View source for 15 tips for new players

# NEVER rely on luck.
# Don't fight in an unfavourable time of day.
# Calculate your defensive placement in such a way that the minimal number of enemy units could attack you.
# 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.
# Attack in your favourable time of day.
# Attack units that are more vulnerable to a given type of damage.
# Don't attack units with strong melee in melee, don't attack units with strong ranged in ranged.
# Plan an attack in such a way that the maximal number of your units could participate in it.
# Don't rush at the enemy leader if chances of a leaderkill are slim and your units suffer great retaliation.
# Try to lure your opponent on [[terrain]] where he had less defense.
# If you have an overwhelming advantage in the number of units and economy, continue attacking even in an unfavourable time of day/
# Don't forget to take villages (it's the basic element of economy).
# Don't harass enemy villages if your unit can be trapped.
# 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).
# Prioritize economy over the number of units (but wisely).

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

{{Wesnothlife|ReNoM, Sep 11, 2011}}