PROMOTIONAL ARTImage source ↗Existing catalog image or logo · Not a playtest
EDITORIAL CONCEPT · NOT A GAME SCREENSHOT
Compare placement, support and resolution
1Placement
Count orthogonal friends and enemies
2Faction coordination
Compare collisions and friendly support
3Simultaneous resolution
Separate documented commit and reveal
This is a documentation concept, not a game screen or our gameplay record. Rules for the ETH mode and the separate Test Token version; current alpha admission is unverified. Current implementation, access, first authentication and personal Japan eligibility remain unverified.
A simultaneous-turn coordination game about placing land and reading orthogonal friends and enemies. Growth depends on neighboring factions as well as your own placement.
Reviewed editions: Stratagems / documented edition (entry unverified). Unverified region, wallet and language conditions are marked in the entry section below.
Reviewed from official documentation and stores. No installation, login or gameplay was performed. Instructions are documented paths, not verified in-app completion.
02 / DETAILA closer look at the gameplay
Orthogonal factions determine land growth
Stratagems is a simultaneous-turn coordination game about placing islands and factions on a shared map. Orthogonally adjacent friendly and enemy lands determine growth; diagonals do not count. With enemies present, life decreases unless friendly neighbors outnumber them, linking placement with player coordination.
Matching factions can still collide on one location
Compare isolated land, friendly support and surrounding enemies. The rules also describe an unowned black faction when multiple players place land at the same position. These are documented adjacency rules, not a win-rate model, optimal placement or inference about current players’ moves.
The official rules allow one player to choose different factions at different places. Ownership alone therefore does not describe adjacency: count friendly and enemy faction colors. The guide says land and its faction remain on the grid after life reaches zero, so that position is not equivalent to empty sea. These are documented rules, not an observation of a current board or actual loss.
Moves resolve together rather than rewarding submission order
The guide resolves revealed moves simultaneously; transaction order does not create move priority. Placement is chosen before others’ moves are known, making coordination over collisions and neighboring factions part of the game. This explains the coordination mechanism, not a guarantee of automatic reveal or a recommendation to deposit assets.
The guide distinguishes an ETH-deposit mode from a separate Test Token version. Its 24-hour epoch has 23 hours for commit and one hour for reveal, with possible deposit loss after failed reveal or defeat. Automatic reveal carries no success guarantee. Test Tokens are not real ETH or profit. Current distribution, Japan eligibility, total cost and alpha admission remain unverified; no transaction or wallet connection was performed.
What to check Review the documented 23-hour commit and one-hour reveal with simultaneous resolution, not submission-order priority or guaranteed automation.
What to check Read the separate versions and deposit-loss conditions. Current grants, costs, Japan eligibility and admission are unverified; no transaction was performed.
Editorial update: 2026-10-17. Conditions vary by device, storefront and mode. Consult the individual sources for verification dates.
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