MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE TIPS & TRICKS

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is a cover-based, turn-based strategy, fever dream of a game starring remixed versions of familiar Nintendo and Ubisoft characters. It's like D&D meets Risk meets Super Mario Galaxy all on a sugar high (because rabbids). It’s not like any Mario game you’ve played before. That’s why we wrote this primer to get you started.

It took us days of playing and practicing and ruminating before we felt like we understood how to play Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. We’ve condensed what we learned below to help you along that learning curve. We break down some of the big, obvious questions first, then give you a bunch of tips to improve your chances in battle below.

Don't let its cute characters fool you -- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is an honest-to-goodness strategy game oozing with tactical depth. And while this Switch game's turn-based action is easy to grasp, you'll have to think hard about every move if you want to avoid getting roasted by squads of nefarious Rabbids.

Fortunately, after spending hours in the trenches of Ubisoft's upside-down Mushroom Kingdom, we're here to help. Here are 10 essential tips for Mario + Rabbids, from mastering movement to turning Mario and his pals into adorably deadly war machines.