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Territory Battle: a Paper.io Style Game for Kids, and Guide
A free online territory game in the style of Paper.io: leave home, loop around new ground and get back to color it. How to play, what knocks you out, and how to beat the cat, the owl and the teddy bear.
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🎯 How to play
- Pick a level (Easy, Medium or Hard) and tap Play. You are the blue ball, and you start with a small area.
- Steer: on a phone, swipe on the board the way you want to go; on a computer, move the mouse or press the arrow keys. You cannot stop, you are always moving.
- Leave your area. A trail is left behind you.
- Get back home. Everything the trail surrounded turns blue and becomes yours.
- Watch your trail: if anyone touches it while you are out, you are out, and touching your own trail puts you out too. Touch an opponent's trail and they are out.
- After two minutes, whoever holds the most ground wins. Your best is saved for each level.
What is a territory game
In a territory game every player starts with a small patch in their own color and tries to make it bigger. You leave your area, draw a path, and come back home. Everything the path surrounded becomes yours. The best known game of this kind is Paper.io, and that is exactly the style here: you steer in any direction, the trail curves, and you can never stop.
How to play
You are the blue ball. On a phone, swipe on the board the way you want to go; on a computer, move the mouse or press the arrow keys. When you leave home, a light trail is left behind you. Get back home and the ground inside turns your color.
| What happens | The result |
|---|---|
| You get home with a trail | everything you circled is yours |
| An opponent touches your trail | you are out |
| You touch your own trail | you are out |
| You touch an opponent’s trail | the opponent is out |
| You surround an opponent | the opponent is out, and the ground is yours |
Whoever is out comes back two seconds later with a small area, so it is never too late. After two minutes, whoever holds the biggest share of the board wins.
Tips for winning
- Short trips first. A long trail is a big target. Many small rectangles beat one giant loop.
- Head home when someone comes close. When an opponent moves toward your trail, the safest move is to close it quickly.
- The walls are your friends. You can close an area against the edge of the board, which saves half the trip.
- Hunt the trails. When an opponent goes far from home, their trail is exposed. One touch and they are out.
More games
If you like a game about growing your space, try Hungry Snake, where you also have to avoid running into yourself, or Dots and Boxes, where you close squares on paper.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens when I am knocked out?
Your area is wiped, and two seconds later you are back with a small new area. Nobody leaves the game for good, so you can always come back and win.
How is this different from Paper.io?
The idea is the same: capture ground and guard your trail. Here you play against three computer opponents (the cat, the owl and the teddy bear), with no ads, no download and no sign-up, and a knocked-out player comes back in.
Can I play on a phone?
Yes. Swipe on the board in the direction you want to go, like a joystick. The page does not scroll while your finger is on the board.
What is the difference between the levels?
On Easy the opponents are slower, circle small areas and almost never attack. On Hard they are as fast as you, take big areas and chase your trail.
What is the little box in the corner?
It is a map of the whole board. The dots are the players, and the one with the white ring is you. When you get close to it, it moves to another corner so it never hides you.