Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp — 5 Strategy Tips for Beginners

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There’s a chance that Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp is many Switch owner’s first introduction to the tactical series. Therefore, you might be unaware of many strategy tips that are fundamental to understanding Advance Wars.

These 5 tips are a bit more advanced (pardon the pun) than the basics. If you’ve already turned off animations, make use of the zoom out and fast-forward features, then you are in the right place. These next-level steps will help you going forward in Advance Wars and Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising.

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One of the new features added to Re-Boot Camp is the ability to restart a turn at any point before hitting “end turn.” Don’t be afraid to use it. This wasn’t an option in the original games, so if you made a mistake you had to start the entire map over.

Restarting your turn means you can correct any bad moves you made during a turn. More importantly, in fog of war missions, it allows you to tactically scout the area and locate enemy traps and unit placement. This feature is in the remake for a reason and you should use it liberally.

One of the most tried and true Advance Wars strategies is the bottleneck. Blocking off bridges and gaps between mountains with a Medium Tank allows you to place a protected long-distance unit behind it and chip away at your enemy. Use a unit to literally tank damage and then your Artillery and Missiles can clean up at the bottleneck you’ve created.

Sometimes, if you feel like a map isn’t going your way, you are going to want to Yield and start over. Whenever you do this, Nell will appear and