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Old June 20th, 2001, 05:58 PM

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Default New Tactic (to me anyway)

I get tired of my reinforcing ships being ambushed on the way to the front. I recently discovered a new tactic to give them a better chance of getting there alive. It works against most races and will even work, probably once, against a human.
I bring a minelayer with me and drop a few mines at the end of my move if there is a danger of being attacked. If they get jumped then the mines help even the odds, as the AI rarely brings minesweepers into combat.
It also produces some great suprised looks on your opponents face when the tactical combat starts and his ships have damage! Now against him I get a shot at his minesweepers too.
Sure it wastes a few resources but the look of suprise was worth ten times the amount of resources
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Old June 21st, 2001, 01:10 AM
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Hear, hear, Martin! Actually, even though it generally works only once or twice against a human opponent, you'll find the benefits extend far longer. Two multi-player games ago, I developed a reputation for being an unrepentant fool for randomly placed minefields. Now, I have friends who actually wait a full turn or longer before attacking a stack of my ships -- or even plotting a straight course to one of my warp points. Seems that hitting a mid-system minefield once too often damaged their little psyches for life. Hee.
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Old June 21st, 2001, 01:25 AM

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Nothing like a little randomness to spice up a game!
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Old June 21st, 2001, 11:46 AM

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/very off-topic
hey, Marty Ward and Nitram Draw are the same person right?
that would mean he has the Posts on this forum, and not SJ.
like i said this is VERY off-topic

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Old June 22nd, 2001, 01:45 AM

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Not only am I schizo I love this game. I'm working on a way to play against myself
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Old June 22nd, 2001, 07:24 AM

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That is better than playing with yourself!
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