How to hold Asia
Asia is the biggest prize on the board and pays the richest bonus — but it sprawls across more borders than anywhere else, so holding it means defending a long, exposed frontier.
- +7army bonus·11territories·5border territories·6outside approaches
That bonus ranks 1 of 6 continents.
The 11 territories
Own every one of these at the start of your turn to collect the +7 bonus.
- Afghanistan
- China
- India
- Irkutsk
- Japan
- Kamchatka
- Middle East
- Siam
- Siberia
- Ural
- Yakutsk
The frontier
5 of Asia's territories sit on the border, exposed to 6 approaches from outside. These are the tiles you have to garrison — everything behind them is safe.
| Border territory | Exposed to |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Ukraine |
| Kamchatka | Alaska |
| Siam | Indonesia |
| Ural | Ukraine |
| Middle East | East Africa, Egypt, Southern Europe, Ukraine |
How to hold it
Treat Asia as a late-game ambition, not an opening grab. Secure a defensible neighbour like Australasia first, then expand inward and only commit to the full bonus once you can garrison every approach at once.
Key choke point: Afghanistan has the fewest ways in — just 1 (Ukraine). Stack it first; it's the cheapest tile to turn into a wall.