Infinite Borders is a tile‑based strategy game set in the turmoil of the Three Kingdoms, where every march order, drafted soldier, and occupied plot of land contributes to a long seasonal campaign. Unlike lighter city builders, it expects you to manage a living map: you must stabilise burning frontier cities, push back roving bandits, and coordinate famous generals such as Da Qiao and Huangfu Song inside layered formations before you can even think about clashing with rival warlords.

A strong beginning therefore matters enormously—choosing the right starting faction, understanding how resources and drafting interact, and learning to recapture cities efficiently will determine whether your first season becomes a slow struggle or a springboard into alliance warfare.

Seasons, Warlords, and Starting Regions

The game progresses through seasons such as Season 1 and Conquest Seasons, with each season lasting several weeks and resetting territory while letting you carry core heroes and tactics into the next cycle. At the beginning of Season 1 you enter the “Conquest of the Legends” theme and must “choose where to raise an army” on a map of China that highlights forces like Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, Li Jue & Guo Si, Liu Zhang, Liu Biao, Ma Teng and Yuan Shu.

Each warlord controls a region such as Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Jizhou, Bingzhou or Yuzhou and provides a different starting bonus, for example extra food or lumber yield. The map legend also marks regions as “Full”, “Selectable”, “Crowded” or “Contested Land”, which hints at server population and competition level.

Early choice tips:

• Pick a recommended force such as Liu Bei if you are new or playing mostly solo.
• Choose a less crowded edge region (for example Bingzhou or Youzhou) if you prefer slower, safer growth over constant PvP.

City View, Resources, and Early Construction

After choosing a faction, the camera zooms into your main settlement, visually similar to the burning “Ownerless City” from the tutorial sequence. Flames and smoke show war damage while a durability bar such as 600/600 indicates how sturdy that city area currently is.

The map around your city is divided into colored plots containing farmland, villages, pastures and enemy camps, each representing land that can be occupied for resources or strategic position. Along the top of the screen you see hourly income and storage caps—for instance “+150 8k/15k” for wood, stone, iron and food—making it clear when you are close to storage limits.

At first your influence level is low, shown as values such as “Influence Level 0, Ownerless City 7/20 or 9/20”, which restricts how many city areas you control. As you follow the Newbie Guide and complete tasks, influence grows and additional areas and functions unlock. Construction inside the city unlocks buildings such as the Drill Ground and recruiting facilities; higher Drill Ground levels gradually open additional formation slots like the Vanguard Camp.

Heroes, Formations, and Drafting Mechanics

Heroes are collectible generals who lead your troops, each associated with a faction, troop type, and rarity. Their cards show stats like Attack, Defense, Intelligence, Speed and Siege, an attack range, and one or more tactics that trigger in battle.

Troops are organised through the “Ownerless City – Main City” lineup interface. Here you see three key positions: GC (Grand Camp), CTR (Center) and VG (Vanguard Camp). The Grand Camp is mandatory for any troop to march, so it often hosts your main commander such as Da Qiao. The Center stands closer to the enemy and a tooltip explains that while it is more vulnerable, combining Center with Grand Camp can enhance total strength—a natural slot for a solid cavalry hero like Huangfu Song. Vanguard Camp is locked until Drill Ground reaches level 1, after which you can add a third hero, usually a tank or control specialist.

Once heroes are assigned, you must draft soldiers for them. The draft panel shows sliders like “Draft Number 0/200” for each hero and lists resource consumption such as 21k lumber, 21k iron and 23k food together with the main city reservist limit for recruits. A tutorial popup from Da Qiao states plainly that drafting consumes Lumber, Iron Ore and Food, and another confirmation screen indicates that drafting 200 soldiers for both Da Qiao and Huangfu Song will take roughly 30 minutes. She also notes that high popularity lets people rush to enlist, implying that certain buffs reduce draft time.

Bandits, Tile Occupation, and City Recapture

The introductory Ownerless City storyline demonstrates how land occupation and battles work. On the world map the burning city is surrounded by highlighted tiles, while a nearby Roving Bandits’ Camp sits inside an orange outline and periodically sends out raiding parties labelled “Bandit 00:00:09”. Da Qiao’s dialogue mentions that civilians are suffering and suggests recruiting elite troops and generals to slay the bandits and rid the people of evil.

A tutorial message instructs you to tap the burning city tile with the note “You can set the plot of land as a target and try to reclaim it”. Another message, shown when bandits are unaware, explains that you can issue orders, form troops, and launch an unexpected attack, highlighting the value of striking before enemies prepare.

Once you order a march, the game transitions to a 3D battlefield outside the city walls. Your troops, under banners reading Ownerless City, face roving bandits in formation, with health bars at the top and a combat log at the bottom. The log records actions such as “[Da Qiao] launched [Fluttering Blossom]”, and Da Qiao herself explains that you win when the enemy Grand Camp’s strength falls to zero. After a successful battle, a large “Win” banner appears and a result screen shows remaining strength, hero levels and resource rewards.

To keep this process efficient, focus on a short sequence:

• Clear nearby Roving Bandits’ Camps and bandit raids first, using Da Qiao and Huangfu Song with full troop counts, so your city is safe and income stabilises.
• Then gradually occupy higher‑level resource tiles around the recaptured city, always checking draft cost and morale so your main army remains ready for the next fight.

Long‑Term Progression and Core Principles

Infinite Borders is built for long‑term play, where lessons from the first hours shape entire seasons. Every battle grants hero experience, as seen when Da Qiao and Huangfu Song repeatedly level up in your reports and gain the ability to “lead more soldiers into battle”. Higher levels expand troop caps from 100/200 to 100/300 and beyond, improve stats, and make drafting each soldier more valuable but also more resource intensive.

City influence and population counts, such as “Ownerless City 9/20, Influence Level 0”, slowly rise as you complete quests and reclaim or expand city areas. Additional building upgrades raise production, storage and reservist limits, while new formation slots from Drill Ground levels enable three‑hero lineups that use Grand Camp, Center and Vanguard together. The Newbie Guide and petition systems, referenced across the interface, gradually introduce diplomacy, alliance warfare and later‑season objectives once the basics are in place.

Infinite Borders rewards players who treat the opening hours as an investment rather than a rush, turning the tutorial struggle around Ownerless City into a lesson in how the whole game works. By starting under a suitable warlord, building a focused core lineup—such as Da Qiao in Grand Camp and Huangfu Song in Center—keeping those heroes fully drafted, and reclaiming nearby tiles and cities before pushing into contested regions, you create a stable economy and a dependable army that can carry you through the rest of Season 1 and into future seasons.

Once these fundamentals feel comfortable, the broader strategic canvas opens up: alliances, multi‑city campaigns and seasonal objectives become manageable rather than overwhelming, letting you concentrate on what Infinite Borders does best—carefully planned wars fought across a living Three Kingdoms map. For the best gaming experience, play Infinite Borders on BlueStacks!