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Card 833 of 9992026-08-27 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-08-27

TANKS, drawn in the margins

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Editorial interest 88/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A free real-time strategy game that puts ore harvesters, power grids, tank factories, and twelve missions in a browser tab.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-27 issue.

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The game models a classic RTS economy in miniature: harvesters mine ore, refineries generate credits, and power plants keep production, defences, and radar operating. Its AI is described as maintaining two harvesters, expanding, rebuilding destroyed structures, and raiding while the player is distracted. The campaign contains twelve hand-built missions with distinct constraints, including one with no construction yard and another split between an exterior sabotage operation and an interior floor-plan sequence.

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OpenPublic substance visible
PrettyNotable craft visible
ProPolished or operationally mature
NicheUnusually specific use
HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade

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