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Battle Ants: a colony war across all 50 states
Battle Ants is the game that started the arcade. It began as a small ant-versus-termite battle and kept growing, into a campaign with a long roster of ants, enemy bases, permanent upgrades and two slot machines.
You don't steer the fight directly. Ants march one way, bugs march the other, and when they meet they fight automatically. Your job is to manage the money and decide what to send.
How to play
- Before a battle, use Equip to choose which ant lines to bring.
- Your cents go up on their own during a fight. Click an ant's spawn button to send it out if you can afford it.
- Killing bugs pays you, and kills in state rounds also earn the XP used to level up your ants.
- Press Fire Cannon when it's charged, and use the speed button if a fight is going slowly.
- Destroy the bug base before the bugs bring yours down from its starting 30,000 health.
Fifty states, then Endless
The main campaign is State Stages, one battle per US state starting with Texas. Each state has its own mix of bugs and spawn speed, and the later ones add bosses that appear when the bug base drops to certain health levels.
Clear all 50 and Endless Battle unlocks. It runs through stages and loops that keep getting harder, and it feeds the slot machines: every 100 kills earns 2 spins on Ant Slots, and every 500 kills earns 1 spin on Rare Ant Slots.
Home Base upgrades
Battles pay out Ant Coins, which stay with you between runs. Spend them at Home Base on:
- Income, which starts at 10 cents a second and reaches 250 cents a second at level 10.
- Base health, where each level is 1.5 times the last.
- Cannon damage, also 1.5 times per level.
- Cannon recharge, 5 seconds faster per level.
- New ant lines, which have to be unlocked before you can equip them.
Tips
- Income makes every later battle easier, so it's a good early purchase.
- If a state keeps beating you, go back to a cleared one, bank more Ant Coins, and upgrade before trying again.
- Save the cannon for moments when bugs are bunched up near your base.
- Keep an eye out for the very top of the evolution chains. The Zombie line goes a long way past where it looks like it should stop.
Release log
- Battle Ants moved into the arcade as its first game.
- Fixed level-up buttons so they turn on as soon as kills award XP in state rounds.