BATTLE RANK

Goal

Capture the enemy flag before the AI captures yours. Your army is blue. The enemy army is red.

Piece Legend

• 🚩 Flag — Cannot move. If captured, that player loses.
• 💣 Bomb — Cannot move. Defeats most attackers.
• 🕵️ Spy — Very weak, but defeats the Marshal if the Spy attacks first.
• 🏃 Scout — Can move multiple open squares in a straight line.
• ⛏️ Miner — The special piece that can defeat bombs.
• 🛡️ Sergeant — Low ranked moving soldier.
• ⚔️ Lieutenant — Beats lower ranked pieces.
• 🎖️ Captain — Solid middle-rank attacker.
• ⭐ Major — Strong attacking piece.
• 🏅 Colonel — Very strong ranked piece.
• 👑 General — Second strongest standard piece.
• 🦅 Marshal — Strongest standard piece, but vulnerable to the Spy.

Rank Order

Most battles are decided by rank. Higher rank beats lower rank.

Lowest to highest: Spy, Scout, Miner, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Colonel, General, Marshal.

Special Battle Rules

• If two pieces have the same rank, both are removed.
• A Miner defeats a Bomb.
• Any non-Miner attacking a Bomb is destroyed.
• The Spy defeats the Marshal only when the Spy is the attacker.
• If the Marshal attacks the Spy, the Spy loses.
• Capturing the Flag wins instantly.

How To Move

• Tap one of your blue pieces.
• Legal move squares will glow.
• Tap a glowing square to move there.
• Most pieces move one square up, down, left, or right.
• No diagonal movement.
• Pieces cannot move through other pieces.
• Lake squares cannot be entered.
• Flags and Bombs cannot move.

Scout Movement

Scouts are different. A Scout may move multiple open squares in a straight line. This makes Scouts useful for testing enemy pieces and opening lanes.

Hidden Enemy Pieces

Enemy pieces are hidden until they battle. When a battle happens, the pieces are revealed, the fight is resolved, and the result is shown.

Beginner Strategy

• Do not rush your strongest pieces into unknown enemies.
• Use Scouts to reveal enemy pieces safely.
• Keep Miners alive because you need them to clear Bombs.
• Watch for pieces that never move; they may be Bombs or the Flag.
• Protect your Flag with Bombs and stronger pieces.
• If you discover a strong enemy piece, remember where it is.

Medium Strategy

• Create lanes for Scouts to reveal deep enemy pieces.
• Use weaker pieces to test suspicious defenses.
• Do not expose your Marshal unless you know where the enemy Spy is.
• Use your General and Colonel to pressure areas after enemy ranks are revealed.
• Save Miners for late-game flag hunting.
• Try to identify Bomb clusters; the Flag is often behind or near them.
• Force enemy pieces to move so you can tell they are not Bombs or Flags.

Common Mistakes

• Wasting Miners too early.
• Letting the Spy get near your Marshal.
• Leaving the Flag exposed.
• Attacking every unknown piece without a plan.
• Forgetting revealed enemy ranks.

Simple Plan For New Players

1. Use Scouts to reveal enemy pieces.
2. Protect your Flag.
3. Keep Miners safe.
4. Use strong pieces only after you learn what is nearby.
5. Look for Bomb clusters and search behind them for the Flag.