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How To Play TEQ3 — Beginner’s Guide

Welcome to TEQ3. This guide walks new players through their first few hours in the game. By the end you’ll have a country, an income, an army, and a basic plan for the rest of the round.

Step 1 — Create your country

After signing up, choose a server. New players are usually pointed to the Group Server or Express Server, since the Team Server requires coordination with a team and the Tournament Server has stricter rules. Pick a country name, a flag, and a brief description. These are visible to other players. You’ll start with a small population, a small treasury, and 150 neutral turns of protection from attack.

Step 2 — Build your economy

Land is the foundation of everything. Use your first turns to explore (gain free land), then build a balanced mix of homes (population growth), industrial centers (cash income), and agricultural acres (food). Don’t overbuild any single type early — population without food starves, and cash without population is useless. Aim for a stable equilibrium before you specialize.

Step 3 — Learn the market

The global market lets countries trade goods such as food, building materials, weapons, and military units. The market is one of the most strategically important features in TEQ3. Watch prices, sell surplus, and buy what you need. Don’t lock yourself into a single resource — flexibility is more valuable than depth in the first week of a round.

Step 4 — Build your military

Once your economy is stable, train soldiers, recruit specialized units, and research military technologies. A balanced army can attack to gain land and resources, defend against incoming attacks, and project force in support of allies. Networth — your country’s total wealth — is heavily influenced by your military, so it pays to invest deliberately.

Step 5 — Find allies

Politics matters at least as much as economy or military. Use the forums and in-game messaging to introduce yourself, identify nearby players, and look for an alliance or team that matches your activity level and ambition. Solo play is viable but harder. Most top finishers are part of a coordinated group.

Step 6 — Watch your neighbors

Your country exists in a server with hundreds or thousands of others. Use the rankings, the scores list, and the country search to identify rising players, weakening targets, and potential threats. The intelligence you gather in the first half of a round determines what you can do in the second half.

Step 7 — Plan for the end

Winning a round is about peaking at the right time, not building forever. The last week is when alliances fracture, prices spike, and aggressive plays pay off. Save resources, keep options open, and be ready to spend everything in the final days. Read the for full server-specific winning criteria.

Beyond the basics

After your first round you’ll start to understand the deeper systems — research trees, espionage, advanced military doctrines, market manipulation, multi-server politics. The community forums and chat are the best places to learn. Welcome to TEQ3 — see you on the rankings.

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