Midgame Strategy

Midgame starts when a few ranks are public. Stop guessing into Bombs with anything that is not a Miner. A revealed Scout that walked a long file told you that file was empty at the time — not that the destination is safe forever.

Trade down, not up, unless you are buying a Miner path to a known Bomb. The Marshal should still avoid unknown adjacent pieces; that is how Spies earn their keep. Equal-rank trades of Captains can be fine; equal-rank trades of Marshals are usually not.

Keep one Miner alive for the endgame. The rules page spells out bombs, spies, and ties so you do not have to reconstruct them from memory. Try a position on the play board and return to the strategy index or the homepage when you want the first-screen match again.