Advance Wars

In Advance Wars, you command a military force on a grid-based battlefield with the goal of capturing the enemy headquarters or destroying all their units. During your turn, you select units to move, attack, or capture properties. Different units like Infantry, Tanks, and Artillery have distinct movement limits, attack ranges, and strengths. Capturing cities and bases is crucial, as they generate funds each turn to deploy new units and repair damaged ones.

Positioning your units strategically is key to victory. Use terrain features like mountains, forests, and cities to gain defensive cover. As combat progresses, your Commanding Officer (CO) meter fills, allowing you to trigger powerful CO Abilities that can turn the tide of battle. Focus on securing neutral cities early to build a strong economy, and protect your long-range artillery units with direct-combat tanks.

If the keyboard does not respond, click the game screen first and check the actual key mappings in the player controls. Arrow keys scrolling the page can mean the game does not have input focus.

On a phone, check whether the player provides touch buttons. Try landscape or fullscreen if the controls are too small. After connecting a gamepad, press a button with the game focused and check whether the player recognizes it.

For a black screen or a stalled load, wait briefly before using Reload player or Browse games in the embedded player or play page. Reloading restarts the player and may lose unsaved progress. If no save option is available, do not rely on refreshing to preserve progress.