StrategyForge

Every strategy game rewards the same thing: seeing what happens next. Find the winning move, plan a chain of captures, and learn the ideas that carry from chess to Connect 4 to real life.

Level 1

Train your tactics

Read the board, find the strongest move — the same skill as the iOS app, rebuilt for the browser.

Tactics Board Find the winning move, the fork, or the block on a real board. A hint appears whenever you get stuck. Tactics Rush new Solve as many tactics as you can in 90 seconds — the puzzles get harder as you go. Beat your best. Capture Cascade new A pure lookahead puzzle — every move must capture, and you win by ending with one piece. Plan the whole chain first. Strategy Lab The seven big ideas that win any strategy game — then spot each one in a game you've never seen.

Practice the concepts

16 kits from "what is a strategy game?" up to game theory and real-world strategy — a short round of questions with a hint whenever you get stuck. Your progress stays on this device.

Kit 1: Introduction to Strategy Games Foundations · grades 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 2: Chess Fundamentals Foundations · grades 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 3: Pattern Recognition in Games Tactics & Planning · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 4: Decision Trees & Planning Ahead Tactics & Planning · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 5: Risk Assessment & Probability in Games Theory & Risk · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 6: Game Theory Basics Theory & Risk · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 7: Historical Strategy Games Theory & Risk · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 8: Advanced Strategic Thinking Theory & Risk · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 9: Cooperative Strategy and Team Games Tactics & Planning · grades 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 10: Economic Strategy and Resource Games Theory & Risk · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 11: Military Strategy Through History Theory & Risk · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 12: AI and Computational Strategy Synthesis & Real-World · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 13: Cross-Topic Connections Synthesis & Real-World · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 14: Real-World Applications Synthesis & Real-World · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 15: Misconceptions & Reasoning Synthesis & Real-World · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 16: Advanced Synthesis Synthesis & Real-World · grades 7-8 · 25 questions

More ways to practice

All also on the tab bar above — kept here as quick links:

Sharpen up — a calm sprintQuick recall of kits you've mastered. Self-paced; turn on a timer only if you want one. Mixed practiceShuffles questions across the kits you've played, brought back when they're ready to review — spaced so it sticks.

Play together

Two ways to keep going — a same-device match with friends, or a trail through every kit. On-device only; nothing leaves this device.

Strategy Duel (pass-and-play) 2–4 players take turns on one device — same questions for everyone, highest first-try score wins. Strategy Quest — follow the map → A progression trail through every kit. Clear each stop of real practice, then move on.
StrategyForge mascot

Meet the cast — the characters who teach this

Each one stands for an idea you’ll practice. Tap a character to read their illustrated story and hear their audio drama.

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📚 Books for StrategyForge

Read the story, print a workbook, or color the cast — free PDFs to read offline or print at home.

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