SoC Commandments

[Dukasaur]

I love this thread... part Moses, part Sun Tsu.

WHich reminds me:

Thus the pinnacle of military deployment approaches the formless. If it is formless, then even the deepest spy cannot discern it or the wise make plans against it.

and

Now the army's disposition of force is like water. Water's configuration avoids heights and races downward. The army's disposition of force avoids the substantial and strikes the vacuous. Water configures its flow in accord with the terrain, the army controls its victory in accord with the enemy.
Thus the army does not maintain any constant strategic configuration of power, water has no constant shape. One who is able to change and transform in accord with the enemy and wrest victory is termed spiritual.

This seems to be the key to great escalators: to have forces that seem to be nowhere in particular, but can be anywhere and everywhere when required.

I'll leave it for someone else to rephrase in proper Levite form, lol.

[x-raider]

I love this thread... part Moses, part Sun Tsu.

WHich reminds me:

Thus the pinnacle of military deployment approaches the formless. If it is formless, then even the deepest spy cannot discern it or the wise make plans against it.

and

Now the army's disposition of force is like water. Water's configuration avoids heights and races downward. The army's disposition of force avoids the substantial and strikes the vacuous. Water configures its flow in accord with the terrain, the army controls its victory in accord with the enemy.
Thus the army does not maintain any constant strategic configuration of power, water has no constant shape. One who is able to change and transform in accord with the enemy and wrest victory is termed spiritual.

This seems to be the key to great escalators: to have forces that seem to be nowhere in particular, but can be anywhere and everywhere when required.

I'll leave it for someone else to rephrase in proper Levite form, lol.

Thou shalt make your [mighty?] myriads appear as nought.

[fadedpsychosis]

I love this thread... part Moses, part Sun Tsu.

WHich reminds me:

Thus the pinnacle of military deployment approaches the formless. If it is formless, then even the deepest spy cannot discern it or the wise make plans against it.

and

Now the army's disposition of force is like water. Water's configuration avoids heights and races downward. The army's disposition of force avoids the substantial and strikes the vacuous. Water configures its flow in accord with the terrain, the army controls its victory in accord with the enemy.
Thus the army does not maintain any constant strategic configuration of power, water has no constant shape. One who is able to change and transform in accord with the enemy and wrest victory is termed spiritual.

This seems to be the key to great escalators: to have forces that seem to be nowhere in particular, but can be anywhere and everywhere when required.

I'll leave it for someone else to rephrase in proper Levite form, lol.

Thou shalt make your [mighty?] myriads appear as nought.

how about: "Thou shalt not amass thine armies in few locations, but rather spread the wealth of thy might across all the lands."

[Viceroy63]

That last one was so big and profound that I had to break it into two separate commandments. Number 10 and 11 go to you guys for working on it so hard and giving me the ideas for the wordings.

Thanks guys; Thanks to everyone for participating.


Remember that it does not have to end here. If any new thoughts come to mind just jot them down. If they are complicated and profound we will turn them into two or three separate SoC Commandments. What ever it takes.

[Viceroy63]

12)
Thou shalt look upon thy neighbor and consider, If you remove his stack from off thy land, would not another find him easier to eliminate from off the face of all the earth?

[Viceroy63]

13.)
Thou shalt never attempt the elimination of thy neihbor, till thou hast received word from the oracles (adviser's) of it's successful outcome potential. Lest thou be found giving the spoils of war and the points to another.

I would add this game as an example of this Law.

GAME LINK:
Game 12402427

Game to be posted (in it's own thread) in the near future complete with photos and comments.

[Wolfreal]

Forgive me father, for I have sinned

[Viceroy63]

Forgive me father, for I have sinned

Your penance involves 3 "hail Mary's" and reading the F4M ten times in a row. LOL. =)
Enjoy your reading tonight.

[Wolfreal]

After a lot of reading, I just think my sins have been forgiven

Game 12503951