General Winter Rules

Destroy the enemy Army or capture their Flag!

Controls

• Left Click: Select a unit, move to a valid hex, or move into an enemy to Melee attack.
• Right Click: Execute a Ranged attack without moving into the target's hex.
• P Key: Pause the game.

Deployment Phase

• You start each game with 15 Resource Points (RP).
• Select units from the left menu and click anywhere on the bottom two rows to deploy them until you run out of RP.

Unit Stats & Costs

• Infantry (Cost 1 RP): Moves 2 spaces. Range 1.
• Light Cavalry (Cost 2 RP): Moves 4 spaces. Range 2.
• Heavy Cavalry (Cost 3 RP): Moves 3 spaces. Range 2.
• Artillery (Cost 3 RP): Moves 1 space. Range 3.
• Flag (Cost 0 RP): Moves 1 space. Cannot attack. Keep this safe!

Terrain Rules

• Snow / Grass: Costs 1 movement point.
• Water: Costs 2 movement points. Slows cavalry charges.
• Hills: Costs 2 movement points (+1 movement cost).
• Mountains: Impassable. Blocks movement entirely.

Veteran Status (Unit Experience)

• Units that secure 2 Kills are instantly promoted to Veterans and receive a gold star on their hex.
• Veteran Infantry: Receives +1 Movement speed.
• Veteran Artillery: Receives +1 Attack Range.

Flanking & Combat (The "Head-On" Rule)

Your army is always facing North (up), and the enemy army is always facing South (down). A direct frontal assault is blocked for the following matchups. To damage these units, you must move like a "Z" to hit them from an angle or behind!

• Stalemate: Infantry cannot attack Infantry head-on.
• Heavy Armor: Infantry cannot attack Heavy Cavalry head-on.
• Cavalry Charge: Light Cavalry cannot attack Infantry head-on.