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Long reads for long campaigns
A season-long plan for any village or kingdom strategy game: protection, economy, alliances, defence and the moment you first strike.
Lamp read no. 1The first hundred days of a kingdom, from hamlet to hold
Every strategy MMO on our list follows the same arc in its first three months. Learn the shape of it and you will make fewer of the mistakes that end most campaigns before spring.
Lamp read no. 2How to read an alliance before you swear an oath to it
Your alliance will shape your campaign more than your tribe, your hero or your build order. Here is how we size one up before joining, after many months of good and bad choices.