The stacking model behind every fight: bonuses add within a category, multiply across categories — and everything else follows.
Read chapterWhen a defence surplus neutralizes the troop-triangle counter — the Solidity Equation, the corrected 10% rule, and the whale asymmetry.
Read chapterEverything the compendium proves, restated as nine numbered theorems — each wired to the calculator that runs it.
Read chapterEnhancement math, Special Talent procs, the worked archer set, rune rarity caps, and why depth beats breadth.
Read chapterThe arc of a server from Day 0 to the Season of Conquest — and what matters at each stage. Pick your stage above to highlight what applies now.
Read chapterDay-0 doctrine: build order, research routes, farm accounts, and the road to City Hall 25 — with the real bills attached.
Read chapterThree research routes for three alliance roles — War-Competitive, Rally Spearhead, Economy & Rebuild — with the donation economy priced out.
Read chapterThe Academy tree as a route system: KvK-Competitive, the F2P Long Game, and the Garrison Anchor — plus the true bill for T5.
Read chapterThe daily optimisation loop, alliance field operations, investment discipline, and how to teach all of it.
Read chapterEvery formula and figure carries its epistemic status from the paper:
Routes and strategies are labelled by who they suit, with a “what it costs” box wherever the paper prices the work — time if free, gems or dollars to compress it.
The competitive meta shifts each season — verify live values in-game before spending Gold Heads.