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Kabza

Kabza is a browser-based real-time territory-capture game using maps of Indian cities. Play solo against bots or create friend rooms for up to eight players, sending supporters to capture wards and outgrow opponents.

Kabza

What is Kabza?

Kabza is a real-time browser game on Indian city maps. Play solo or with up to eight friends, sending supporters to capture wards and outgrow opponents.

The core objective is to hold three quarters of the map for a landslide win. The game supports solo sessions and friend rooms, with configurable maps, party counts, bot difficulty, rally speed, and optional sudden-death growth. Friend matches add private coalitions and a timed scoring finish.

Gameplay features

Real-world city maps

Choose among Noida, Gurugram, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata, with map layouts covering six wards, eight wards, or every listed sector.

Direct territory control

Drag from a controlled ward to send half its supporters to another ward. Supporter counts are shown above each crowd, while arrivals resolve combat one for one.

Friend rooms

Create or join rooms for matches with up to eight human players on separate phones. Empty seats can be filled by bots, and room links or codes can be shared.

Bot opponents

Select bot difficulty from Easy, Normal, or Hard when configuring a match, allowing unused seats or solo play to use computer-controlled opponents.

Temporary alliances

Use coalitions in friend rooms to invite another human player. Allies can reinforce one another, but their other allies remain opponents and each player still wins individually.

Match settings

Adjust party count, map size, rally speed, and sudden-death settings before starting. Growth can double after three minutes without a capture when that option is enabled.

Ways to play

  • Solo practice

    Start alone and use the configurable bot opponents to practice sending rallies, reading supporter counts, and timing captures without coordinating with other people.

  • Private friend matches

    Create a room for a group of friends, share the room code or link, and compete from separate phones. Empty seats can become bots if the group is smaller than the room capacity.

  • Map and city variation

    Select a city and ward layout to change the shape and scale of the playing field. This suits players who want to compare compact six- or eight-ward maps with the every-sector configuration.

  • Cooperative rivalry

    Use the coalition system in a friend room when temporary cooperation is useful. Allies can send reinforcement, while the individual scoring rules preserve a competitive endgame.

  • Custom match setup

    Tune rally speed, party count, bot difficulty, and optional sudden death for shorter, faster, or more demanding sessions before starting a match.

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Uses real maps of multiple Indian cities and configurable ward layouts.
  • Provides both solo play and friend rooms for up to eight players on separate phones.
  • Combines direct drag-based attacks with supporter growth, bots, and optional coalitions.
  • Supports touch controls, browser play, and an iPhone Home Screen setup for a fuller-screen experience.

Cons

  • The available evidence does not document pricing, integrations, data handling, or accessibility features.
  • The standard interface presents several map, party, rally, and alliance settings, so new players may need to learn the rules before their first match.
  • Friend matches have a 10-minute limit, which may not suit players looking for an open-ended session.

FAQ

How do you play Kabza?

Kabza is played in a web browser. On iPhone, the site explains that you can use Safari’s Share menu to add Kabza to the Home Screen and open it without browser bars. The game also supports touch gestures and keyboard controls such as F for full screen and Space to pause.

Can you play Kabza with friends?

Yes. A friend room supports up to eight players, with each player using their own phone. Players can create a room, share its code or link, and join an existing room with a code. Empty seats are assigned to bots.

Which maps and cities are available?

The available city choices are Noida, Gurugram, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata. The interface also provides map configurations with six wards each, eight wards each, or every sector, listed as 97 sectors.

How is territory captured?

Each ward grows by one, two, or three supporters every two seconds. Drag from a ward you control to any ward to send half of its supporters. Arrivals fight defenders one for one, and bringing more supporters than the defenders captures the ward.

How does a match end?

In the standard objective, a player wins by holding three quarters of the map. A player is eliminated after losing all held wards and travelling rallies. Friend matches end after 10 minutes; the player with the most wards wins, followed by total supporters as the tiebreaker, while exact ties draw.

Quick Facts

Category
Browser strategy game
Play modes
Solo and friend rooms
Friend-room capacity
Up to 8 players
Maps
Noida, Gurugram, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata
Opponent options
Bots with Easy, Normal, and Hard difficulty
Match objective
Hold three quarters of the map; friend matches score by wards, then supporters, after 10 minutes