Re: Victory IIWW Tips ! . Help me .

From: Michael Kelly <kelly@lmsc.lockheed.com>

Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000

KenMegill wrote:
>
> You are correct about forts being useful if you guess right, however:
>
> 1 If you are doing well, nobody will ever attack the areas you have
> fortified at the start of a game.
>
> 2 If you are not doing well, the enemy may not attack the areas you have
> defended, or they might not attack them until after they have already
> crushed you everywhere else. (Smart ones will do it that way.)
>
> 3 Worthwhile forts are really, really expensive.
>
> I would not recommend a new player use them in the early stages of the
> game. Once you know who you will be fighting where, and have improved your
> income, they are just fine.
>
> Thanks for bringing this up, I just whipped out my first post and didn't
> take the time to go into any detail.

Some positions lend themselves well to forts. In my case, Vienna was located
on the border with TOO MANY NEIGHBORS. It was also my capital and a likely
target. I started building small forts (as you must in this game) in my most
valuable cities. After a turn or two of diplomacy, I continued the effort
in the most valuable border city. And boy did it pay off. However, since
the player who originally brought this up is playing Central Russia, a fort
is definately a bad idea for him.

References

Re: Victory IIWW Tips ! . Help me .
Michael Kelly <kelly@lmsc.lockheed.com>
Fri, 07 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Victory IIWW Tips ! . Help me .
kenmegill@aol.com (KenMegill)
Tue, 11 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Victory IIWW Tips ! . Help me .
Michael Kelly <kelly@lmsc.lockheed.com>
Fri, 07 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Victory IIWW Tips ! . Help me .
kenmegill@aol.com (KenMegill)
Tue, 11 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000