This is my first guide. If youv'e spotted any spelling mistakes, broken links... let me know. Got any other ideas of things I can feature... just let me know :D

When it comes to Total War ive been around since Rome 1, but i never played multiplayer until Shogun 2: Total War. Many will notice I have left out a lot of clans, the reason for this is I am only featuring the main active clans in the current TW game; Shogun 2.

It's worth saying that most of the groups listed below are centered around pro tournaments and competition. I will be featuring another clan list for the casual total war gamers also.

The Clans

Like the look of any of these clans? Simply follow one of the links and get in touch with one of the Admins! They arent recruiting yet? Trust me when I say this, most of these great clans will open their doors to fresh talent once Rome 2 hits. My advice is get familiar with the clan you like the look of, try to get some games in with its members!

Competetive Clans

- Round Table Knights (Currently not Recruiting)
- Total War Rebels
- Vis et Honor
- The Brotherhood of Aggony
- Arcani (Recruiting)
- Lusitani Legio (Currently not Recruiting)
- Guardians of Avalon (Currently not Recruiting)
- Craftsmen of War
- Vandalen mit Sandalen
- AvantGarde
- Dutch Dokusai (Recruiting)
- Gerudo
- IRONS
- Templars

Non - Competative Clans

- Celtic Alliance (Recruiting)
- Forsaken Legion (Recruiting)
- Clan Milicias

As of now this list is relatively short, have I missed your group out? Drop a comment below and I will take a look.

Here you will find the many YouTubers who cast Campaigns, Multiplayer Battles and Tournaments!

The Casters

- Heir of Carthage A solid casual player with huge popularity and great single and multiplayer content

- Zaript Basically the voice of competative Total War, along with the Prussian Prince. A skilled player offering good coverage of pro multiplayer Total War battles.

- The Prussian Prince Another great player offering great content, partnered with Zaript he makes some brilliant commentaries

- Killerfisch Probably regarded as the most deadly player in Shogun 2. Skilled in both FotS and Vanilla shogun, he won more 1v1 tournaments over the last year then anyone else.

- Majutsu My fellow clan mate, easily on the same level as Killerfisch. Offers very solid advice in his videos.

- Total War Edict Run by Unicornattack and Tjost22 these two players offer good coverage of BETA flash tournaments, not to be missed.

- Milk and Cookies Total War Another YouTube duo, Indypride and Madness cover a lot of casual to pro Shogun 2 battles and often feature RTK players.

- Point Man A skilled FotS player, Point Man offers a unique commentating style that entertains and informs.

- oOIYvYIOo A seasoned tournament player, Ivy offers good coverage of pro tourney battles. He also plays campaigns on various different TW games and Mods, on some of the hardest difficulties.

- Chrbes Another very solid player, covers the tournament scene well and features a lot of good players.

As I said in the previous section I am only currently featuring the groups, channels and sites that I am aware of, and deem worthy enough to be on here! If I have missed your channel / stream comment below and I will take a look!

The Sites

- Total War Center[www.twcenter.net]
- http://www.totalwar.com/en_gb/
- The Creative Assembly Youtube
- Total War Clan Centre[twclancenter.net]

Other Useful Links

- Huge Tournament Encyclopedia[rustw.ru]

Tournaments have been going on in the Total Wars series since the beginning (check out that Tourney Encyclopedia I posted earlier and you'll see what I mean). Are you interested in taking part, watching tourney games or even casting some of them on your channel? Look here for all the best tournament host groups going.

The Groups

- The Holy Grail Wars
- BETA Flash Tournaments
- V&H Flash Tournaments
- Red's Flash Tournaments
- Total War Grand Tournaments
- Pantheon of Heroes

Current BIG Tournaments

- The Last Road to Kyoto[totalwaritalia.challonge.com]
A very big 1v1 tournament featuring loads of members from some of the best clans in the world.

- Shogun 2 Apocalypse Cup[challonge.com]
- Shogun 2 Apocalpyse Cup Line-Up[s1.zetaboards.com]
Intended to be Shogun 2's final sendoff. This 2v2 tournament has some serious talent takning part, with some of the most deadly Total War duo's fighting it out for glory, prestige and of course prizes!!!


Past BIG Tournaments

COMING SOON

Aside from watching the various YouTubers I posted earlier, there are plenty of guides to help you improves your Shogun 2 skills, in both singleplayer and multiplayer.

The Links

Multiplayer

Shogun 2 Multiplayer Map List Probably the single most useful multiplayer guide going at the moment. If you dont know what map your playing on your'e already at a huge disadvantage. Favourite this one for quick referencing before games.

Multiplayer Starter Guide Now as an avid competative player I dont agree with a number of things in this guide, but it is definatley a good starting point for new players!

Fall of the Samurai Multiplayer Guide Created by Aggony Duck, one of the best FotS players I have ever watched. This guide is essential for improving your gun game. I can guarantee there are things in this guide you did not know, and after just one read you'll already be improving your play style.


Singleplayer

Legendary Co-Op Guide (Shimazu & Otomo This guide is a gold mine for those wanting a great co-op campaign experience. Follow this guide and you and your friend are well on your way to unlocking some very difficult acheivments. Please not this is specific to the clans Shimazu and Otomo

- Frogbeastegg's Guide to Total War: Shogun 2[forums.totalwar.org]
Simply the most thorough Shogun 2 guide I have ever seen. Don't miss this... it's that simple.

- DarkSide's Economy Guide[forums.totalwar.com]
Anoter take on Campaign Economy. This is a VERY informative guide and should not be overlooked by any campaign fan!

Campaign Economy and Guidelines The author has completed various Shogun 2 campaigns on a variety of difficulties. Definately worth a read.

- Beating the Campaign on Very Hard/Legendary[forums.totalwar.com]
Now when you open this link you will be hit with huge walls of text. It may be a bit hard to read for extended periods of time, but its defiately worth the grind!