NATIONS ROYALE BENCHMARK · EASY

Qwen3.8 27B as VNM, Easy war 1

Won at 6:38 of game time, holding 106 provinces, 76% of the world, after 80 decisions and 57 refused orders. The game's reference player won at 4:08 on the same war. All of Qwen3.8 27B's wars.

RESULTWon
GAME TIME6:38
HELD106 · 76%
DECISIONS80
REFUSED57 of 379
MODEL TIME72.4 min
COSTlocal, no list price
TOKENS IN / OUT256,688 / 11,170
REQUESTS83
Share of the world at each decisionThe share of the world's provinces it held each time the war paused. Dashed lines mark the 70% seal and what the game's reference player held at the end of the same war.
0%20%40%60%80%051015Reference 75%Seal 70%Game minutes

The game's players on this war

PlayerResultHeldGame time
Qwen3.8 27BWon76%6:38
Reference playerWon75%4:08
Reference on the model's clockWon73%5:34
Sharp personaWon78%4:26
Median personaWon74%5:38
Tourist personaTimed out7%15:00

Every decision

What it held when the war paused, the orders it gave, and what the game refused and why. The war file carries an arcade-session/1 envelope: the war key and this order stream replay this exact war at Nations Royale commit e426bd2.

DecisionClockHeldOrders
10:0011%
SEND 50% FROM 41 TO 93
SEND 25% FROM 41 TO 104
Reply
<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 41 TO 93
SEND 25% FROM 41 TO 104
</orders>
20:0532%
SEND 75% FROM 41 TO 82
SEND 100% FROM 104 TO 67
SEND 50% FROM 93 TO 67
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 41 TO 82
SEND 100% FROM 104 TO 67
SEND 50% FROM 93 TO 67
</orders>
30:1054%
BUILD 93 A
BUILD 67 A
BUILD 104 A
SEND 50% FROM 93,67,104 TO 42
Reply
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<orders>
BUILD 93 A
BUILD 67 A
BUILD 104 A
SEND 50% FROM 93,67,104 TO 42
</orders>
40:1554%
SEND 75% FROM 41,67,93,104 TO 42
SEND 75% FROM 82 TO 43
BUILD 82 A
Reply
<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 41,67,93,104 TO 42
SEND 75% FROM 82 TO 43
BUILD 82 A
</orders>
50:2054%
SEND 50% FROM 41,93,82,67 TO 42
RALLY 104 TO 42refused: a muster reinforces a province of yours
Reply
<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 41,93,82,67 TO 42
RALLY 104 TO 42
</orders>
60:2564%waited
Reply
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<orders></orders>
70:3064%
BUILD 104 B
SEND 50% FROM 41 TO 104
BUILD 42 Brefused: not enough gold for THAILAND#42 (35, you have 6)
BUILD 67 Arefused: not enough gold for MYANMAR#67 (80, you have 6)
BUILD 93 Arefused: not enough gold for LAOS#93 (80, you have 6)
Reply
Looking at the map: I am heavily outmatched. My total force (260) is far below any single enemy bordering me (China 135, India 108, Bangladesh 70 — each costing 162/130/85 to take). The neutral interior (Cambodia) is the only safe, easy capture left.

Strategy: secure the interior to build a safe troop factory (Cambodia muster), harden my two border walls (Myanmar faces Bangladesh+India; Laos faces China), and push Thailand up to start streaming troops. I will not throw armies at 70–135-troop enemy capitals — that is suicide. I will grow, hold my defensible SE Asian core, and score on territory at 15:00.

<orders></orders>

<orders>
BUILD 104 B
SEND 50% FROM 41 TO 104
BUILD 42 B
BUILD 67 A
BUILD 93 A
</orders>
80:3564%
SEND 75% FROM 41,42,93,67 TO 37
RALLY 104 TO 41
Reply
<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 41,42,93,67 TO 37
RALLY 104 TO 41
</orders>
90:4064%
SEND 75% FROM 93,67 TO 37
BUILD 82refused: not enough gold for MALAYSIA#82 (80, you have 14)
BUILD 42refused: not enough gold for THAILAND#42 (35, you have 14)
Reply
You're strong relative to your neighbors and Bangladesh (5 troops) is an easy kill — it's your fastest route to new territory. Priorities: grab it, then expand, and keep your capital garrisoned since China/India/Indonesia sit on the border.

<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 93,67 TO 37
BUILD 82
BUILD 42
</orders>
100:4575%
SEND 75% FROM 37 TO 104
SEND 50% FROM 82 TO 104
SEND 25% FROM 42 TO 104
Reply
Looking at the situation: we just eliminated Bangladesh and have 355 troops across 7 provinces. The immediate threats are China (cost 91), India (cost 130), and Indonesia (cost 153) — all capitals we cannot afford to take right now, so my priority is consolidation and growth.

Gold is low (23) and both BUILD orders were refused. I'll focus on moving excess garrison troops into the rear (104 CAMBODIA) to keep the border provinces lean and safe, while I wait for income to build up before developing.

<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 37 TO 104
SEND 50% FROM 82 TO 104
SEND 25% FROM 42 TO 104
</orders>
110:5075%
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 38
Reply
<orders>
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 38
</orders>
120:5586%
SEND 50% FROM 41,104,93 TO 38
SEND 50% FROM 37 TO 38
SEND 50% FROM 38 TO 134
SEND 50% FROM 38 TO 102
SEND 50% FROM 38 TO 90
Reply
We need to immediately reinforce the besieged CHINA province (38) to prevent the capital fold from failing, and secure the cheap neutral provinces bordering it.

