Strategies?

by **icemonkey** on Mon May 14, 2007 8:13 pm

Hello, I Just joined a couple weeks ago (saw it on Digg) and i have poked around on the forums and I didn't see a strategy section. I was looking for some basic map specific strategies as well as some comments on the maps and play types so I can choose the games I will have the most fun in. Am I just missing it or is there nothing like this organized?

by **pancakemix** on Mon May 14, 2007 9:24 pm

My strategy is to win. Always.

by **dcowboys055** on Mon May 14, 2007 9:24 pm

Find a good player to teach you.

by **Coleman** on Mon May 14, 2007 10:09 pm

Never look at dcowboy's avatar.

by **OntJets09** on Mon May 14, 2007 10:12 pm

Coleman wrote:Never look at dcowboy's avatar.

Agreed!

by **safariguy5** on Mon May 14, 2007 10:22 pm

Well your strategy is really based on what sort of starting position you have at the beginning of the game. If you can get a small continent in the first few turns, the troop bonus really helps. Cards can both help and hurt you, use them wisely. Pay attention to the type of game you are playing when deciding to try to take another continent or take somebody out. A common strategy on the Classic Risk map is to take Australia and defend either Indonesia or Siam. Slowly expand out from there.

by **Georgerx7di** on Tue May 15, 2007 12:12 am

the map is not that important, its the settings that matter. If you are playing a singles game there are basically two groups. no-cards and flat rate are pretty much the same, continents matter a lot. I don't like either of these setting because they often lead to alliances. If you are playing escalating then continents are of little importance and only players ranked captain and below place a high value on them. This is all I will tell you, I don't want to give away my strategy, but I would look for high ranked players and watch how they play. Also make sure that you are watching them play the setting they are good at. You can click on their name and see what games they play.

by **oVo** on Tue May 15, 2007 1:56 am

Whatever map you choose, be patient as most games take a few rounds to develop. Try not to spread yourself too thin and when possible avoid being the path of least resistance.

In the singles game I prefer the World 2.1 map because it's large, clearly defined and presents a wide variety of opportunities, but Classic, Asia or one of the smaller maps might be the best starting point. If you play with no cards some chance is removed and it's much clearer where you stand in the game. Subcontinents are very important and much like musical chairs you need to find a spot to land as early as possible to increase your bonus and give you a few extra armies to work with on your next turn.

Join a few games to get a feel for play and see how the process works. There's a wide variety of ways to play here with plenty of surprises and it's hard to know what will appeal to you the most until you do it.

by **Iliad** on Tue May 15, 2007 2:17 am

OntJets09 wrote:
Coleman wrote:Never look at dcowboy's avatar.

Agreed!

by **jiminski** on Tue May 15, 2007 5:30 pm

someone did a tips thread .. was it Grazing Cow?
some good gidelines in there.

there has been some good advice on here too.. observe (and get beaten by) good players in their best environmet is an excellent peice.

by **jiminski** on Tue May 15, 2007 5:34 pm

jiminski wrote:someone did a tips thread .. was it Grazing Cow?
some good gidelines in there.

there has been some good advice on here too.. observe (and get beaten by) good players in their best environmet is an excellent peice.

close but no cigar!

Thread was in fact by GrazingCattle: have a look. don't take it as gospel as you need to find your own style and you'll never stop learning.

http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewto ... light=tips

by **JW_Lenori** on Tue May 15, 2007 8:02 pm

take your time and study the boarders- there's already been a couple of times of lost opprotunity because no seeing how the counties are connected.

Also, keep track of non aggresson agreements, it might be worth it to completly bottle someone up behind someone else.

by **alster** on Wed May 16, 2007 4:58 am

icemonkey wrote:Hello, I Just joined a couple weeks ago (saw it on Digg) and i have poked around on the forums and I didn't see a strategy section. I was looking for some basic map specific strategies as well as some comments on the maps and play types so I can choose the games I will have the most fun in. Am I just missing it or is there nothing like this organized?

You may want to ask yourself this: Do you really believe that people are willing to gladly dole out their "specific strategies" and "comments on the maps"?

Personally I enjoy winning more than loosing, and keep those things to myself. Why help other players? And no, I'm not a big fan of humanity in general.