Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-50.4.36.220-20190118173423/@comment-4795804-20190122211226

That is what the game is about: Both managing the city, and playing tower defense i.e. capturing tiles. People usually play BMC because they like both these aspects. Capturing tiles shouldn't be treated as a boring part of the game that people must endure to get a higher city level. It is basically something that players do automatically as the game is about it.