Foul Play

Detailed walkthroughs for Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising's Foul Play missions, including 'A Mirror Darkly', 'Sea of Hope', and more. Learn strategies for each CO and opponent.

This section covers the 'Foul Play' missions in Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, providing strategies and details for achieving an S rank.

5.3.6 A Mirror Darkly

CO: Sonja vs: Lash Level: ****

Stats: Speed: 12 days (100/100), Power: 100/100, Technique: 97/100

Cities	Factories	Airports	Ports	Silos
10	0	0	0	0

Objective: Lash must reach your HQ with any unit.

Walkthrough:

1. Keep units on your HQ to prevent Lash from winning immediately.
2. Move Mechs onto mountains for increased vision, protected by other mountains. Be wary of tanks, anti-airs, and ranged units.
3. Position Rockets and Artillery strategically near the HQ, with at least one Rocket covering the south tank and another below it. Spread other ranged units evenly near mountains.
4. Use APCs to supply ammo. Prioritize attacking units closest to your HQ, targeting different units to prevent Lash from merging damaged ones.

5.3.7 Sea of Hope

CO: Kanbei (recommended), Sensei, or Sonja vs: Adder Level: *****

Cities	Factories	Airports	Ports	Silos
17	3	5	2	0

Walkthrough:

1. Don't be overwhelmed by Adder's units; he lacks factories for ground unit production.
2. Use T-copters to capture the nearby airport and port.
3. Build Tanks and Anti-Airs. Advance with Tanks along roads, being cautious of Rockets and Battleships. Build Artillery and Rockets for the final approach to Adder's HQ.
4. Use Sami's Battleships to destroy reachable Rockets. Then, target other units. Position surviving ships south of the final bridge to Adder's HQ island.
5. Avoid direct sea battles; let Subs live and focus on capturing. Around day 13-14, load an Infantry into a T-copter and build Bombers to attack Battleships, Cruisers, and units near Adder's HQ.

Foul Play (Sensei vs. Adder)

CO: Sensei vs: Adder Level: ****

Cities	Factories	Airports	Ports	Silos
17	6	4	0	3

Notes: Adder will likely repair units instead of building new ones. The map is divided by pipes.

Walkthrough:

1. Send 3 Bombers north to destroy the pipes.
2. Advance the southern army east, destroying all units and firing missiles.
3. The northwestern army will struggle initially. Hold your ground until reinforcements arrive from the south.
4. Use a Medium Tank and Artillery to destroy one of the northwestern pipes. Build Infantry to capture the nearby base and airport.
5. Focus on building Bombers. If funds are limited, build Copters. Consider building some Medium Tanks early on. Concentrate building efforts on the northwestern bases.