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Staff college reading for real-time generals
How real-time grand strategy differs from turn-based play, and how to plan marches, research and sleep around a clock that never stops.
Field note 1Marching on a real clock: how time shapes a long campaign
In a real-time grand-strategy game, the most valuable resource is not steel or oil. It is the hours between your visits. This field note is about spending them well.
Field note 2Coalitions that survive week three: alliance craft for long wars
Almost every round we have won was won by a coalition, and almost every one we lost was lost when a coalition went quiet. Here is what we learned about keeping one alive.