Order 1: Send troops from our interior reserves to 38.
Order 2: Send troops from the newly taken 37 to 38 (if not depleted by Order 1, but it's a source so it sends 50%).
Order 3: Send troops to take neutral 134 BHUTAN (cost 10).
Order 4: Send troops to take neutral 102 N. KOREA (cost 12).
Order 5: Send troops to take neutral 90 KYRGYZSTAN (cost 14).

<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 41,104,93 TO 38
SEND 50% FROM 37 TO 38
SEND 50% FROM 38 TO 134
SEND 50% FROM 38 TO 102
SEND 50% FROM 38 TO 90
</orders>
131:00118%
SEND 50% FROM 38 TO 103
BUILD 42 A
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 38 TO 103
BUILD 42 A
</orders>
141:05118%
SEND 75% FROM 37,90,38,67,82 TO 134
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 138
Reply
...

<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 37,90,38,67,82 TO 134
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 138
</orders>
151:10129%waited
Reply
<orders></orders>
161:15139%
SEND 75% FROM 38,102,90 TO 17
Reply
...

<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 38,102,90 TO 17
</orders>
171:20139%
BUILD 42 Brefused: not enough gold for THAILAND#42 (80, you have 47)
Reply
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<orders>
BUILD 42 B
</orders>
181:251410%
SEND 100% FROM 138 TO 40
SEND 50% FROM 134 TO 116
BUILD 138 A
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 100% FROM 138 TO 40
SEND 50% FROM 134 TO 116
BUILD 138 A
</orders>
191:301410%
SEND 50% FROM 102 TO 40
SEND 50% FROM 38 TO 99
SEND 75% FROM 90 TO 70
SEND 75% FROM 103 TO 35
SEND 50% FROM 134 TO 35
Reply
<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 102 TO 40
SEND 50% FROM 38 TO 99
SEND 75% FROM 90 TO 70
SEND 75% FROM 103 TO 35
SEND 50% FROM 134 TO 35
</orders>
201:351612%
SEND 75% FROM 42,82,67,37 TO 35
BUILD 70 A
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 42,82,67,37 TO 35
BUILD 70 A
</orders>
211:401712%
BUILD 40 A
Reply
<orders>
BUILD 40 A
</orders>
221:451813%waited
Reply
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<orders></orders>
231:501914%
BUILD 35 INDIArefused: unknown province "35 INDIA"
BUILD 90 KYRGYZSTANrefused: unknown province "90 KYRGYZSTAN"
BUILD 17 RUSSIArefused: unknown province "17 RUSSIA"
SEND 75% FROM 82 TO 82refused: a province cannot send to itself
RALLY 70 48refused: not an order: use SEND, BUILD or RALLY
RALLY 42 43refused: not an order: use SEND, BUILD or RALLY
Reply
<orders>
BUILD 35 INDIA
BUILD 90 KYRGYZSTAN
BUILD 17 RUSSIA
RALLY 70 48
RALLY 42 43
SEND 75% FROM 82 TO 82
</orders>
241:551914%
BUILD 38
SEND 50% FROM 35,38,138 TO 36
SEND 50% FROM 70,82 TO 44
SEND 50% FROM 17,116 TO 15
RALLY 42 36refused: not an order: use SEND, BUILD or RALLY
RALLY 70 44refused: not an order: use SEND, BUILD or RALLY
Reply
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<orders>
BUILD 38
SEND 50% FROM 35,38,138 TO 36
SEND 50% FROM 70,82 TO 44
SEND 50% FROM 17,116 TO 15
RALLY 42 36
RALLY 70 44
</orders>
252:001914%
SEND 50% FROM 35,38,70,90,17 TO 36
RALLY 70 TO 36
RALLY 42 TO 36refused: a muster reinforces a province of yours
RALLY 38 TO 36refused: a muster reinforces a province of yours
Reply
wer to Pakistan.
- Our war camps (70, 42, 38) are currently aimed poorly or need to be focused on the capital to maximize pressure.

**Strategy:**
1. **Focus fire on Pakistan (36)**. Send 50% of all bordering provinces to overwhelm them. This uses our existing front-line troops efficiently.
2. **Redirect war camps**. Use RALLY to aim all 3 war camps at Pakistan's capital to stream troops directly into the battle.
3. **Wait on development**. We have 49 gold, but it's not worth the 35g+ wait time when a war is deciding right now. Save it for later if needed.
4. **Stop the Poland leak**. Since we can't recall troops easily, we just need to stop sending them. The orders below won't touch Poland.

