Guild Battle Grounds

Click here to see a larger version of the GBG informational map.

You will see an array of countours that denote the individual Provinces. Each Guild will be assigned a color based on their Headquarters location (Red, Pink, Blue, Purple, Cyan, Yellow, Orange, or Green) and the Provinces they currently own will be tinted the same as their HQ. Our Guild, as our Provinces, will always be White when we view it but will be an assigned color when viewed by players of other guilds.

Province Designators

Specific Provinces are referenced using a 3-character designator comprised of the Quadrant (Q), Ring (R) and Province Name (N) designators and provided in the following order:

• Q = Quadrant, could be A, B, C, or D
• R = Ring, could be 1, 2, 3, or 4
• N = First letter of Province name

The image below shows the GBG Battle Map Province contours as well as provides the designators. For example, Province "C2T" conveys that the Province is in Quadrant C, Ring 2 and the Name starts with the letter C. View the Province map below to locate Province C2T.

Click here to see a larger version of the GBG province map.

GBG Play

The central theme of GBG play is the acquisition (and loss) of Provinces. The more Provinces acquired and the longer those Provinces are held - the more Victory Points are accumulated. To acquire a Province, players must be successful in a certain quantity of combat engagements or negotiations and doing so earns Advancment(s) towards acquisition of the Province. The quantity of Advances needed to acquire a Provinces is determined by the GBG League our Guild is participating in.

An important and strategical note is that once a Province is acquired (aka captured, closed, conquered, or, flipped), it is "locked" for four (4) hours and cannot be attacked by others until the lock expires.

Advances and Attrition

• Advances: Advances are a measure of progress for acquiring a Province. When a Guildie is successful at an attempt on a particular Province, our Guild is awarded one (1) Advance for winning a fight or two (2) Advances for a successful negotiation towards acquiring that Province. Unfortunately, being successful at either one will result in an increase of that Marauder's Attrition.

• Attrition: A player's Attrition score sets the the difficulty rating of the next Advance attempt. When the GBG starts, a player's Attrition level is 0 and upon each successful attempt at combat or negotiation, the player's Attrition will rise and potentially increase the difficulty of the next attempt. This means that in combat the opposition Army will receive boosts and more goods will be required for negotiations - see the wiki linked at the top of this page for the rate of boost/goods increase.



You can find your Attrition at the top of the GBG Battle Map and you will notice it only increases when the attempt is successful, so feel free to withdraw from combat or negotiatons so you can conserve resources and try again without concern of penalty. The best news regarding Attrition is that it resets to 0 each day (12:00 AM Server Time) for a fresh start.

Note the Extra Turn from the Friend's Tavern does NOT work on negotiations in the GBG.

Province Details

To find detailed information about a Province (or attempt an Advancement), select the Province to enter the informational screen.

Click here to see a larger version of the GBG Province.

For this particular Province, it is easily ascertained that:

• It is in Ring 3 of Quadrant B and it's name is Vishrain, thus it would simply be referred to as "B3V".
• It takes 130 total Advances to acquire the Province as denoted by the "#/130" in the Advancement Counter. In this example, the Province is being attacked by two guilds and we can see that the Jets have completed 110 Advances and the Sharks have only completed 8. The first guild to reach 130 Advances shall acquire the Province, lock it for 4 hours and collect the VP until such time that another guild decides to be successful in their completion of total Advances.
• It provides 59 Victory Points per hour for the guild that owns it.

The following actions may be taken from the Province detail interface:

• Selecting the "Attack" button to attempt an Advancement by utilizing military units.
• Selecting the "Negotiation" button to attempt an Advancement by utilizing current and/or previous Age goods.
• Selecting the "Building" button to view what buildings are currently built on the Province regardless of Province owner. For Provinces that we own, you can see the costs of these buildings.

In this example, suppose that the Sharks raced and completed all 130 Advances as the Jets were out having lunch. In addition to being locked out of the Province for 4 hours; the Jets would lose half of their Advances and the Advancement Counter would show 55/130 for the Jets.

Note that buildings can be constructed on Provinces that will help lower or increase the rate of Attrition, increase the quantity of Advances required to acquire the Province, or, boost the VP the Province provides. These buildings require the use of the a Guild's Treasury, thus are selectively used for strategical purposes.

Coordination, Coordination, and Coordination

We have GBG 💀 Shotcallers that coordinate our collective efforts for the best rewards for individuals and the Marauders as a whole. The ☢️ GBG thread is utilized for our communications and coordination of activities and should always be updated with “calls” and any other pertinent information. For strategical purposes, we generally prioritize the order of Provinces to acquire and utilized "holds" (a not-to-exceed maximum quantity of Advances). GBG calls are typically coupled with 'tags' on the GBG Battle Map. Tags are a visual overlay on the Province that provide a graphic representation of 'do not attack' or 'available to attack". The infographic below provides a good summary by putting all of this information together (GBG Battle Map, Province Detail, and GBG Thread).

Click here to see a larger version of the GBG infographic.

The story the infographic conveys is the GBG call was to acquire C2S (accomplished by the "lock"); then attack C3Y until it is acquired (68 Advances so far); and finally, attack B2T but stop at 150 Advances and hold.

