Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24935106-20140512232014/@comment-3153244-20140513082755

I haven't played Battles for a loooong time, but I remember my approximate strategy for most maps (assumption: all upgrades unlocked): I usually begin with the Boomerang, and send as many Red Bloons as possible. I then purchase a Bomb tower to deal with the incoming rush of bloons my opponent will be sending at me. I continue sending Row 1 bloons and upgrade the Boomerang to 2/2. If they begin to send Pinks at you, sell the Bomb tower for 2/3 Boomerang.
 * Boomerang
 * Bomb
 * Monkey Ace
 * Mortar or Village

For Round 8, you would like to have a 3/0 Bomb Tower in case your opponent sends a Yellow rush at you. You might like to stop sending bloons now to save up.

Purchase a 2/3 Mortar before Round 12. Begin to purchase 2/3 Bomb Towers for MOABs.

For late rounds, I liked using Monkey Aces (Ground Zero), but I hear they have been nerfed. Perhaps a Super Monkey?

There are many ways to attack your opponent, but you should observe whether they are capable of dealing with such an attack. They might even be saving up money. For attacks, I used: If you opponent can deal with these, your opponent is *generally* quite good, and you'd have to play into late-game.
 * Yellow/Pink regen rush
 * Camo Pink rush (Camo Ceramics would win the game more quickly, but they might be able to deal with them with a quick Mortar)
 * Regen Rainbow rush
 * Regen Ceramic rush
 * MOAB rush