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+<%- include('header', { title: "Rally the Troops!" }) %>
+<style>li img{height:1.0em;vertical-align:middle}</style>
+
+<p>
+Rally the Troops! is created and maintained by Tor Andersson.
+It is an open source project, and you can find the code on <a href="https://github.com/ccxvii/rally-the-troops">GitHub</a>.
+
+<h2>
+Tips &amp; Tricks
+</h2>
+
+<ul>
+
+<li>
+Open a separate browser tab or window for each side when playing solo.
+
+<li>
+Use the middle mouse button to drag and scroll around the map.
+
+<li>
+The <i>Enter</i> and <i>Escape</i> keys open and close the chat box.
+
+<li>
+To invite your friends to a private game, send them the address of the join page.
+
+<li>
+Chat messages can only be seen by players who are part of a game.
+They are hidden from observers.
+
+<li>
+The <img src="/images/cog.svg"> menu has links to rules, player aids and other reference material.
+In some games you can also choose between alternative graphics and layout options.
+
+<li>
+The <img src="/images/earth-africa-europe.svg"> button hides all counters and markers,
+if you need to check something on the map that is obscured.
+
+<li>
+The <img src="/images/scroll-quill.svg"> button hides the game log and player status displays, so you can
+see more of the map.
+
+<li>
+The <img src="/images/chat-bubble.svg"> button lights up if you have unread chat messages.
+
+</ul>
+
+<h2>
+Licensing
+</h2>
+
+<p>
+All games are used with consent from their respective rights holders.
+
+<p>
+Icons are sourced from <a href="https://game-icons.net">game-icons.net</a>
+by Delapouite, Lorc, and others under the
+<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">CC BY 3.0</a> license.
+
+<!--
+<h2>
+Other Games
+</h2>
+
+<p>
+Here are some web sites where you can play other historical games:
+
+<dl>
+<dt><a href="https://www.boardgamearena.com/">boardgamearena.com</a>
+<dd>Polis
+<dd>Unconditional Surrender
+<dt><a href="http://civ.rol-play.com/">civ.rol-play.com</a>
+<dd>Advanced Civilization
+<dt><a href="https://paronglans.com/">paronglans.com</a>
+<dd>Julius Caesar
+<dt><a href="http://playfriedrich.com/">playfriedrich.com</a>
+<dd>Friedrich
+<dt><a href="https://www.yucata.de/">yucata.de</a>
+<dd>A Few Acres of Snow
+<dd>Pax Porfiriana
+<dd>Polis
+<dd>Sekigahara
+</dl>
+-->