Age of Mythology, released in 2002, is a real-time strategy game based on Greek, Egyptian and Norse mythology, in which players gather food, wood and gold to build armies and wonders. Its taunt system gave players short spoken shortcuts for common messages, including requests for resources, and clips from that system later circulated among strategy fans and soundboard users. The food request remains popular because it is instantly understood even outside a match, as a polite, almost formal way of asking for help.