Strategy games
The Colonies
The Colonies, is a free time-based space strategy game which allows the user to develop their colonies in many areas, not just combat. The aim of The Colonies is to get the highest score possible. You can research and build facilities to help you get the highest score possible and every hour the game will tick.
A tick is a unit of time. Every hour on the hour, the game will tick - meaning that time has passed. When you are doing a research and you are told it will take eight hours to be completed, that means that after eight ticks your research will be finished. After a tick all colonies will receive their resources.
By going to the Military page you will be shown all of your fleets. When a ship is produced it will always start at your base. You then put the ships into fleets (or a single fleet). Once you are satisfied with your fleet you can launch it at your target. Remember, the Military page in the manual will tell you how to do this. When you launch your fleet, it will cost you fuel. So make sure you have got enough to launch your fleet.In order to feed your colonists, you need to get food from somewhere. These are just the basics, there are lots of different tactics to learn.
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