You don't need to ask if anyone is on. If anyone was on their name would show up on the 'Players Online' list. Press H to pull up the instructions or read below. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sorry, you must be logged in to play online, cloud variables are disabled for new Scratchers, so new Scratchers cannot play online. You are the square. You will always be assigned to the losing nation out of balance and fairness, it just means another person was added to that team so they have a more likely chance of catching up. WASD / Arrow keys to move. Circles are cities, touch a city with your sword to start attacking it, you've conquered it once it has changed colour. Watch the compass, as every 30 seconds a bomb will appear, you can click and drag it, and it will explode when you let go, anything within it's radius will turn your colour. Every so often a dragon will appear and start turning cities white, slay the dragon! Once you hit 500 cities conquered you can choose to conquer the world.
Thanks to epninja. Making aesthetic changes. Still working on it.