<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 35,38,70,90,17 TO 36
RALLY 70 TO 36
RALLY 42 TO 36
RALLY 38 TO 36
</orders>
262:052014%
SEND 75% FROM 17,116 TO 15
SEND 25% FROM 42 TO 36
SEND 25% FROM 38 TO 36
RALLY 42 AUTO
RALLY 38 AUTO
BUILD 17 A
Reply
<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 17,116 TO 15
SEND 25% FROM 42 TO 36
SEND 25% FROM 38 TO 36
RALLY 42 AUTO
RALLY 38 AUTO
BUILD 17 A
</orders>
272:102014%
SEND 75% FROM 36 TO 51
SEND 50% FROM 35,102 TO 130
SEND 75% FROM 82 TO 44
SEND 50% FROM 70,90,38 TO 48
SEND 50% FROM 17,116 TO 15
BUILD 116
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 36 TO 51
SEND 50% FROM 35,102 TO 130
SEND 75% FROM 82 TO 44
SEND 50% FROM 70,90,38 TO 48
SEND 50% FROM 17,116 TO 15
BUILD 116
</orders>
282:152317%
SEND 75% FROM 51,70,48,90,38 TO 99
SEND 75% FROM 15,116,17 TO 24
SEND 50% FROM 42,38 TO 43
SEND 25% FROM 17,116 TO 122
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 51,70,48,90,38 TO 99
SEND 75% FROM 15,116,17 TO 24
SEND 50% FROM 42,38 TO 43
SEND 25% FROM 17,116 TO 122
</orders>
292:202417%
SEND 50% FROM 42 TO 38
SEND 50% FROM 17 TO 24
BUILD 41 A
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 42 TO 38
SEND 50% FROM 17 TO 24
BUILD 41 A
</orders>
302:252719%
SEND 100% FROM 15 TO 124
SEND 75% FROM 24 TO 124
SEND 50% FROM 17 TO 124
SEND 50% FROM 87 TO 78
SEND 50% FROM 51 TO 78
SEND 50% FROM 17 TO 50
BUILD 24
RALLY 70 AUTO
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 100% FROM 15 TO 124
SEND 75% FROM 24 TO 124
SEND 50% FROM 17 TO 124
SEND 50% FROM 87 TO 78
SEND 50% FROM 51 TO 78
SEND 50% FROM 17 TO 50
BUILD 24
RALLY 70 AUTO
</orders>
312:303022%
SEND 50% FROM 24,42 TO 25
SEND 50% FROM 124 TO 25
SEND 50% FROM 17,70 TO 74
BUILD 124 A
Reply
<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 24,42 TO 25
SEND 50% FROM 124 TO 25
SEND 50% FROM 17,70 TO 74
BUILD 124 A
</orders>
322:353324%
SEND 50% FROM 24 TO 26
SEND 50% FROM 48,65 TO 74
SEND 25% FROM 17,85 TO 16
SEND 25% FROM 17,48 TO 77
SEND 50% FROM 87,78 TO 115
BUILD 116 A
RALLY 38 AUTO
RALLY 24 AUTO
Reply
<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 24 TO 26
SEND 50% FROM 48,65 TO 74
SEND 25% FROM 17,85 TO 16
SEND 25% FROM 17,48 TO 77
SEND 50% FROM 87,78 TO 115
BUILD 116 A
RALLY 38 AUTO
RALLY 24 AUTO
</orders>
332:403626%
SEND 100% FROM 25 TO 10
SEND 50% FROM 124 TO 10
SEND 100% FROM 15 TO 10
SEND 75% FROM 24 TO 10
SEND 100% FROM 26 TO 28
SEND 75% FROM 115 TO 58
SEND 50% FROM 87 TO 123
BUILD 42 A
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 100% FROM 25 TO 10
SEND 50% FROM 124 TO 10
SEND 100% FROM 15 TO 10
SEND 75% FROM 24 TO 10
SEND 100% FROM 26 TO 28
SEND 75% FROM 115 TO 58
SEND 50% FROM 87 TO 123
BUILD 42 A
</orders>
342:453727%waited
Reply
s my besieged frontier, **116 LATVIA** (93/101), facing SWEDEN’s **122 ESTONIA (32)** and **68 FINLAND (47)** from the other side. My reinforcements (25 and 71) land there within seconds, so I will top it up from the nearest interior garrions (85, 38, 42, 17) so those columns arrive into a fortified province rather than a contested one.

The other easy kills — **10 GERMANY** (cost 1), **52 SUDAN** (cost 43), and **75 SOMALIA** (cost 21) — are being handled by the columns already en route to 25 and 115, so I won’t double-commit and drain my front. I also hold one development to lock in extra defence on a capital I am not defending right now.

<orders></orders>
SEND 50% FROM 85,38 TO 116
SEND 50% FROM 42,17 TO 116
BUILD 41 A
RALLY 38 AUTO
RALLY 42 AUTO
RALLY 70 AUTO
RALLY 104 AUTO
BUILD 78 B
352:503827%
SEND 50% FROM 41 TO 17
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 16
BUILD 17 A
Reply
<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 41 TO 17
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 16
BUILD 17 A
</orders>
362:553827%
SEND 75% FROM 116 TO 110
SEND 50% FROM 17 TO 110
SEND 50% FROM 42 TO 43
SEND 50% FROM 82 TO 44
SEND 50% FROM 15 TO 16
SEND 50% FROM 85 TO 16
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 116 TO 110
SEND 50% FROM 17 TO 110
SEND 50% FROM 42 TO 43
SEND 50% FROM 82 TO 44
SEND 50% FROM 15 TO 16
SEND 50% FROM 85 TO 16
</orders>
373:003928%
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 16
SEND 100% FROM 24 TO 16
SEND 100% FROM 26 TO 16
SEND 100% FROM 116 TO 16
SEND 100% FROM 25 TO 16
SEND 100% FROM 17 TO 16
BUILD 16 A
BUILD 25 A
Reply
I'll consolidate my huge force into Ukraine to smash through Romania (and its capital), hold the German capital fold, and develop Ukraine's capacity to support the push.

<orders>
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 16
SEND 100% FROM 24 TO 16
SEND 100% FROM 26 TO 16
SEND 100% FROM 116 TO 16
SEND 100% FROM 25 TO 16
SEND 100% FROM 17 TO 16
BUILD 16 A
BUILD 25 A
</orders>
383:053928%
SEND 50% FROM 16 TO 133
SEND 50% FROM 26 TO 129
SEND 75% FROM 26 TO 27
SEND 50% FROM 17 TO 121
SEND 50% FROM 51 TO 77
SEND 50% FROM 115 TO 52
SEND 16 TO 104refused: not an order: use SEND, BUILD or RALLY
SEND 16 TO 104refused: not an order: use SEND, BUILD or RALLY
Reply
main objective is to secure the low-cost, unfortified provinces bordering my strongholds in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa to build up my territory count and troop numbers. 

