Re: World Conquest

From: Bill Rapp <conquest@dnai.com>

Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 10:50:45 +0000

ez058306@chip.ucdavis.edu (Phillip Geiger) wrote:
>
> Byron Farrow (FarrBG@phymat.bham.ac.uk) wrote:
> : Assuming I do play does anyone have any tactics type advice?
>
> Yeah, build (strategic) bombers, build more bombers, and if you have a
> few buildsteps left over, build even more bombers.

I like the bomber approach too, but I've found that if I have adequate
notice (several turns)(requiring intelligence... ie Spies), I can defeat
all but the most concerted attacks. You're right though, if a stack of
bombers shows up over one of your cities without warning, you're hosed.

> The World War II game has its charm, but I prefer the modern variant.
> Battleships are a safe choice, as long as you take the time to construct
> adequate anti-submarine protection.
>
> If you play the modern game, it's a good idea to invest in substantial
> ballistic missile defenses (of the ground based type - orbital units are
> way too expensive and vulnerable IMO).  It's also wise to keep a few
> ballistic missile submarines or stealth bombers (plus nuclear weapons)
> lying around, in case you are attacked unexpectedly and need to retaliate
> quickly.
> 				- Bill Rapp
We won't let new players play the modern variant initially because of the
added complexity that an additional 22 units can create. The other
reason for the added complexity is that the modern variant units ALL
interact differently with one another, whereby the units in basic game
of World Conquest interact the same with almost all the units.

I suppose that last sentence was confusing, so I will attempt to restate
this clearly... In the basic version, an INF will have a ToHit of 50%
against all other units it's capable of attacking (which is almost
every unit); the modern variant INF will only attack certain units, and
the INF's ToHit will vary based on the type of unit it attacks...

References

World Conquest
Byron Farrow <FarrBG@phymat.bham.ac.uk>
Mon, 13 Mar 1995 12:39:49 +0000
Re: World Conquest
ez058306@chip.ucdavis.edu (Phillip Geiger)
Wed, 15 Mar 1995 09:35:31 +0000