The most important Dominions skill

[CUnknown]

What in Dominions wins or loses games more than anything else?

[Meglobob]

I choose diplomacy and outthinking your enemy.

Diplomacy can get you in the endgame and if you can then stay one step ahead or predict what your opponent can do at least 1 turn or preferably several turns ahead your a winner. Easy to say, very tough to do.

[Jazzepi]

You didn't list what I consider the most important.

Planning.

Nothing is more important than having a plan, and then adjusting it to your enemy's responses. Every turn you should be doing things that get you one step closer to winning.

Jazzepi

[Twan]

Jazzepi said:
You didn't list what I consider the most important.

Planning.

Nothing is more important than having a plan, and then adjusting it to your enemy's responses. Every turn you should be doing things that get you one step closer to winning.

Yes, Planning & Adaption would have my vote too.

Having both a big plan (maxing a strength of your nation or your pretender, focusing research on something, etc) and a short term one (for 2-3 turns in the future, so your key units go where you'll need them instead of wandering) + being able to adapt them to opposition (or ideally the capacity to manipulate your opponents, you can sometimes adapt opposition to your plans).

[Swan]

i choose forging because i play alot of sp and when the enemy strt with their huge chaff army a good ember/shadow brand dual wielding quickned frog on a bear is just funny to watch.
by the way what is the difference between firebrand and shadowbrand? a part of path and gem to make

[Endoperez]

I chose diplomacy and research/forging, because your research strategy is so important. It's basically the planning option others have mentioned. Even if you outperform your enemy on the strategic map, if he has spells to beat your spells you can't win. If you are lucky, you might buy enough time to research something you should have researched before getting into trouble.

[cleveland]

Jazzepi said:
...adjusting it to your enemy's responses.

Agreed.

[lch]

An abundant amount of available time. And Diplomacy.

[Fal]

lch said:
An abundant amount of available time.

Hehe, so true.

[Tichy]

I'm going to have to go with planning, too...particularly because it's what I have the most trouble with, and what seems to have the steepest learning curve.

(Maybe tied for first with battle scripting and troop placement) -- things like forging, thug equipping, pretender design, and early expansion strategy can be cribbed from posts and guides by more skilled players, but planning and the details of BF scripting can't, because that requires tactical and strategic thinking that can't be imitated.