Send the fleet to capture planets and expand your empire, until you vanquish them all! No ads, no in-app purchases, completely free. Local and internet multiplayer is supported in this galactic strategy game. Six levels of challenging AI await you for practice matches and for making up numbers.

## About This Game
Send the fleet to capture planets and expand your empire, until you vanquish
them all!
Local and internet multiplayer is supported in this galactic strategy game.
Six levels of challenging AI await you for practice matches and for making up
numbers.

This game is completely free, has no ads or in-app purchases. It is a 2018
Christmas gift for the players of other CandyRufusGames games.

Your objective is to send fleet to conquer planets and use their resources to
build even more ships. Be careful: overstretching yourself is risky. Make sure
enemy cannot take your most productive planets while your forces are away. The
game is balanced for careful defence rather than reckless attack. Only attack
if you know your forces are much stronger, or if your enemy is
unprepared/surprised. Bones of many a rash commander float in the void between
the planets.

To defend your planets, launch satellites. These orbiting stations contain a
huge laser that fires on any enemy ships in range. They not only protect your
planet, but also hinder movement of enemy forces nearby. Plan satellite
placement carefully, as they are expensive to launch. You can temporarily
disable them, for example to let your enemy’s enemy ships pass.

To win, you must either eliminate all other empires or capture all special
planets. This second option makes the game exciting. Even the insignificant
and the puny can win, if they plan carefully and strike suddenly at the right
targets.

There are other factors at play. Sometimes the weaker players can receive
reinforcements, instantly turning the tide of battle. And beware of the
Antarans. They ruled this galaxy once. They take a very dim view of any
faction that grows too strong!

Ruthless Conquest is easy to understand, but hard to master. Here is some
advice for beginner and experienced players alike. Some of it is basic, but
some has been won in the heat of a thousand matches, so do not discount it
lightly!

\- bigger planets produce more ships
\- capture all special planets to win
\- launch satellites to defend your planets
\- a satellite will fire on any enemy ships in range
\- disable satellites to let your enemy’s enemy reinforcements pass
\- watch out for the Antarans, they ruled this galaxy once!
\- when your enemies weaken themselves against each other, attack!
\- neutral satellites only fire on ships attacking neutral planets
\- weaker players might occasionally receive reinforcements
\- freshly captured planet stops production for a while
\- empire productivity falls when it’s very large
\- numbers on planets turn grey when empire productivity is low
\- don’t expend your forces on neutrals when enemy is at the door
\- send ships in small groups to reduce losses from satellites
\- attack is silver, defence is gold, counterattack is priceless
\- gift ships to neutrals separating you from a powerful enemy
\- practice against AI to hone your skills
\- it’s often a mistake to attack the weaker of two opponents
\- Antarans don’t like factions that grow too big
\- a planet stops production if it reaches capacity
\- it’s ruinous to sit between two warring factions
\- ships will slowly die on an overcrowded planet
\- neutral planets slowly gather strength
\- rush his large planets if he stretches himself too thin
\- if he sends ships, attack the planet they launched from
\- set up continuous ship delivery from safe planets in the back
\- build up reserves before attack
\- against satellites, attack in small groups to reduce losses
\- place satellites to intercept Antarans before they reach your planets

Ruthless Conquest