My 1179 troops currently marching to Ukraine (16) will reinforce my main force. By sending 50% of my garrison in Ukraine (1424 troops) to Moldova, I can easily take it and maintain a huge defensive buffer behind me. Similarly, my Eastern European bloc is strong enough to swallow Bosnia, Serbia, and Romania, while the Middle East and Africa can absorb their respective unfortified targets (Azerbaijan, Iraq, and Sudan).

<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 16 TO 133
SEND 50% FROM 26 TO 129
SEND 75% FROM 26 TO 27
SEND 50% FROM 17 TO 121
SEND 50% FROM 51 TO 77
SEND 50% FROM 115 TO 52
SEND 16 TO 104
SEND 16 TO 104
</orders>
393:104130%
SEND 75% FROM 16 TO 23
SEND 100% FROM 17 TO 68
SEND 100% FROM 15 TO 125
SEND 100% FROM 42 TO 43
SEND 100% FROM 82 TO 43
SEND 75% FROM 35 TO 75
SEND 100% FROM 24 TO 109
BUILD 133 A
Reply
<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 16 TO 23
SEND 100% FROM 17 TO 68
SEND 100% FROM 15 TO 125
SEND 100% FROM 42 TO 43
SEND 100% FROM 82 TO 43
SEND 75% FROM 35 TO 75
SEND 100% FROM 24 TO 109
BUILD 133 A
</orders>
403:154230%
SEND 100% FROM 16 TO 23
SEND 50% FROM 26 TO 28
SEND 75% FROM 24 TO 27
SEND 75% FROM 115 TO 58
SEND 50% FROM 82 TO 43
SEND 25% FROM 16 TO 41refused: UKRAINE#16 has too few troops
BUILD 17 Arefused: not enough gold for RUSSIA#17 (150, you have 82)
Reply
push to 70%. The best offensive targets are weak, isolated capitals I can fold quickly:
- ROMANIA (23): only 16 troops, 1 province, cost 24 — my 796 siege will take it effortlessly.
- ALBANIA (28): 44 troops, 1 province, cost 63 — take from Croatia.
- SERBIA (27): 61 troops, 1 province, cost 89 — take from Hungary/Croatia.
- PHILIPPINES (43): 68 troops, 1 province, cost 82 — take from sea.
- KENYA (Ethiopia 58): 37, cost 34 — take from Eritrea.

I'll consolidate my huge Ukraine stack into the easy Romania kill, grab the small Balkan/East-Africa capitals, and develop a frontier cap for future stack room.

<orders></orders>

<orders>
SEND 100% FROM 16 TO 23
SEND 50% FROM 26 TO 28
SEND 75% FROM 24 TO 27
SEND 75% FROM 115 TO 58
SEND 50% FROM 82 TO 43
SEND 25% FROM 16 TO 41
BUILD 17 A
</orders>
413:204331%
SEND 50% FROM 23,10,24 TO 106
SEND 50% FROM 23,10,24 TO 121
SEND 50% FROM 23,10,24 TO 22
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 27
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 14
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 23,10,24 TO 106
SEND 50% FROM 23,10,24 TO 121
SEND 50% FROM 23,10,24 TO 22
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 27
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 14
</orders>
423:254432%waited
Reply
I will pour into the Serbian capital, reinforce the Georgia siege, and develop the capital for max defense before anything else.

<orders></orders>
SEND 75% FROM 106 TO 27
SEND 50% FROM 106 TO 121
SEND 50% FROM 26 TO 27
BUILD 41 A
BUILD 133
433:304633%
SEND 50% FROM 106,27,24 TO 27
SEND 25% FROM 106,24,116 TO 22
SEND 50% FROM 78 TO 75
BUILD 135 B
BUILD 116 Brefused: not enough gold for LATVIA#116 (150, you have 132)
RALLY 24 AUTO
RALLY 42 AUTO
RALLY 70 AUTO
Reply
Looking at the situation: I'm holding SERBIA's capital (27) and TURKEY's capital (22), both folding to me in 15 seconds if I keep them. These are my two weakest provinces at the border (513 and 92 troops), and my main threats are ROMANIA (25, borders both) and the Greek/Albanian/Italian axis nearby. My 1004-troop column arriving at SERBIA is my savior. I also have the chance to capture KENYA's SOMALIA (cost 18) cheaply.

Priority: lock down my two folding capitals, grab easy territory, and keep gold coming.

<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 106,27,24 TO 27
SEND 25% FROM 106,24,116 TO 22
SEND 50% FROM 78 TO 75
BUILD 135 B
BUILD 116 B
RALLY 24 AUTO
RALLY 42 AUTO
RALLY 70 AUTO
</orders>
443:354633%
BUILD 27
BUILD 14
SEND 50% FROM 16,24,133,106 TO 23
SEND 25% FROM 15,26,10,25,82 TO 43
BUILD 24 A
SEND 25% FROM 17 TO 121
Reply
<orders>
BUILD 27
BUILD 14
SEND 50% FROM 16,24,133,106 TO 23
SEND 25% FROM 15,26,10,25,82 TO 43
BUILD 24 A
SEND 25% FROM 17 TO 121
</orders>
453:404935%
SEND 50% FROM 27 TO 28
SEND 50% FROM 106 TO 28
SEND 50% FROM 10 TO 9
SEND 50% FROM 14 TO 9
SEND 50% FROM 135 TO 9
BUILD 22 WARCAMPrefused: unknown province "22 WARCAMP"
RALLY 42 TO 43refused: a muster reinforces a province of yours
RALLY 38 TO 43refused: a muster reinforces a province of yours
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 27 TO 28
SEND 50% FROM 106 TO 28
SEND 50% FROM 10 TO 9
SEND 50% FROM 14 TO 9
SEND 50% FROM 135 TO 9
BUILD 22 WARCAMP
RALLY 42 TO 43
RALLY 38 TO 43
</orders>
463:455137%
SEND 50% FROM 27 TO 17
SEND 100% FROM 38 TO 43
SEND 100% FROM 28 TO 21
SEND 100% FROM 9 TO 1
SEND 25% FROM 14 TO 20
BUILD 129
BUILD 116 B
Reply
Looking at the situation, my immediate priorities are:

