Kasim Abid, the director of Whispers of the City, is photographed during the Abu Dhabi Film Festival at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. Sarah Dea/The National
Kasim Abid, the director of Whispers of the City, is photographed during the Abu Dhabi Film Festival at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. Sarah Dea/The National
Kasim Abid, the director of Whispers of the City, is photographed during the Abu Dhabi Film Festival at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. Sarah Dea/The National
Kasim Abid, the director of Whispers of the City, is photographed during the Abu Dhabi Film Festival at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. Sarah Dea/The National

Whispers of the Cities filmmaker inspired by silence


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Company Profile 

Founder: Omar Onsi

Launched: 2018

Employees: 35

Financing stage: Seed round ($12 million)

Investors: B&Y, Phoenician Funds, M1 Group, Shorooq Partners

Globalization and its Discontents Revisited
Joseph E. Stiglitz
W. W. Norton & Company

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How it works

Each player begins with one of the great empires of history, from Julius Caesar's Rome to Ramses of Egypt, spread over Europe and the Middle East.

Round by round, the player expands their empire. The more land they have, the more money they can take from their coffers for each go.

As unruled land and soldiers are acquired, players must feed them. When a player comes up against land held by another army, they can choose to battle for supremacy.

A dice-based battle system is used and players can get the edge on their enemy with by deploying a renowned hero on the battlefield.

Players that lose battles and land will find their coffers dwindle and troops go hungry. The end goal? Global domination of course.