The Art of War in CoinRepublik: A Commander's Guide to Armies and Battles

Everything you have learned so far has likely focused on building a peaceful, productive town. However, there is a sharper edge to the CoinRepublik economy: the military. Raising an army allows you to march across the world, take another player’s town by force, and hold it under occupation to collect taxes. War is entirely optional, but if you prefer to be the one collecting tribute rather than paying it, you must understand how the military engine works. Be warned: war in this game is unforgiving. Every campaign is a one-way commitment. Once soldiers march, there is no recall and no retreat. A thoughtful attacker who calculates the costs will defeat a hasty one every single time. 1. The Military Academy and Troop Housing An army is not a mysterious separate system; soldiers are simply a type of product. You train them at a Military Academy exactly the same way a workshop turns out finished goods. You must construct the Academy on cleared land. It requires a worker, raw materials, and time to operate. Soldiers take up space in your houses and count toward your population cap, exactly like ordinary citizens. Because troops are trained and not bought instantly, an army must be grown patiently over weeks. The player who quietly trains soldiers daily is the one who can strike at will, while the player who only builds an army when danger arrives is already too late. To manage your forces, you will use three specific pages: My army: Shows your standing garrison at home and any troops currently marching. My towns: Lists foreign towns you currently occupy and the garrisons holding them. My town: Displays your home defense and, if occupied, who is holding you and the panel to fight them off. 2. The Language of Soldiering: Attack, Defense, and Speed Every soldier in the game is defined by three numbers: Attack points, Defense points, and Speed (measured in kilometers per hour). When you attack, only attack points matter. When you are attacked, only defense points matter. Speed does not make a soldier hit harder; it simply buys you time, allowing you to cross real distances in hours instead of days. There are five tiers of troops to balance your budget and strategy: Assault (Tier 1): High attack, low defense, slow feet. The classic offensive unit. Defence (Tier 2): High defense, low attack, slow. The wall you keep at home. Rapid Intervention (Tier 3): Modest attack and defense, but incredibly quick. Built for speed and reach. Elite (Tier 4): Strong all-rounder with high attack and defense, but slow-moving. Spec Ops (Tier 5): The apex unit. Top attack, top defense, and the fastest speed in the game. Priced to match its power. A clever commander mixes these units. Elite units are expensive, so bulking out an attacking force with cheap Assault troops, keeping Defence troops at home, and saving Spec Ops for crucial victories is the most cost-effective strategy. 3. The Battlefield Math Every battle in CoinRepublik is decided by a single mathematical collision: the attacker's total attack points against the defender's total defense points. An army fights as one combined number. If you send ten Assault troops worth 500 attack each, they contribute 5,000 attack points to the total. The game’s attack planner will add up your chosen troops and display the numbers side-by-side against the enemy's wall. There is no luck, no dice, and no hidden modifiers. 4. The Three Rules of Engagement When the attacker's total (A) meets the defender's total (D), there are exactly three possible outcomes: Outcome 1: The Attack Falls Short (A is less than D) If you send 2,500 attack points against a 5,000-point wall, your assault fails. Every single attacking soldier dies. However, the defender loses troops worth your attack total. You achieved nothing but softening their wall at the cost of your entire force. Outcome 2: The Perfect Tie (A equals D) If you send exactly 5,000 attack points against a 5,000-point wall, the result is mutual annihilation. Every attacker and every defender dies. The town is left with no soldiers. If the defender was occupying someone else's town, that town is liberated. Outcome 3: The Breakthrough (A is greater than D) If you send 6,000 attack points against a 5,000-point wall, you win the field and wipe out the defender. However, winning is not free. You lose attacking troops worth the defender's total (5,000 points). The surviving attackers march into the town to hold it as your occupying garrison. The Hidden Cost of Conquest: When paying the toll for victory, the game spends your most expensive troops first. Your high-priced Spec Ops will die to break the wall, while your cheap Assault soldiers will likely be the survivors left to occupy the town. Furthermore, to successfully occupy a town, you must win and have at least one soldier survive. An overwhelming force wins wastefully, but a force that is too narrow leaves no survivors to hold the ground. Check the math, thread the needle, and conquer wisely!