i have a clean capture with my commmander tank against a regular tank that is in my blue area but the computer wont let me take the piece... why?

No. The game is only over when one player has all of his/her remaining pieces in the opponent's base. Then points are compared.

IS IT GAME OVER IF AT ANY TIME YOU OCCUPY THE ENEMY MAIN CRICLE in there base? regardless of the amount of pieces remaining on the board?

Flea battle! That's what those tanks remind me of, the way they jump around the board.

Or, how about: flea chess?

*rofl*

of madness

addiction is the first step towards mastery!

I was playing against this girl I know and it was somewhat different than the way it really is. there was this moble fortress thing that went into a random square and only moved like the king in chess. it wasn't controlled by me or my opponent. it just moved after we took our turns. it couldn't be destroyed but it could destroy the normal tanks. it wasn't long though cause then me and the girl took a trip to new york and got married but thats a different subject o_o;;;; i have no idea why I started dreaming about braining, maybe i'm just addicted...

don't mind me, I just felt like telling someone.

Okay .. perhaps you have identified a couple of areas where the rules may need some further clarification .. but to answer your questions ...

A tank cannot move to or over balck squares (mines).

It is true, the following stops (blocks) the movement of your tank - a friendly tank, a mine, the pink squares (unless it is the commander), or a enemy tank. Of these obstructions, you may only move to occupy the square of an enemy tank (unless it is the enemy commander in the pink squares).

The rules state the following:
"Tanks can move any spaces vertically, horizontally or diagonally with these restrictions:

A tank cannot move to black squares (mines).
A tank cannot jump over the player's or opponent's tanks..."

This seems to imply that the following must also be true:
A tank can jump over black squares (mines).
A tank can move to squares occupied by the player's or opponent's tanks.

Later the rules specify that a tank is destroyed if an opposing tank enters its square. However, the movement diagram suggests that tanks cannot jump over mines or move to squares occupied by friendly tanks.

So what is it? Can this be clarified?

I am in :-)

new tank tourn, panzer attack, i'd be pleased to see you join whether to cut your teeth or enact a slaughter! lol :-)

HI! I am learning this game. It seems to be fun. Whoever wants to help me (and other beginners) with learning this game....there is new tournament called AUT DISCE AUT DISCEDE! Thank you all!

I don't think you forget about it, but it is a bit easier to set up a trap with him there alone !

It is easy to forget about

I would think that a Commander in the centre is anything but concealed!

I won't bother working out the notation but I have seen that sometimes it pays to do a sneak attack up the wings while your opponent postures in the centre. Also, if you can get your commander tank, or whatever it is called, into the squares in the centre of the board it is not only safe but is a concealed threat.

There are several different openings that I've noticed, but like you say they pretty much fall into 2 categories, attack or posture

Are there any given tank battle openings/tactics I am in the tournament and I haven't noticed any popular patters of play and games seem to either be open - tons of exchanges, or closed - piling up pieces waiting for the other to take first.

That would be if you are using row layout...if you didn't change it to that, it will be on the left column close to the bottom of the links.

Up top of the page you are now on, in all the choices, there is a "game rules" on the right hand side in blue. Click on that. Good Luck and have fun.

Somebody could to tell me where I found rules for Tank Battle and Tablot?

it's more like chess, kinda like checkers, and a bit like chinese checkers ... LOL it's fun !

Ok Brainacs what in the world is Tank Battle is it anything like Battleship??

Hi OscarMya - welcome to the place for fun games

Hi Everyone! I am new to this site!

Ya'll are splittin hairs ... you can't move into or through the noted areas ....

Hi to fellow gamers -I think this game is real cool

that's true

Okay, if you think so. I'll add it to the rules.

But Vikings, "into" does not eliminate the possibility of moving THROUGH such squares - I think it should say "into or through"!

Try the word "into' because comander tank can stop in there.

amigaboy: White moves first, tanks move like queens in chess.

I think there may just be a mistake in the rules, when describing the limitations. It says, "A tank cannot move to black squares (mines)" and, "Only the commander tank can move to red squares at the center of the board (contamined area)".
I think the word "to" should be replace for "through" in each of those constraints! Is that right?

who moves first, and how do you move

Noooo, THAT'S not it .... lol .... but somethin'

It reminds me of a crossword puzzle!

This is a really cool game. It kind of reminds me of something but I cant figure out what it is ... kinda like chinese checkers, kinda like chess, Always enjoy a good statedgy game. Got game ? bring it on ... lol

hello fellow tankers

my tanks are ready...
and my name is eddie..
so if you think you can...
come and try to kick my can...
so if you do it right...
you just might....
have fun playin a game...
with a fool that goes by the name...
of eddie spaghetti...

They are safe. Nobody can fight at the red contamined area.

Love the red outline, so much easier to see! :-)

Also, just a clarification of the rules...If both commander tanks are on the middle red area, are they safe, or can they be taken by each other?