The Targets.

1.        Cities, including important cities,

2.        The individual oil locations and oil fields, and

3.        The swamp areas for production/methane gas.

4.       The Bridges.


The object is threefold –


1.     Win by attacking the other 3 cities and eliminate your enemy that way,
2.     Gain Control of 40% of the total cities and hold them for 10 turns (40 cities), or
3.     Gain control of the important cities of which there are 20 of them; (5 in each quarter of the map e.g. 200x200) again 40% which is 8 of the important cities.

4.        Deny the enemy oil drilling and swamp access and River control.

 
There are only 8 ports to gain access to the inner sea zone to invade on to the centre. This centre is a few more cities (important ones also) so will be an attractive target to someone going for the 40% of all cities so MUST also be an attractive target to stop anyone going for the centre. There are lots of oil sites across the map BUT also some larger grouped oil fields which will be an attraction to hold and develop; ALSO, again, another target of others to prevent them getting the oil/swamp areas to increase their supply.

There are 4 bridges on the map (a 3 lane road across the river) which each contains 4 cities - a worthy target to prevent easy access across the river and to gain 4 extra cities. The river should also be patrolled as there are places where Amphibian APC's can cross and where engineers can build smaller bridges. The river also has to be used to access one sea zone to invade a home land and eliminate a capital city to defeat an enemy. So again this river lane has to be protected BOTH SIDES as each sea zone has an 2 entry points into its sea zone where a sea borne invasion can come from. So Protect your river entry points.

IN the defensive mode the player will have to move quickly and decisively to his right, left and centre. Right and left to protect his sea zone from invasion and to move to the oil fields that is further inland. He has to move to the centre to prevent others controlling the cities there and hopefully gain the quota to win. Also towards the centre there are 4 very large oil fields that if developed will strengthen his supply and improve his production immensly.

Navy and the Air Force  come to play early until land fall is established on the other side of their own sea zone, then they have to move the army over by sea and air AND keep up supply as units are eliminated in battle.