Closing out the game
The last point is the hardest one, and the rules make sure of it.
Your score
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
One point from winning
Theirs — a unit is standing here
Theirs — a unit is standing here
You are on 7 and they hold both battlefields. Try each line and see which ones actually end the game.
Remember
The 8th point only comes from holding a battlefield into your turn, taking every battlefield in one turn, or a card effect. Conquering one at 7 just draws you a card — and conquering can happen on their turn too, so neither player is ever safe between turns.
That is the whole game.
Everything else is card text. Some good next steps: