How to Play Battle Of World: A Beginner's Guide
Battle Of World is a free strategy war you play in your browser. You found a colony, grow it into an empire, and fight for the relics that decide each era. This guide takes you from your first click to your first attack.
1. Pick your world
There are four worlds, each with its own map and its own 27 units:
- Earth: a satellite map of our planet, with modern armies.
- Mars: a smaller, faster war on the red planet.
- Fantasy: a realm of castles, knights and dragons.
- Galaxy: stations and fleets among the asteroid fields.
Every world runs on its own clock and has its own servers, so you can start fresh on another world at any time.
2. Found your colony
Zoom in on the map and choose your spot, or take a random start. Where you build matters: you want room to grow and some distance from the strongest rulers. The guided tutorial walks you through it.
3. Use your protection
Every new colony starts with 100 ticks of protection. Nobody can attack you while it lasts. Spend it building, not waiting: when it ends, the map is open.
4. Build your economy
Your colony runs on metal, oil, energy and workers. Production arrives every tick, and each store has a limit, so spend before you fill up. Structures take time to build, and a strong economy early is what pays for every army later.
5. Raise an army
Build a barracks to recruit units, then group them into squads. Squads travel across the map tick by tick, and the trip costs oil. Send a squad to defend, to attack, or to take an outpost.
6. Expand and watch
Outposts extend your reach, and radar shows you what is coming toward you, if you built it in time. Most surprise attacks only work against rulers who cannot see them.
7. Join an alliance
Alone you are a target. In an alliance you share radar, send resources to each other, and defend each other's colonies. Read our guide to alliances before you pick one.
8. Win the era
An era ends when one alliance holds all ten relics for 100 ticks. If nobody manages it, the highest-scoring alliance wins when the era runs out. Then a new era begins and every ruler starts again.
Questions
Is Battle Of World free to play?
Yes. Creating a ruler and playing is free, and there is nothing to download. All you need is a ruler name and a password.
Can I play Battle Of World on my phone?
Yes. It runs in a modern web browser on desktop, laptop, tablet and phone, with touch controls on mobile.
What is a tick?
A tick is one turn of the game clock. Squads travel, structures finish, units train and resources arrive tick by tick. Each world sets its own tick speed.
Can I be attacked as soon as I start?
No. Every new colony starts with 100 ticks of protection, so you can build up first.