4Stack #52 — answers & breakdown

Thursday, September 3, 2026

The sixteen cards in this puzzle were: StarCraft, Age of Empires, Command & Conquer, Warcraft III, Civilization, Stellaris, Endless Space, Master of Orion, Bloons TD, Plants vs. Zombies, Kingdom Rush, Defense Grid, Teamfight Tactics, Dota Underlords, Auto Chess, Battlegrounds.

The four stacks

RTS classics

StarCraft, Age of Empires, Command & Conquer, Warcraft III

4X strategy

Civilization, Stellaris, Endless Space, Master of Orion

Tower defense

Bloons TD, Plants vs. Zombies, Kingdom Rush, Defense Grid

Auto-battlers

Teamfight Tactics, Dota Underlords, Auto Chess, Battlegrounds

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