Among the welter of real-time strategy games released in the hugely successful wake of WarCraft II and Command & Conquer, one stands out as pre-eminent--Dark Reign from Activision. Michael Rymaszewski, the premier author of real-time strategy guides, weighs in with one of his best efforts to-date, providing in-depth analysis, winning strategies and tactics, and survival maps that will lead hapless gamers to victory in the war with the evil Imperium.