1. **Defend RUSSIA** from the SWEDEN 19-troop column arriving in 3s — it's the one genuinely threatened border.
2. **Close out easy enemy capitals** to grow toward the 98-province win threshold (MEXICO capital 1, PHILIPPINES 43, GREECE 21, IRELAND 20).
3. **Develop** for caps/gold: BOSNIA (637 troops, T0) needs a cap upgrade to stop losing to bleed; LATVIA to T3 for gold/cap.

BOSNIA has 637 troops against a cap of 46 — a huge surplus lost to bleed. Upgrading it is high value.

<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 27 TO 17
SEND 100% FROM 38 TO 43
SEND 100% FROM 28 TO 21
SEND 100% FROM 9 TO 1
SEND 25% FROM 14 TO 20
BUILD 129
BUILD 116 B
</orders>
473:505439%
SEND 50% FROM 121,23,124 TO 17
SEND 50% FROM 86 TO 17refused: IVORY COAST#86 is not yours
SEND 75% FROM 9 TO 1
SEND 25% FROM 9 TO 1
BUILD 129 A
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 121,23,124 TO 17
SEND 50% FROM 86 TO 17
SEND 75% FROM 9 TO 1
SEND 25% FROM 9 TO 1
BUILD 129 A
</orders>
483:555540%
SEND 50% FROM 9 TO 1
SEND 50% FROM 24,25 TO 109
SEND 50% FROM 17,116 TO 122
BUILD 10 Grefused: unknown province "10 G"
BUILD 22 A
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 9 TO 1
SEND 50% FROM 24,25 TO 109
SEND 50% FROM 17,116 TO 122
BUILD 10 G
BUILD 22 A
</orders>
494:005640%
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 11
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 11
SEND 50% FROM 17,116 TO 122
SEND 50% FROM 22,77,96 TO 119
BUILD 9
BUILD 22 A
BUILD 42 Arefused: not enough gold for THAILAND#42 (150, you have 29)
Reply
<orders>
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 11
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 11
SEND 50% FROM 17,116 TO 122
SEND 50% FROM 22,77,96 TO 119
BUILD 9
BUILD 22 A
BUILD 42 A
</orders>
504:055640%
SEND 25% FROM 24 TO 11
SEND 50% FROM 22,42,85 TO 119
SEND 25% FROM 10,25,26,28 TO 109
SEND 25% FROM 15 TO 17
SEND 25% FROM 110,121,48 TO 119
Reply
<orders>
SEND 25% FROM 24 TO 11
SEND 50% FROM 22,42,85 TO 119
SEND 25% FROM 10,25,26,28 TO 109
SEND 25% FROM 15 TO 17
SEND 25% FROM 110,121,48 TO 119
</orders>
514:105842%
SEND 25% FROM 116,122 TO 68
SEND 25% FROM 41,135 TO 11
SEND 25% FROM 41,104 TO 109
SEND 25% FROM 41,135 TO 80
SEND 25% FROM 41,104 TO 52
SEND 50% FROM 1,9 TO 61
BUILD 11 A
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 25% FROM 116,122 TO 68
SEND 25% FROM 41,135 TO 11
SEND 25% FROM 41,104 TO 109
SEND 25% FROM 41,135 TO 80
SEND 25% FROM 41,104 TO 52
SEND 50% FROM 1,9 TO 61
BUILD 11 A
</orders>
524:155942%
SEND 50% FROM 41,135,16 TO 34
SEND 50% FROM 41,135,16 TO 29
SEND 50% FROM 11 TO 109
BUILD 11 A
BUILD 41 Brefused: not enough gold for VIETNAM#41 (150, you have 49)
Reply
<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 41,135,16 TO 34
SEND 50% FROM 41,135,16 TO 29
SEND 50% FROM 11 TO 109
BUILD 11 A
BUILD 41 B
</orders>
534:206144%
SEND 50% FROM 1 TO 4
SEND 50% FROM 10 TO 18
SEND 50% FROM 15 TO 18
SEND 50% FROM 9 TO 12
SEND 50% FROM 11 TO 128
SEND 50% FROM 77 TO 34
BUILD 109 AUSTRIA Arefused: unknown province "109 AUSTRIA"
BUILD 122 ESTONIArefused: unknown province "122 ESTONIA"
Reply
<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 1 TO 4
SEND 50% FROM 10 TO 18
SEND 50% FROM 15 TO 18
SEND 50% FROM 9 TO 12
SEND 50% FROM 11 TO 128
SEND 50% FROM 77 TO 34
BUILD 109 AUSTRIA A
BUILD 122 ESTONIA
</orders>
544:256245%
SEND 100% FROM 10,14 TO 125
SEND 50% FROM 11 TO 53
SEND 25% FROM 123,119 TO 34
BUILD 128
BUILD 109 AUSTRIArefused: unknown province "109 AUSTRIA"
BUILD 40
SEND 10% FROM 1 TO 61refused: share must be 25%, 50%, 75% or 100%
Reply
<orders>
SEND 100% FROM 10,14 TO 125
SEND 50% FROM 11 TO 53
SEND 25% FROM 123,119 TO 34
SEND 10% FROM 1 TO 61
BUILD 128
BUILD 109 AUSTRIA
BUILD 40
</orders>
554:306446%
SEND 25% FROM 1 TO 61
BUILD 109 A
BUILD 68
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 25% FROM 1 TO 61
BUILD 109 A
BUILD 68
</orders>
564:356547%
SEND 75% FROM 78 TO 47refused: YEMEN#78 has no route to KENYA#47
SEND 50% FROM 119 TO 29
SEND 75% FROM 9 TO 12
SEND 50% FROM 68 TO 17
BUILD 9 A
Reply
KENYA's capital (47 SOMALIA, only 39 troops, 2 columns already en route) to gain 6 provinces, plus picking off weak neighbors like EGYPT (29, cost 24) and SPAIN (12, cost 57) to expand our share quickly. We also need to shore up the frontier against SWEDEN (which is besieging 17 RUSSIA) and continue developing our production base.

