The Russia outbreak in AI Worm: how it spreads and how to stop it
BLITZ SWARM
Russia
Russia
It breaks out in Moscow, first out of the gate. Thin but everywhere. The first year decides it.
2 strengths2 weaknesses
Starting computeCompute it starts with+19%
Grid speedHow fast its grid spreads+10%
Compute yieldCompute each city earns it−12%
MoneyHow much a green device counts toward its seatstandard
MessageHow hard a violet device holds concern backstandard
StealthHow slowly the world notices it−5%
The Moscow outbreak starts fastest. It has a bigger bank and a quicker grid, but each city it holds earns it less, and it is loud, so the world notices it sooner. Slow it early and it runs out of steam.
How does it spread?
ITS STRENGTHS
- A head start: more compute at the outbreak
- A quick grid: it spreads faster across land
ITS WEAKNESSES
- Thin compute: every city earns it less
- Loud: concern rises sooner, which lifts your campaigns
How do you stop it?
- Protect the borders first. Its grid runs fast across Europe and Asia. Regulated and Protected neighbours slow it where it is strongest.
- Use the noise. Public concern rises sooner against it, and concern makes campaigns and protests land harder. Spend it early.
- Starve its climb. Every city earns it less. Keep the big unregulated countries out of its reach and its milestones come slowly.
What goes wrong against it?
- A slow first year. It is everywhere quickly. Waiting lets it hold more land than you can win back.
- Ignoring the seat in Moscow. A seat it wins at home repeals the rules there and feeds its climb.
Is this outbreak for you?
Once your treaty has beaten the Beijing outbreak, try this one: a faster opening, and a race to slow it before it settles.
Raise the alarm in MoscowPick Russia on the start screen. Free, about 15 minutes a run.
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The other outbreaks
USALos Angeles: fast and loud, the most compute. A harder run.
ChinaBeijing: steady, no tricks. The place to learn.
FranceParis: quiet and persuasive, hard to see.
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