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Topic: The Barb Threats...crosslinking two non strat threads |  |
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Sten Sture
b.02-15-99
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posted August 23, 2000 12:56
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A little while back finbar posted about losing his capital to barbs in the general forum...
../../Forum1/HTML/001354.html?date=22:11 And a couple of days ago Kull and Wm Keenan had a barb ransom demand discussion on the Scenario League board....
../../Forum18/HTML/001077.html?date=02:18 Both threads were germain to a bunch of strategy posts here over the past two years so I thought I would cross link them for reference and continued discussion. And anyone that hasn't read Keenan's Barbarian Paper is missing some great info - especially for slamming your opponents with high-end barbs in MP.
[This message has been edited by Sten Sture (edited August 23, 2000).] |
Carolus Rex
b.02-15-99
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posted August 23, 2000 19:04
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Aye, but it's a two-edged sword is it not?Carolus |
DaveV
b.02-15-99
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posted August 24, 2000 07:41
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CR - yes, but you can make one of those edges pretty dull if you have the Great Wall! You can also plan ahead if you know the next barb boat is carrying a decent offensive unit, while it may take the other players by surprise. |
Sten Sture
b.02-15-99
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posted August 24, 2000 12:56
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The reason I was thinking about the barbs as your surrogate army was from an ICS  standpoint - since barbs appear in open areas, an ICSer that went straight to Chivalry might encumber an opponent early.  I have been tweeking the rules text to try to get the AIs to research like people. It ain't easy going, but at least I think I am making progress. |
Scouse Gits
b.02-15-99
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posted August 29, 2000 09:39
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Thanks for the link Sten - I certainly would have missed the great work by Kull & Wm Keenan ...
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