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What are the best strategy game beginner tips for the first week?
Strategy Game Beginner Tips for a Friendlier First Week
Go slowly, finish one small goal at a time, keep your workers fed and ask other players for help. A calm first week is about learning how your town grows, not about winning. Save your fights until you have read a few reports and have friends beside you.
Treat the first hour as a tour
On the first day in a strategy game, the temptation is to rush. Resist it. Walk through your town, open every menu once and read what each building says. In Zone77 the tasks from Old Vey are a gentle tour, and finishing them in order teaches you most of what you need.
Pick one small goal for each evening, such as finishing a farm or filling a store, and stop when you reach it. Small wins feel better than a long grind.
See also: the getting started guide.
Let hunger be your teacher
Almost every new player learns about Food the hard way. Workers and soldiers eat every hour, and when the supply runs dry, hungry soldiers leave. A good habit is to look at your Food rate each time you open the game, before you spend anything else.
It sounds boring, but it is the kind of habit that turns a nervous beginner into a calm builder.
Use your protection to look around
New players are protected from attacks for a while. Use that time to look, not to hurry. Send a spy to see how other towns are built. Read the Brass News. Watch how bigger players grow their fields.
You will learn more from an hour of watching than from a day of guessing, and you will feel much braver when the protection ends.
See also: new player protection.
Say hello early
Alliances are not only for experts. A friendly alliance shares boosts, answers questions and gives you a reason to come back tomorrow. Ask in the chat or write a short hello in the forum, and be specific about what you would like to learn.
If you have a tip of your own, share it. Someone is stuck on the very same problem right now.
See also: share your ideas on the forum.
Questions and answers
How long should my first session last?
As long as it feels fun. Many players start a few long upgrades, check their Food and come back later, because everything keeps running while you are away.
Is it okay to skip fighting at the start?
Yes. Growing your town, learning the map and meeting allies are all good ways to spend a first week. Fights will still be there when you are ready.
What do players usually wish they had known?
Most wish they had watched their Food earlier and asked for help sooner. Both are easy to fix on day one.
