The world map contains continents. Not all continents will be available at the beginning, but they will gradually unlock as you get more points. Africa is the first continent you'll be playing in.

A continent consists of red and blue countries.

You can see which color you are by looking at the colored icon next to your name in the player list on the continent map or in your profile.

Countries that you cannot select will be grayed out like this .

To start a game you first select a country to defend and then a country to attack . The defended country state will change to and the attacked country to . The attack will remain valid for 3 days (even if you log out).

Enemy players will see the attacked country as , friendly players will see the attacked country as . Both types of players can click on the country to start a game (friendly players clicking on a country will result in a friendly game where no countries can be conquered). The attacker has to accept the defender by clicking 'Yes' on the dialog box that pops up and the game will start. If the attacker checked the 'Auto Accept Defender on World Map' checkbox in his profile (checked by default) all defenders are automatically accepted.

During the game, you'll have 3 days to make your move. The opponent will be notified by mail that it is his turn and will have 3 days to respond. If you fail to make a move in 3 days, you'll lose the game. Visit the rules section to learn about the game rules.

You can cancel an attack or defend at any time by clicking on another country.

If you win the game, the country that you attacked changes into your armies color, and it will be marked with a green background to indicate that you have last conquered it . You then have 1 day exclusive access to that country, no one can attack to or defend from it during that time. The country will show up with a red background to other users to indicate this . Lose the game and the country that you defended will change into the enemies color.

When someone of your clan has conquered a country its background will be dark green .

On the continent map there are some capture points , if all of the countries neighboring it are captured by one army, the capture point changes color. All players that happen to own a country neighboring that capture point will earn a 'capture'. Earning a capture will earn you a medal, and there is a leaderboard that lists the people with the most captures.

Other icons that are used on the continent map are for games in progress , players that you cannot interact with , and enemy players that you can interact with .

If you automatically want to defend countries that you have conquered before, check the 'Auto Defend Conquered Countries on World Map' checkbox in your profile.

Click here to go to the world map.