Tactics Arena Online

Signing in
To play Tactics Arena Online (TAO), you'll need to create a free account. Visit TacticsArena.com (Commercial Version) and click "Play Online" or Play for free also at Developers Version. When the game has loaded, choose a server: Great Lakes, Banff, or Armageddon (Unique server at Developers version) and enter your desired username and password. Click the New Account button and retype your password.

Once you are logged in, you will see the lobby. The lobby has nine floors, each of which can host up to 20 battles. Click an empty square on the floor, and soon another player will join you in battle.

Gameplay
TAO is similar in nature to chess.

Units
Each TAO unit serves a special function within the game, and has a specific number of hit points, armor, attack power, and turns of recovery. These numbers represent the points that will be taken in an attack. The horizontal silver bar represents the armor each unit has, while the vertical silver bar represents the attack power each unit has. The attacker is listed in the left column, and the defender is listed in the top row. The table can be read as "If a (left column unit) attacks a (top row unit), xx points of damage will be inflicted."


 * Cleric
 * Lightning ward
 * Barrier ward
 * Enchantress
 * Pyromancer
 * Witch
 * Scout
 * Assassin
 * Knight
 * Dragonspeaker mage
 * Dragon tyrant
 * Beast rider
 * Furgon
 * Poison wisp
 * Mud golem
 * Frost golem
 * Stone golem
 * Golem ambusher