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				 Re: Help needed: How to defend? / Guides to nation 
 Mid to Late game is tricky for a new player.  You are presented with so many options in terms of spells/summons/forging that it can be difficult to form a coherent strategy.  My suggestion to you is to look up a standard strategy for whatever nation you are playing on the forums.  Use that strategy as a guide for how to get through the mid game and gain experience with the whole process.
 
 Aran is the traditional first-game map since it comes with dominions.  And while it is not a good map in the sense of balanced starting positions, it actually is a good map in terms of terrain training.  It will teach you how to get into the water, how to survive in waste, why farmlands are so prized, etc.
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