Brinkmanship

A turn-based tactics campaign where your army budget isn't just a limit — it's a bank account that pays interest, so every coin you don't spend grows.

How to play

Each mission you buy and deploy a force from a points budget, then fight it out on the tactical map. The twist is economic: unspent budget accrues interest between missions, so under-committing to one battle can fund an overwhelming army in the next. Win the campaign by judging exactly how much firepower each fight truly needs.

• Spend points to buy and place units before each mission.
• Budget you don't spend earns interest and carries into later missions.
• Clear the mission objective to advance the campaign.

Controls

• Desktop: click to buy units, place them and issue orders.
• Phone & tablet: tap to deploy and command — fully touch playable. A larger screen makes the map easier to read.

Tips & strategy

• Win missions on the cheapest force that works — the saved points compound into a war-winning lead.
• Don't starve a hard fight to save money; a lost mission costs far more than the interest.
• Read the objective first, then buy exactly the tools it demands.

About Brinkmanship

Brinkmanship is an original free browser strategy game that wraps turn-based points-buy tactics around a compounding-interest economy, turning your budget into the campaign's central decision.

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