A Game of Strategy Lost in Time

Hello and welcome back to my Advance Wars (will be referred to as AW) guide. Today I will be talking about how the game works plus other helpful information. Please note that distance will be to referred as squares on a board. I also cannot cover all the units as that will be far too extensive for the length of the guide. Finally, the following images were sourced by me by screenshotting the game on my computer. Like I said in my intro, the game works somewhat like chess. Lets start with the pieces on the board; in chess you move one piece per turn. However for AW, your pieces (units) can ALL be controlled in the same turn where each unit can move, act or in some cases both at the same time. Just like chess, each distinct piece has their own pros and cons which need to be accounted for in order to succeed in a battle.  Units  have/do:  (Refer to "DoR" category on the hyperlink table) Mobility       1A. Slow speed (2 or 3 squares)      1B...

Hello everyone and welcome to my beginners intro and guide to Advance Wars: Days of Ruin. My name is Terry Tran and I have played this game for many years of my life. I consider this as part of my childhood and haven't really found anything like it since. I wanted to talk about this game so that others may find enjoyment in it as I have even if its rather old (2008). One can access the game via buying old copies off internet stores like Ebay or emulation apps which runs the game outside of the DS. The future sections of this blog will discuss the game mechanics, at least some units, and other advanced topics. For now, it will be an intro to the series. Advance Wars is a strategy video game series created by Intelligent Systems for the Nintendo Gameboy,  DS and now Switch. If you are familiar with the series Fire Emblem , then you may recognize the developer. The games in singleplayer are story driven which involve the player completing many levels of varying difficulty using the ...