How to hold North America
North America is the classic stronghold: a fat bonus behind just three sealable choke points, which is why experienced players race for it early.
- +5army bonus·9territories·3border territories·3outside approaches
That bonus ranks 2 of 6 continents.
The 9 territories
Own every one of these at the start of your turn to collect the +5 bonus.
- Alaska
- Alberta
- Central America
- Eastern United States
- Greenland
- Northwest Territory
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Western United States
The frontier
3 of North America's territories sit on the border, exposed to 3 approaches from outside. These are the tiles you have to garrison — everything behind them is safe.
| Border territory | Exposed to |
|---|---|
| Alaska | Kamchatka |
| Central America | Venezuela |
| Greenland | Iceland |
How to hold it
Wall off Alaska, Greenland and Central America and the interior is yours. Stack armies on those three and you can bank the bonus for the rest of the game while you push outward.
Key choke point: Alaska has the fewest ways in — just 1 (Kamchatka). Stack it first; it's the cheapest tile to turn into a wall.