Build the largest connected landmass, keep your economy alive, and destroy rival castles and armies before they do the same to you.

Capture nearby hexes, expand into resource bonuses, and build income structures early. Keep your empire connected so isolated land starts to decay and becomes easier to lose.

Use the capture tool to claim adjacent territory. Castles, radar stations, and some special effects can claim larger areas, but enemy armies, structures, and cooldowns will slow you down.

Gold pays for almost everything. Iron powers advanced armies and long guns. Logs support wood defenses, orchards, lumber camps, and some structures. Stone is needed for heavy walls. Markets let you trade between key resources.

Farms and fisheries grow gold. Iron mines, stone quarries, orchards, and lumber camps fuel production. Barracks and garrisons deploy armies. Cannons and long guns pressure enemies automatically. Shield generators can stop ICBMs. Selling a structure refunds half its cost.

Armies capture land, attack nearby enemy structures, and move across your own territory. Use them to break walls, pressure borders, and keep enemy expansions from stabilizing.

ICBMs are powerful but limited. They have long cooldowns, and ready shield generators can block a strike completely. Scout first, then launch where the shield coverage is weak.

Stay connected, protect your castles, keep resources flowing, and use pressure in layers: walls first, ranged structures behind them, armies to finish openings, and ICBMs for critical breaks.