperate with existing tribes in a multiplayer environment -- via the Internet (http://www.zone.com/asp/default.asp), LAN or modem-to-modem.

Conquer the world by battling on land and sea, or build a more peaceful world, establishing harmonious relations in order to trade and accumulate wealth.

In Age of Empires, there are many different multi-tribe scenarios you can choose from. Each with one or more victory conditions. Do you want to take part in a quick race to domination? Or an epic affair involving exploration of the known world and the accumulation of wealth? It's up to you. Choose your favorite form of world domination.

The problems of victory are more agreeable than the problems of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944), French aviator, author. Flight to Arras, ch. 1 (1942). From The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations: Copyright (c) 1993, 1995 by Columbia University Press.