Stick War is one of the most famous and highly-rated web browser strategy games of all time. Set in the world of Inamorta, you are surrounded by discriminate nations devoted to their individual technologies and struggling for dominance. As the leader of the "Order" empire, your way is of peace and knowledge, but your neighbors see you as a threat. Your only chance to defend yourself is to attack first and obtain the technologies from each nation along the way.
The game challenges you to manage a real-time economy by training miners to gather gold, while simultaneously building a diverse army of stick figure warriors. You can control your entire army or take direct control of individual units, choosing to play as a miner, a swordsman, an archer, a spearman, or even a giant. Tactical decisions on base defense and army composition are crucial to destroying the enemy statue and securing victory.
Playable Units
- Miner: The backbone of your economy. Mines gold from the ground to fund your war machine.
- Swordwrath: Quick, agile melee soldiers that are cheap to train and highly effective for early rushes.
- Archidon: Long-range archers that chip away at enemy health from a distance.
- Spearton: Heavy armor tanks equipped with shields and spears, perfect for holding the frontline.
- Magikill: Powerful wizards capable of summoning minions and casting area-of-effect stun spells.
- Giant: Colossal units with massive health pools that deal devastating damage to enemy ranks.
Controls
By default, you can click on any unit to take manual control of it, which grants combat bonuses. The keyboard controls are:
- Movement: Use the W, A, S, D keys or the Arrow Keys to move your controlled unit.
- Mine Gold: Press the Spacebar while controlling a Miner near a gold vein.
- Basic Attack: Press the Spacebar to strike with melee units like Swordwrath and Spearton.
- Aim and Fire: Drag your Mouse to aim and release to shoot when controlling an Archidon.
- Block / Shield: Press the Q key to raise your shield and block incoming damage when playing as a Spearton or Swordwrath.
- Special Abilities: Press the F key to throw a spear (Spearton) or summon a minion (Magikill).
Gameplay Tips
- Direct Control Bonus: Manually controlling a unit gives them increased attack damage and grants passive health regeneration, making them significantly stronger than AI-controlled units.
- Build a Strong Economy First: Always prioritize training 4 to 5 Miners at the start of each match before spending gold on military units. A healthy gold income is essential to sustaining a large army.
- Utilize the Shield Block: When advancing Speartons toward enemy Archidons, hold the block key to absorb arrow fire and protect your squishier backline units.
- Distract Giants: When facing a Giant, manually control a fast Swordwrath unit to run behind it. The Giant will turn around to attack your distraction, allowing your units to damage it safely.
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