Two Types of Calls

There are two types of standard Calls that will be posted in our GBG thread:

• Acquire: The call will take the form of the Province reference; e.g., C3Y with no other information added. This means that the Province is requested to be acquired/closed/captured/conquered.

• Hold: This call will take the form of a Province reference followed by a red, hollow circle symbol; e.g., B2T⭕. This means that the Province is requested for up to the default Advances unless the Advancement count requested is different from the default; e.g, B2T⭕130 which would imply the Advancement count is requested to be stopped at 130.

In short --- anything without a ⭕ is a target to be acquired/closed and anything with a ⭕ is a target to be taken to the default limit or specified amount and NOT CLOSED. The ⭕ is a "O" which means "leave Open, don't Close.

Depending on the League we are in, the quantity of Advances will change for Province acquisition which means that the 'default' maximum quantity of Advances requested for a "hold" will also vary. The thread title will always contain this default information in the form of: "☢️ GBG ⭕ = 150 Adv's - Don’t Close" to convey the maximum Advances as well as a reminder to not close (acquire) the Province.

Coordination/Call Examples

• Thread Title: ☢️ GBG ⭕ = 150 Adv's - Don’t Close. GBG Call: A3X, B2T⭕, D3Y

  - This call is to alert Marauders to attack and acquire A3X; attack B2T up to 150 Advances and stop (do not acquire); and, move on to attack and acquire D3Y.

• Thread Title: ☢️ GBG ⭕ = 150 Adv's - Don’t Close. GBG Call: A3X⭕125, B2T⭕, D3Y

  - In this example, attack A3X up to 125 Advances and stop; attack B2T up to the default of 150 Advances and stop; and, finally attack and acquire D3Y. The numbers will be probably be provided with each hold target but wanted to have a concrete example should they not be.

Again, we are coordinating our efforts as these holds are serving defensive or offensive strategical purposes. The idea here is that Marauders are requested to attack that Provinces up to a certain number and then to 'hold their fire' so to speak. It is very important that we hold when requested to ensure we have the best advantage to continue opening up Provinces for more individual rewards as well as scoring VP for Guild rewards.

Other information (and conversation even) will sometimes be present in the thread as time allows, but the take away is to understand that the Provinces are usually listed in order of priority as this is also important when and if you choose to 'cycle' (more below). For prioritization, we are being requested to focus on the left-most Province in the list and even though we may 'cycle' on other Provinces; we should always evaluate the priority Province after each cycle attempt to allot the majority of our Attrition to it.

Help Us be Successful

• Always Assume the Advancement Counter Lies. There is a known 'glitch' where the Attrition Counter will not report correctly. Always be mindful to leave the GBG and reenter it every so often as that will reset the Attrition Counter for an accurate count. In a rush-to-Hold situation where you want to quickly put many Advances on a Province, but not actually acquire it - it is always good to actually stop well short of the call (like if the counter reads 130/160 on a 150/160), exit and reenter the GBG (not just the Province Detail) to validate the Advancements.


• Learn the Intensity of the Attack. Be aware of how many of your mates are attacking the same Province as you are. Always check the Advancement Counter between each fight or negotiation to judge how many others are also attacking. Consider the example of attacking a Province with a Hold call at 150/160. If you start a negotiation when the counter is at 130 and you finish when it is at 143 - do not attempt another negotiation as the counter could well be beyond the requested 150 limit by the time you finish.

  Learning the intensity will provide feedback to know that you should not push the attack up to the posted limit on a Hold, but slow down and stop much sooner so the Province is not accidentally acquired.

• Have No Expectations. While this also applies to the two points listed above, please do not expect that GBG Shotcallers will be around to change visual tags to 'Do Not Attack' on Holds. Check the Advancement Counter and check it often.

Goods/Army Cycling

The same Province will require the SAME SET of Goods until it is succesfully completed if you are negotiating; however, if you complete a negotiation on another Province, the game will often change the goods required (selection quantity or Age) for not just the (first) Province you were attempting but for all Provinces.

This trick should be utilized if you are stuck due to a shortage of goods or struggling with a certain negotiation (notably, the six'er). This concept also applies to opposition army configurations as those will be reset should you be successful fighting in a different Province.

In the situation that the Guild is not pursuing multiple Provinces, a GBG Shotcaller will try to designate another Province for goods/army cycling.

Notes and Tips

• We cannot stress how crucial it is that everyone ceases Advances when there is a Hold⭕ call that requests a limit on Advances; please ensure you are following the calls.
• From time to time, calls may be copied in the Guild’s Main Chat thread and should be "cleared" when no longer applicable, but please defer to the GBG thread for the latest information.
• Is it important to ensure that you are checking the GBG thread PRIOR to engaging in GBG activities - and even DURING! – as a call could be changed at any moment given dynamic nature of the GBG. Checking before closing a Province creates a two-for as you are ensuring the Attrition Counter's accuracy as well.
• If you have questions about calls or looking to call attention to certain developments you see on the Battle Map – communicate your thoughts in the GBG thread.
• If you surrender/withdraw a negotiation or fight; it will not increase your Attrition and in the case of combat, it may reset the terrain which may help you complete the Advance.

Something we didn't cover or you would like to know more? Please ask in [❓] General Q&A/Info/Requests thread

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