Re: Beware of Ashdod
I'd like to hear from people that have actually played Hinnom/Ashdod/Gath.
I have stated that I think Hinnom is one of the strong contenders.
I don't find that to be the case with Ashdod - at all. In my most recent case of playing Ashdod, two players collaborated so quickly and got forge of the ancients up, that the game was essentially decided by about turn 30. Ashdod was a nonfactor.
I find ashdod to be hamstrung by the incredible expense of all its units. You will be choosing to build *a* mage or *a* sc chassis. This is one nation that is seriously hamstrung by upkeep costs.
Ashdod has the ability to all of the things that people claim here. And at the same time - it can't. The paucity of units, and the paucity of money - means you have to be much much much more focused on whatever *single* strategy you chose to follow.
No doubt a lot of it is style - but I didn't find them fun - at all.
As an example of the problem- what is the gold cost / research point of its available researchers - compared to other nations?
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