15 tips for new players

1. NEVER rely on luck.
2. Don't fight in an unfavourable time of day.
3. Calculate your defensive placement in such a way that the minimal number of enemy units could attack you.
4. For a defensive line better put a unit with a lot of hp or a unit with great Resistances instead of units with high dodge.
5. Attack in your favourable time of day.
6. Attack units that are more vulnerable to a given type of damage.
7. Don't attack units with strong melee in melee, don't attack units with strong ranged in ranged.
8. Plan an attack in such a way that the maximal number of your units could participate in it.
9. Don't rush at the enemy leader if chances of leaderkill are slim and your units suffer great retaliation.
10. Try to lure your opponent on terrain where he had less defense.
11. If you have an overwhelming advantage in the number of units and economy, continue attacking even in an unfavourable time of day/
12. Don't forget to take villages (it's the basic element of economy).
13. Don't harass enemy villages if your unit can be caught.
14. When you harass, don't forget that with each village you take from your opponent, you win 4-6 gold per turn (consider the harassing unit's cost to not get into disadvantage).
15. Prioritize economy over the number of units (but wisely).

P.S. And don't forget that each rule has exceptions :)

This material is taken from WesnothLife, a Russian Wesnoth community.
Its original author and date of publication: ReNoM, Sep 11, 2011