Emps-Wars

Castle wars is a big PvP safe minigame in which players fight against each other in 2 teams to gain control of the team's castle. The goal of this minigame is to capture the flag of the enemy castle and bring it to your castle's rooftop. Players get Castle wars tickets for playing this minigame, these tickets can be spent at the Castle wars exchange for items.

To reach Castle wars you can either talk to the Tyras guard in Falador park, or use a Ring of duelling to teleport to Castle wars straight away.

Castle wars consists out of a lobby with a bank chest, the Castle wars exchange run by Lanthus, and a square battlefield with two castles and a river with an outpost in the middle.
In the lobby players can go in the Guthix portal (take off your cape, as you will be wearing a team cape in the minigame) to be randomly put in the Zamorak (red team) or in the Saradomin (blue) team. The game will start once 10 players have joined either side and have waited 120 seconds. The players will be teleported to their castle and can stack on gear and healing bandages in order to siege the enemy castle.

The round is over when 10 minutes have passed, or if either side has scored a total of 5 points. Every player on the winning team earns 10 tickets. For every point you earn yourself, or every 5 kills, you get an extra ticket.

Tactics

Castle-Wars is a team-based minigame. You will need the rest of your team and coordinate well in order to win a round. Your castle must be defended against enemies from the other team and the enemy castle has to be engaged in order to capture their flag or kill their flagbearer.

Defensive

Often players will try to immediately rush the game by running straight to the enemy base to capture the flag. You can do this but be aware that the flag can be taken by another staff member and you'll arrive at an empty tower after a long fight! Protect your flag bearer and lead him back to your base if he manages to capture the enemy flag.

You can defend your castle in multiple ways so the enemy cannot capture your flag or will not get away with it. You can block pathways with barricades and you can explode the tunnels below the battlefield with explosive potions. You can find these items on the tables in your own castle. The barricades can be easily destroyed with explosive potions in one hit!
These methods will block enemies from rushing directly to your castle and will significantly slow them down. It is a much more effective method than trying to kill all your enemies individually.

If all else fails you can choose to protect your own flag by taking it (after an enemy flag bearer dies) and then protecting it with your life, barricading yourself.

Offensive

In order to set up an attack on the castle of the opposing team, you will need to gather some teammates to stand a chance. Then you can pick two routes to the enemy castle: under the battlefield or straight through the battlefield and through the front doors. Both castles have trapdoors that allow access to the underground sections. The way underground seems much safer, but many players are often gathered there and the crumbling walls and exploding potions might block your way, causing you to lose a lot of time.

Once your team made it into the enemy castle you will find the enemy's flag at the top. Capture it and take it safely to your own castle, make sure your teammates protect you.

You will be able to put the flag on your own castle and score 1 point. The flag will reset at the enemy castle again.

Tickets and rewards

After 10 minutes have passed, or if either side has scored a total of 5 points, the round is over and players are eligible for tickets. You will not get any tickets if the game was shorter than 10min. Every team, regardless of the winning team, gets tickets equal to how many points your team has, plus your killcount divided by 5. The winning team gets 5 extra tickets plus additional tickets for each point scored.

Rewards can be found when trading with Lanthus.

Image	Item	Cost	Description
	Zamorak coif	63 tickets	Requires 70 Range and 40 Defence
	Zamorak body	118 tickets	Requires 70 Range and 40 Defence
	Zamorak chaps	87 tickets	Requires 70 Range and 40 Defence
	Zamorak vambraces	39 tickets	Requires 70 Rangeand 40 Defence
	Guthix coif	63 tickets	Requires 70 Range and 40 Defence
	Guthix body	118 tickets	Requires 70 Range and 40 Defence
	Guthix chaps	87 tickets	Requires 70 Range and 40 Defence
	Guthix vambraces	39 tickets	Requires 70 Range and 40 Defence
	Saradomin coif	63 tickets	Requires 70 Range and 40 Defence
	Saradomin body	118 tickets	Requires 70 Range and 40 Defence
	Saradomin chaps	87 tickets	Requires 70 Range and 40 Defence
	Saradomin vambraces	39 tickets	Requires 70 Range and 40 Defence
	Initiate sallet	19 tickets	Requires 30 Prayer and 30 Defence
	Initiate hauberk	30 tickets	Requires 30 Prayer and 30 Defence
	Initiate cuisse	23 tickets	Requires 30 Prayer and 30 Defence
	Helm of Neitiznot	103 tickets	Requires 55 Defence
	Ava's accumulator	134 tickets	Useful for saving arrows while ranging
	Saradomin team hood	79 tickets	Show off your favourite team!
	Saradomin team cape	79 tickets	Show off your favourite team!
	Zamorak team hood	79 tickets	Show off your favourite team!
	Zamorak team cape	79 tickets	Show off your favourite team!
	Brawling gloves (melee)	50 tickets	Gives 50% bonus experience while training Attack, Strength or Defence for 750 uses
	Brawling gloves (ranged)	50 tickets	Gives 50% bonus experience while training Range for 750 uses
	Brawling gloves (magic)	50 tickets	Gives 50% bonus experience while training Magic for 750 uses
	Brawling gloves (prayer)	50 tickets	Gives 50% bonus experience while training Prayer for 750 uses
	Brawling gloves (agility)	50 tickets	Gives 50% bonus experience while training Agility for 750 uses
	Brawling gloves (woodcutting)	50 tickets	Gives 50% bonus experience while Woodcutting for 750 uses
	Brawling gloves (firemaking)	50 tickets	Gives 50% bonus experience while Firemaking for 750 uses
	Brawling gloves (mining)	50 tickets	Gives 50% bonus experience while Mining for 750 uses
	Brawling gloves (hunter)	50 tickets	Gives 50% bonus experience while Hunter for 750 uses
	Brawling gloves (thieving)	50 tickets	Gives 50% bonus experience while Thieving for 750 uses
	Brawling gloves (smithing)	50 tickets	Gives 50% bonus experience while Smithing for 750 uses
	Brawling gloves (fishing)	50 tickets	Gives 50% bonus experience while Fishing for 750 uses
	Brawling gloves (cooking)	50 tickets	Gives 50% bonus experience while Cooking for 750 uses
	Castle wars flag cape	23 tickets
	Castle wars kills cape	23 tickets
	Castle wars hobbyist cape	23 tickets
	Castle wars enthusiast cape	23 tickets
	Castle wars professional cape	23 tickets