The trick worked. As dawn took over, every house became a fortress and every family a resistance unit. One peculiar aspect of the rioters that Shukla cannot forget is their use of cameras.

An ancient rock fortress that sits atop a stone plateau is a site of both archaeological and historical significance. The site consists of a palace with a massive column of granite roughly 590ft ...

Based on The Saxon Stories by bestselling historical fiction writer Bernard Cornwell, The Last Kingdom tells the story of Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Alexander Dreymon). An English noble, Uhtred kidnapped ...

One such place is the abandoned medieval town-fortress of Cherven in Bulgaria. Located about 30 kilometres south of Ruse within the national park of Rusenski Los, it is easy to access by car and ...

He made his seat at Bebbanburg, named for his wife, which we now know as Bamburgh ... Having researched the subject many years ago, I agree with those historians who say he came north to the Forth and ...

Dwarf Fortress is often called the most complex video game ever made. While that claim is difficult to verify, it can undeniably be quite intimidating to newcomers, with dozens of menus to sort ...

Archaeologists have discovered that the ancient fortress of Dmanisi Gora in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia is over 40 times larger than previously believed. This revelation alters the ...

Dwarf Fortress is still the champion when it comes to the most in-depth sandbox games on PC, but there’s another side of it that’s just as rich and rewarding, and perhaps even an easier way to ...

Father Grigorios, a Greek-Orthodox monk lived 38 years of his life in a monastery-fortress on the remote Ionian island of Strofades. Public Domain This is the story of Father Grigorios, a ...

Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 12-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy.

Dwarf Fortress released its long-awaited Adventure Mode update on January 23, following eight months' worth of beta testing. The new update is available for Steam and Itch.io versions of the game.

Back in December 2022, I wrote in our Dwarf Fortress review that its Steam release is "a worthy revision of the legendary settlement sim." And I stand by that. But there was something missing ...