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Table of Contents

Signing in

To play Tactics Arena Online (TAO), you'll need to create a free account. Visit TacticsArena.com and click "Play Online". When the game has loaded, choose a server (Great Lakes, Banff, or Armageddon) 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.

Power Cleric Barrier Ench Pyro Witch Scout Assn Light Knight Drg mage Drg tyrant Beast rider Furgon Psn wisp Mud gol Frost gol Stone gol Gol ambsh
Armor 0 0 0 0 0 8 12 18 25 0 16 15 0 0 0 0 30 0
Cleric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barrier ward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Enchantress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pyromancer 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 12 11 15 13 13 15 15 15 15 11 15
Witch 24 24 24 24 24 24 22 21 20 18 24 20 20 24 24 24 24 17 24
Scout 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 14 18 15 15 18 18 18 18 13 18
Assassin 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 14 18 15 15 18 18 18 18 13 18
Knight 22 22 22 22 22 22 20 19 18 17 22 18 19 22 22 22 22 15 22
Lightning ward 30 30 30 30 30 30 28 26 25 23 30 25 26 30 30 30 30 21 30
Drg mage 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 12 11 15 13 13 15 15 15 15 11 15
Dragon tyrant 28 28 28 28 28 28 26 25 23 21 28 24 24 28 28 28 28 20 28
Beast rider 19 19 19 19 19 19 17 17 16 14 19 16 16 19 19 19 19 13 19
Furgon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Poison wisp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mud golem 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 16 15 20 17 17 20 20 20 20 14 20
Frost golem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stone golem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Golem ambsh 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 16 15 20 17 17 20 20 20 20 14 20

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