How To Play

Media Wars pits players against each other in head-to-head media wars. Players can negotiate media wars, fight media wars, declare media wars, and bid on media wars.

1. Declaring Media Wars (Attacker)

1. Click Declare War.
2. Copy and paste an Embed Code, URL, or permalink in the "Deploy Media" field.
3. Select a Competitor
4. Determine the Terms of Engagement
5. Click "Declare War"
6. Add a title and tags.
7. Click "Attack."

If a player declares a media war as an attacker and wins, that player wins the points in the War Chest, 10 points by default. If a player declares a media war as an attacker and loses, that player loses the points in the War Chest, 10 points by default.

2. Declaring Media Wars (Defender)

1. Click "Deploy Media and Defend."
2. Copy and paste an Embed Code, URL, or permalink in the empty field.
3. Click "Declare War"
4. Add a title and tags.
5. Click "Defend."

If a player declares a media war as a defender and wins, that player wins the points in the War Chest, 10 points by default. If a player declares a media war as a defender and loses, that player loses the points in the War Chest, 10 points by default.

3. Declaring Media Wars (Open Challenge)

1. Click Declare War, or go to The War Room
2. In The War Room, click on any open media war.
3. Copy and paste an Embed Code, URL, or permalink in the "Deploy Media" field.
4. Select "Open Challenge"
5. Determine the Terms of Engagement
6. Click "Declare War"
7. Add a title and tags.
8. Click "Attack."

Generals cannot win or lose points in wars that are Open Challenges.

4. Negotiating Media Wars

1. Enter The Battlefield
2. Select the media war you wish to negotiate.
3. Rate each file.
4. Click "Negotiate."

Players who negotiate media wars are referred to as Diplomats. If a player negotiates, that player neither wins nor loses points.

5. Fighting Media Wars

1. Log in.
2. Enter The Battlefield
3. Select the media war you wish to fight.
4. Select the checkbox underneath the media file you wish to support.
5. Click "Negotiate."

Players who fight media wars are referred to as Soldiers. If a player fights for the media that wins the media war, that player wins 10 points. If a player fights for the media that loses the media war, that player loses 10 points.

6. Adding Competitors

1. Enter a playername in the "Search" field.
2. Click "Search."
3. Click "Add Competitor."

7. Bidding on Media Wars

1. Enter The Battlefield
2. Click on the media war you wish to bid on.
3. Underneath the media you wish to bid on, click "Bid on This Media."
4. Enter the desired bid amount in the empty field.
5. Select the Competitor you wish to bid against.
6. Click "Place Bid."

If a player wins a bid, that player wins as many points as the player bid. If a player loses a bid, that player loses as many points as the player bid.

8. Searching

1. Enter a keyword or keywords into the "Search" field.
2. Click "Go!"

9. Help

If you have additional inquiries, refer to the FAQ. Visit the Contact Us page to contact Media Wars.

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