Interactive War-tactics Based Web Game API Implementing AI Rules

Abstract

While traditional game design methods focus on creating immersive experiences, artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era where developers can design games that adapt to a player’s behavior and preferences, offering a more personalized experience. Classic board games like chess focus on strategic movement but lack realistic battlefield dynamics. Players seeking a deeper tactical experience often turn into complex strategy games, which can be overwhelming. This project focuses on creating a novel, browser-based strategy game designed to bridge the gap between classic board games and complex tactical simulations. Dominion: Fields of Honor, a web API, chess-like strategy game, combines the mechanics of the “Dominion” deck-building card game with a “Fields of Honor” concept. It integrates war tactics, unit variety, and terrain-based combat while remaining simple to learn and play online. A key innovation is the integration of a simplified, rule-based AI module designed to adapt to gameplay challenges and generate dynamic in-game events, offering a more personalized experience than traditional static games. The final product is a fully functional web-based game featuring units with unique stats and randomized terrain, along with a scalable architectural blueprint that demonstrates the potential of AI in enhancing simple interactive applications.