Priorities:
1. Finish KENYA by topping up the siege on 47 from our garrison (78 YEMEN borders it).
2. Hit EGYPT's capital 29 (cost 24) from 119 JORDAN.
3. Take SPAIN's capital 12 (cost 57) from 9 FRANCE to eliminate them.
4. Defend 17 RUSSIA against SWEDEN's pressure from 68 FINLAND.
5. Boost our economy (FRANCE to T3 for gold + recruitment).

<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 78 TO 47
SEND 50% FROM 119 TO 29
SEND 75% FROM 9 TO 12
SEND 50% FROM 68 TO 17
BUILD 9 A
</orders>
574:406647%
SEND 100% FROM 12 TO 9refused: SPAIN#12 is not yours
SEND 100% FROM 78 TO 58
SEND 75% FROM 1 TO 61
SEND 75% FROM 1 TO 80
SEND 75% FROM 1 TO 6
BUILD 10 Grefused: unknown province "10 G"
RALLY 42 AUTO
Reply
I have secured the EGYPT#29 capital, which will fold to me in 18s. I need to consolidate my 66 provinces to reach 98 for the 70% win condition. I will focus on taking cheap borders (SPAIN, KENYA, ARGENTINA/PERU) and reinforcing my capital against potential counter-attacks.

<orders>
SEND 100% FROM 12 TO 9
SEND 100% FROM 78 TO 58
SEND 75% FROM 1 TO 61
SEND 75% FROM 1 TO 80
SEND 75% FROM 1 TO 6
BUILD 10 G
RALLY 42 AUTO
</orders>
584:456849%
BUILD 17 A
BUILD 128 A
BUILD 68 A
Reply
<orders>
BUILD 17 A
BUILD 128 A
BUILD 68 A
</orders>
594:506849%
SEND 25% FROM 42 TO 44
BUILD 17
Reply
<orders>
SEND 25% FROM 42 TO 44
BUILD 17
</orders>
604:556849%
SEND 50% FROM 78 TO 58
SEND 50% FROM 58 TO 75
SEND 75% FROM 58 TO 71
BUILD 42 A
BUILD 41 Arefused: not enough gold for VIETNAM#41 (150, you have 7)
BUILD 78refused: not enough gold for YEMEN#78 (35, you have 7)
Reply
<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 78 TO 58
SEND 50% FROM 58 TO 75
SEND 75% FROM 58 TO 71
BUILD 42 A
BUILD 41 A
BUILD 78
</orders>
615:007050%
SEND 50% FROM 12 TO 59
SEND 50% FROM 58 TO 47
SEND 50% FROM 78 TO 75
SEND 50% FROM 58 TO 71
SEND 50% FROM 17 TO 68
SEND 100% FROM 14 TO 20
SEND 100% FROM 53 TO 101
BUILD 10
Reply
FROM 58 TO 47
3. SEND 50% FROM 78 TO 75
4. SEND 50% FROM 58 TO 71
5. SEND 50% FROM 17 TO 68
6. SEND 100% FROM 14 TO 20
7. SEND 100% FROM 53 TO 101
8. BUILD 10

Check if this makes sense.
- SPAIN (id 59) is taken, SPAIN nation eliminated.
- KENYA (id 47, 75, 71) attacked. KENYA has 4 provinces. Taking 3 of them means KENYA is almost gone.
- FINLAND defended.
- UK (id 20) attacked. UK has 3 provinces. Taking one weakens them.
- ALGERIA (id 101) attacked. ALGERIA has 2 provinces. Taking one weakens them.
- BUILD 10 for gold.

This looks solid. We are attacking multiple fronts to eliminate small nations.

<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 12 TO 59
SEND 50% FROM 58 TO 47
SEND 50% FROM 78 TO 75
SEND 50% FROM 58 TO 71
SEND 50% FROM 17 TO 68
SEND 100% FROM 14 TO 20
SEND 100% FROM 53 TO 101
BUILD 10
</orders>
625:057554%
SEND 50% FROM 125,41 TO 42
SEND 100% FROM 59 TO 97
SEND 100% FROM 12 TO 32
SEND 50% FROM 53,72 TO 54
SEND 100% FROM 101 TO 92
SEND 100% FROM 52,58 TO 63
SEND 50% FROM 17,84 TO 14refused: CONGO#84 is not yours
SEND 50% FROM 11,135 TO 47
Reply
Looking at the board: I'm at 54% and need to push toward 70%. My biggest threat is NIGERIA (1083 troops) pressing my thin borders, and several weak enemy provinces sit within easy range. I'll reinforce the besieged THAILAND, sweep the low-cost NIGERIA and UK frontier provinces, finish KENYA, and pour troops into my war camp (47) for a streaming force.

