Some defensive structures will be triggered as soon as they’re attacked, causing them to counterattack — sometimes to devastating effect. Many of these defenses, however, can be neutralized by first flanking them before attacking them. To flank a defense, its land square must be surrounded in all 8 directions by either: your nation or one of your allies, mountains or water, a square containing a resource or Orb, or another (non-wall) defense belonging to the defending nation.
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This tower is flanked
Flanking can be particularly useful against invisible defenses (see Invisibility). It’s often better to flank an invisible defense before attacking it, rather than risk triggering a powerful defense that could bring your offensive to a halt.
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