any strategies for Bamboo Jack, Pearl harbor or Actium???

by **PLAYER57832** on Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:47 am

I have been trying to play the more complicated boards, but I keep losing. Any strategy suggestions .. especially for 2 and 3 player games?

by **MeDeFe** on Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:24 am

Try again?

That's always done the trick for me.

by **PLAYER57832** on Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:40 pm

by **kalishnikov** on Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:27 am

Those maps are quite difficult to step up to. Personally I avoid that Bamboo Jack one like the plague...

If your having trouble with them, perhaps try a more complex map but one that's not as hard as those like Age of Merchants or something like that until you feel comfortable with a more complicated bonus system, then try those again.

by **doomraider77** on Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:39 am

Yeah, if you have trouble understanding them don't play it. You will lose points trying

by **benjikat** on Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:53 am

doomraider77 wrote:Yeah, if you have trouble understanding them don't play it. You will lose points trying

pah - would you give this advice to a small child learning to read? - give up! - ridiculous - just take your time and study the maps a little more - surely it's more fun figuring out new maps and how to win on them rather than just play another 100 Classic games? - that's the case for me anyway

by **PLAYER57832** on Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:33 pm

thanks to all. I agree with benjikat. I like new boards and new strategies. the challenge/fun is more important than points, but those are just giving me a harder time than the others ... I do think the key is time, though.

Thanks all .. : )

by **GivePeaceAChance** on Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:03 pm

What would you say is a good 'medium' level complicated board to start with?

I especially don't like boards with a gazillion of territories.

So I guess D-Day or something?

by **PLAYER57832** on Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:24 pm

I would start with Merchant, but I am not that familiarwith D-day. Bottom line, read the legend. As for the rest .. if I knew i would not have started this thread .. : )

by **pepperonibread** on Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:44 pm

PLAYER57832 wrote:I would start with Merchant, but I am not that familiarwith D-day. Bottom line, read the legend. As for the rest .. if I knew i would not have started this thread .. : )

I don't think AoM would work as a medium level. It's complicated, but with a completely different bonus system, what with markets and resource pairs and such. Actium, Bamboo Jack and Pearl Harbor all use the standard bonus-for-continent style.

by **The Weird One** on Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:41 am

benjikat wrote:
doomraider77 wrote:Yeah, if you have trouble understanding them don't play it. You will lose points trying

pah - would you give this advice to a small child learning to read? - give up! - ridiculous - just take your time and study the maps a little more - surely it's more fun figuring out new maps and how to win on them rather than just play another 100 Classic games? - that's the case for me anyway

same here