Browser games are evolving, and they have been for quite some time now. The problem they seem to be having is that with so damn many of them available, even the really good ones seem to get lost amidst the sea of the not-so-good, and they are becoming harder and harder to find. That's why you're here, isn't it? To find out which ones to play, and which to avoid like scurvy? Of course it is, and happily I've just finished a few solid hours playing a real gem: "Armies of Gielinor".

"Armies of Gielinor"-like so many others now days-is a browser game that utilizes an incredibly slow loading java interface with dated, but fully 3D graphics. It looks a lot like "RuneScape" at first glance, which makes sense given the developers and the fact that it is a "RuneScape" spin-off. However, it happily plays much differently. While it is indeed set in the ever-popular medieval fantasy era, the quest for glory section has been removed entirely leaving behind a solid lobby-based and highly strategic PvP masterpiece. It's the sort of game that can easily help to kill an hour or so while waiting for class to start or taking your lunch break, and thus is the perfect concept for a browser game.

Before getting into any of the real action, you begin playing with the completion of a small, yet thorough, tutorial that covers all of the basic elements of the game. It plays out a lot like a giant medieval game of "Chess" combined with "Monopoly," really, and as such there is really very little to learn. However the RTS styled movement system and turn-based combat make unit placement and resource management crucial to every victory, and allow for a surprisingly large amount of tactics and fun.