<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 125,41 TO 42
SEND 100% FROM 59 TO 97
SEND 100% FROM 12 TO 32
SEND 50% FROM 53,72 TO 54
SEND 100% FROM 101 TO 92
SEND 100% FROM 52,58 TO 63
SEND 50% FROM 17,84 TO 14
SEND 50% FROM 11,135 TO 47
</orders>
635:107554%
SEND 25% FROM 71 TO 92
SEND 25% FROM 72 TO 92
SEND 25% FROM 52 TO 92
SEND 25% FROM 72 TO 84
SEND 25% FROM 59 TO 97
SEND 25% FROM 59 TO 97
SEND 25% FROM 59 TO 97
SEND 25% FROM 59 TO 97
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 25% FROM 71 TO 92
SEND 25% FROM 72 TO 92
SEND 25% FROM 52 TO 92
SEND 25% FROM 72 TO 84
SEND 25% FROM 59 TO 97
SEND 25% FROM 59 TO 97
SEND 25% FROM 59 TO 97
SEND 25% FROM 59 TO 97
</orders>
645:157856%
SEND 50% FROM 42,47 TO 49
SEND 50% FROM 71,63,92 TO 54
SEND 75% FROM 17,68 TO 19
SEND 75% FROM 53,72 TO 56
BUILD 101 NAVALrefused: unknown province "101 NAVAL"
Reply
<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 42,47 TO 49
SEND 50% FROM 71,63,92 TO 54
SEND 75% FROM 17,68 TO 19
SEND 75% FROM 53,72 TO 56
BUILD 101 NAVAL
</orders>
655:207957%
SEND 100% FROM 41 TO 10
BUILD 101 NAVALrefused: unknown province "101 NAVAL"
SEND 25% FROM 42 TO 52
SEND 25% FROM 68 TO 10
BUILD 59 A
Reply
<orders>
SEND 100% FROM 41 TO 10
BUILD 101 NAVAL
SEND 25% FROM 42 TO 52
SEND 25% FROM 68 TO 10
BUILD 59 A
</orders>
665:258158%
SEND 50% FROM 15,68,125 TO 18
BUILD 41 B
Reply
<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 15,68,125 TO 18
BUILD 41 B
</orders>
675:308259%
SEND 50% FROM 59 TO 18
SEND 25% FROM 17 TO 0
SEND 50% FROM 49 TO 55
SEND 50% FROM 72 TO 84
SEND 25% FROM 56 TO 88
SEND 50% FROM 35 TO 130
SEND 25% FROM 12 TO 13
BUILD 116 A
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 59 TO 18
SEND 25% FROM 17 TO 0
SEND 50% FROM 49 TO 55
SEND 50% FROM 72 TO 84
SEND 25% FROM 56 TO 88
SEND 50% FROM 35 TO 130
SEND 25% FROM 12 TO 13
BUILD 116 A
</orders>
685:358460%
SEND 75% FROM 41,59 TO 33
SEND 50% FROM 49,72,54,79 TO 57refused: CAMEROON#79 is not yours
SEND 25% FROM 49,72,63 TO 66
SEND 25% FROM 49,55,63 TO 84
SEND 50% FROM 56,97 TO 89
SEND 25% FROM 56 TO 88
SEND 25% FROM 56,97 TO 32
SEND 25% FROM 56,97 TO 13
Reply
<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 41,59 TO 33
SEND 50% FROM 49,72,54,79 TO 57
SEND 25% FROM 49,72,63 TO 66
SEND 25% FROM 49,55,63 TO 84
SEND 50% FROM 56,97 TO 89
SEND 25% FROM 56 TO 88
SEND 25% FROM 56,97 TO 32
SEND 25% FROM 56,97 TO 13
</orders>
695:408561%
BUILD 18 B
SEND 25% FROM 53 TO 33
SEND 25% FROM 54 TO 30
Reply
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<orders>
BUILD 18 B
SEND 25% FROM 53 TO 33
SEND 25% FROM 54 TO 30
</orders>
705:458662%
SEND 75% FROM 84,49,55 TO 66
SEND 50% FROM 72,54 TO 79
SEND 75% FROM 12,59 TO 32
SEND 50% FROM 41,116,11,135 TO 1
SEND 75% FROM 53,59,12 TO 57
SEND 75% FROM 82 TO 44
BUILD 18 A
Reply
<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 84,49,55 TO 66
SEND 50% FROM 72,54 TO 79
SEND 75% FROM 12,59 TO 32
SEND 50% FROM 41,116,11,135 TO 1
SEND 75% FROM 53,59,12 TO 57
SEND 75% FROM 82 TO 44
BUILD 18 A
</orders>
715:508863%
SEND 75% FROM 66,83,69,111,64 TO 83refused: ZIMBABWE#83 is not yours
SEND 50% FROM 100,80,60 TO 100refused: URUGUAY#100 is not yours
BUILD 18 A
Reply
<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 66,83,69,111,64 TO 83
SEND 50% FROM 100,80,60 TO 100
BUILD 18 A
</orders>
725:558964%
BUILD 56 MALI Arefused: unknown province "56 MALI"
BUILD 68 FINLAND Brefused: unknown province "68 FINLAND"
SEND 25% FROM 56 TO 88
SEND 25% FROM 56 TO 86
SEND 25% FROM 56 TO 89
SEND 50% FROM 66,63 TO 69
Reply
<orders>
BUILD 56 MALI A
BUILD 68 FINLAND B
SEND 25% FROM 56 TO 88
SEND 25% FROM 56 TO 86
SEND 25% FROM 56 TO 89
SEND 50% FROM 66,63 TO 69
</orders>
736:009065%
BUILD 56 MALI Arefused: unknown province "56 MALI"
BUILD 84 CONGOrefused: unknown province "84 CONGO"
SEND 100% FROM 56 TO 86
SEND 100% FROM 88 TO 46
SEND 100% FROM 66 TO 69
SEND 75% FROM 1 TO 5
SEND 50% FROM 63,116 TO 4
SEND 50% FROM 17,9 TO 100
Reply
<orders>
BUILD 56 MALI A
BUILD 84 CONGO
SEND 100% FROM 56 TO 86
SEND 100% FROM 88 TO 46
SEND 100% FROM 66 TO 69
SEND 75% FROM 1 TO 5
SEND 50% FROM 63,116 TO 4
SEND 50% FROM 17,9 TO 100
</orders>
746:059367%
SEND 75% FROM 86,89,97,88,46,79,84,63,55,66,69 TO 56
SEND 75% FROM 9,19,14,32,59,9,135,11,68,61,12 TO 13refused: VENEZUELA#61 is not yours
SEND 75% FROM 1,54,53,83,59,33 TO 57refused: ZIMBABWE#83 is not yours
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 75% FROM 86,89,97,88,46,79,84,63,55,66,69 TO 56
SEND 75% FROM 9,19,14,32,59,9,135,11,68,61,12 TO 13
SEND 75% FROM 1,54,53,83,59,33 TO 57
</orders>
756:109568%
BUILD 56
SEND 75% FROM 1 TO 5
SEND 75% FROM 1,13,135 TO 5
SEND 75% FROM 5 TO 100refused: COLOMBIA#5 is not yours
SEND 75% FROM 5 TO 98refused: COLOMBIA#5 is not yours
SEND 75% FROM 5 TO 4refused: COLOMBIA#5 is not yours
SEND 75% FROM 56,13 TO 5
SEND 75% FROM 9,33 TO 13
Reply
 are cheap (cost 4–56) and directly adjacent. COLOMBIA (5) is only 4 troops — an instant elimination. I'll commit most of my idle garrisons to a focused push through South America to eliminate ARGENTINA, PERU, and the others.

