How to Play

Primary Goal

Capture all enemy capitals while defending your own. When a player's capital is captured, they are eliminated from the game.

Secondary Goals

• Expand your territory to increase army production
• Capture cities for bonus army generation
• Control lookout towers for extended vision
• Eliminate other players to reduce competition

Your Capital

Your starting position. Generates 1 army per turn.

If captured, you're eliminated!

Cities

Neutral or player-owned. Generates 1 army per turn when captured.

Priority targets for expanding production!

Lookout Towers

Provides extended vision radius. Helps you see more of the map.

Great for scouting enemy positions!

Strongholds

Powerful 2x2 fortresses with 120 defense. Capturing all 4 tiles grants +100 armies and +1 army per tile every 4 turns.

High-value targets that require coordinated attacks!

Swamps

Hazardous terrain that drains 1 army every 5 turns. Defenders get 25% bonus (attackers lose 25% more armies).

Costly to hold - reinforce or abandon!

Mountains

Impassable terrain. Use them strategically for defense.

They can protect your flanks!

Fog of War

Unexplored areas. You can't see what's there until you expand nearby.

Scout carefully - enemies may be hiding!

Select Territory

Desktop: Click on your territory

Mobile: Tap on your territory

Move Armies

Desktop: Click adjacent tile (or use WASD/Arrow keys)

Mobile: Tap adjacent tile

Launch Intent

Both: Click/tap a distant tile for automatic pathfinding

The game will find the best route for you!

Quick Navigation

Desktop: Press Spacebar to cycle through your key tiles

Quickly jump to capital → cities → captured capitals

Early Game (Turns 1-50)

• Expand Quickly: Capture nearby neutral territory
• Find Cities: Look for and capture neutral cities early
• Scout Safely: Explore fog of war to find enemy positions
• Build Armies: Let your capital and cities generate armies
• Avoid Fights: Don't engage enemies until you're ready

Mid Game (Turns 50-150)

• Consolidate: Move armies from safe tiles to front lines
• Defend Cities: Keep reserves on captured cities
• Probe Enemies: Test enemy defenses with small attacks
• Control Vision: Capture lookout towers for map awareness
• Use Terrain: Mountains can protect your borders

Late Game (Turns 150+)

• Locate Capitals: Find enemy capital positions
• Mass Armies: Build large stacks for capital assault
• Defend Home: Keep strong reserves near your capital
• Strike Fast: When you attack a capital, commit fully
• Watch Borders: Don't leave yourself vulnerable

The Intent System

Click a distant target and the game automatically finds the best path. Your armies will move toward it each turn until they arrive or are blocked.

New! Don't have enough armies? The game will automatically find and use your best source tile!

Defensive Positioning

Keep at least 2-3 armies on border tiles. Use mountains as natural barriers. Position reserves within 2-3 moves of your capital.

Army Consolidation

Move armies from deep territory toward your borders. Build up large stacks for decisive attacks. Leave only 1 army on safe interior tiles.

Vision Control

Capture lookout towers to see more of the map. Keep scouts near enemy borders to track their movements. Knowledge is power!

Feints and Diversions

Make your opponent think you're attacking from one direction, then strike from another. Threaten their cities to draw defenders away from their capital.

Army Generation

• Your capital generates 1 army per turn
• Each captured city generates 1 army per turn
• Stronghold tiles generate 1 army every 4 turns (when fully controlled)
• Every 25 turns: ALL your tiles get +1 army bonus
• Swamp tiles lose 1 army every 5 turns

Combat Resolution

When you attack an enemy tile:

• Attacker Wins: Defender loses armies equal to attacker count
• Defender Wins: Attacker loses armies equal to defender count
• Tie: Both lose all armies, defender keeps tile
• Swamp Bonus: Attackers lose 25% more armies when attacking swamp tiles

1 army always stays behind when moving!

Vision Rules

You can see:

• All tiles you own
• All tiles adjacent to owned tiles
• Extended area around lookout towers
• Previously discovered tiles (army counts may be outdated)

Elimination

A player is eliminated when:

• Their capital is captured by an opponent
• They surrender or disconnect

Their armies and territory remain but won't move or generate new armies.

Multiplayer

Play against friends or strangers online. 2-8 players compete for supremacy.

Bots

Invite AI opponents to fill your game. Each bot has unique strategies:

• BlobBot: Expands evenly in all directions
• ArrowBot: Focuses expansion in one direction
• SpiralBot: Expands in a spiral pattern

Custom Games

Hosts can customize:

• Turn speed (how long each turn lasts)
• Map size
• Number of cities and towers
• Number of players

Step 1: Join a Game

Click "Play Now" and join an existing game or create your own

Step 2: Wait for Start

Wait for more players to join (or invite bots). Host starts when ready.

Step 3: Expand Territory

Click adjacent tiles to expand from your capital. Capture cities!

Step 4: Build Armies

Wait for armies to generate. Consolidate forces on your borders.

Step 5: Conquer Enemies

Find enemy capitals and attack! Last player standing wins!