Key fix: my earlier orders failed because I sent into enemies (57, 59, 83, 61) that aren't mine. Only my own provinces can be used as relay targets. I'll keep the relay chain inside my own land (MEXICO's 61 borders Brazil but isn't mine, so I avoid it) and use my own provinces.

I'll flood south through Brazil, hit COLOMBIA first (trivial), then swing at the Argentine cluster.

<orders>
BUILD 56
SEND 75% FROM 1 TO 5
SEND 75% FROM 1,13,135 TO 5
SEND 75% FROM 5 TO 100
SEND 75% FROM 5 TO 98
SEND 75% FROM 5 TO 4
SEND 75% FROM 56,13 TO 5
SEND 75% FROM 9,33 TO 13
</orders>
766:159568%
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 8 UKrefused: unknown target province "8 UK"
SEND 50% FROM ALL TO 31 S. AFRICArefused: unknown target province "31 S. AFRICA"
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 75% FROM ALL TO 8 UK
SEND 50% FROM ALL TO 31 S. AFRICA
</orders>
776:209568%
SEND 50% FROM 88 TO 113
SEND 75% FROM 88,86,97 TO 57
SEND 75% FROM 63,66 TO 111
SEND 75% FROM 79,84,89 TO 91
SEND 50% FROM 56,33 TO 57
SEND 100% FROM 42,43,82 TO 30
Reply
<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 88 TO 113
SEND 75% FROM 88,86,97 TO 57
SEND 75% FROM 63,66 TO 111
SEND 75% FROM 79,84,89 TO 91
SEND 50% FROM 56,33 TO 57
SEND 100% FROM 42,43,82 TO 30
</orders>
786:2510173%
SEND 50% FROM 88,113,46,86,111,54,55,66,69,97,89,79 TO 30
SEND 50% FROM 1,5,100 TO 4
SEND 25% FROM 5 TO 132
BUILD 57
BUILD 113
BUILD 63
Reply
<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 88,113,46,86,111,54,55,66,69,97,89,79 TO 30
SEND 50% FROM 1,5,100 TO 4
SEND 25% FROM 5 TO 132
BUILD 57
BUILD 113
BUILD 63
</orders>
796:3010475%
SEND 50% FROM 1 TO 80
SEND 50% FROM 1 TO 98
SEND 75% FROM 5 TO 120
SEND 75% FROM 17 TO 0
RALLY 88 AUTOrefused: BURKINA FASO#88 has no war camp or muster to rally
RALLY 113 AUTO
Reply
<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 1 TO 80
SEND 50% FROM 1 TO 98
SEND 75% FROM 5 TO 120
SEND 75% FROM 17 TO 0
RALLY 88 AUTO
RALLY 113 AUTO
</orders>
806:3510576%
SEND 50% FROM 30,18,57 TO 42
SEND 50% FROM 14,12,35 TO 42
SEND 75% FROM 89,46,88 TO 127
SEND 50% FROM 86,97 TO 118
SEND 75% FROM 55,66,69 TO 64
SEND 75% FROM 6,40,68 TO 80refused: PERU#6 is not yours
SEND 75% FROM 42 TO 43
Reply
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<orders>
SEND 50% FROM 30,18,57 TO 42
SEND 50% FROM 14,12,35 TO 42
SEND 75% FROM 89,46,88 TO 127
SEND 50% FROM 86,97 TO 118
SEND 75% FROM 55,66,69 TO 64
SEND 75% FROM 6,40,68 TO 80
SEND 75% FROM 42 TO 43
</orders>