Dako
Spoils Guide by
Dako based on
Artimis original guide.
Introduction You gain a spoil at the end of your turn if you successfully assaulted and conquered at least one region during the assault phase of your turn. The colour of the spoil is randomly determined and they are available in
red ,
green and
blue . Each spoil is associated with a randomly selected region on the map. You will have the option of trading in any matching group of three spoils (3 of the same color, or one of each color) you possess before the deployment phase of your turn. You can have a maximum of five spoils in hand after ending your turn; if you have five or more spoils at the beginning of or during your turn, then you will be compelled to trade in matching groups until you have four or less spoils left. The trade effect differs depending on the the type of the spoils. For some settings, you receive additional deploys on any region you own in the set.
If you eliminate an opponent you will receive all his or her spoils. Also, if a teammate gets kicked from the game, the first player still on the team receives that player's spoils in addition to regions.
There are four different settings for this game option:
No Spoils - You're not awarded spoils after one or more successful assaults in your turn. This type of game is no frills and you need only worry about map specific bonuses such as zone bonuses and region count bonuses.Flat Rate Spoils - Trading in a matching group of three red spoils is worth 4 extra troops, three green spoils are worth 6 extra troops, three blue spoils are extra worth 8 troops and a mixed group of one red + one green + one blue is worth 10 extra troops. If you own the region of the spoil you turn in, two troops will be automatically added to that region.Escalating Spoils - The trade in value is not linked to the colour of the group. To trade in spoils you still have to have a group of three spoils (three red , three green , three blue or mixed [one of each color]) and the value of each subsequent trade in progresses as follows 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20 (further trade in values increase in multiples of 5 thereafter). If you own the region of the spoil you turn in, two troops will be automatically added to that region.Nuclear Spoils - After the trade all the regions that were named by each traded spoils reset to 1 neutral troop no matter how many troops were on the respective region. This means that it no longer belongs to a player who owned the region. Instead of receiving bonus troops for an owned spoils, you might nuke yourself off a region. It is unwise to nuke your own or teammates' regions but sometimes you do not have the other option.show: No spoils
In any No Spoils game you will not get spoils for a successful attack - that means there will be no easy troops to deploy to aid you. You need to carefully husband your troops - do not attack 3v1 or 2v2 or 2v1 assaults unless you really need them (to break an opponent's bonus zone or to eliminate him). An exception to this strategy is to assault the opponent to reduce a region count bonus. For example, if the opponent has 12 regions, reducing his regions by one reduces his troop deploys from 4 to 3. Try to build your stacks of troops and advance them step by step towards the bonus zone. Once you are able to hold it - get the bonus and hold it for a few turns - do not use the bonus troops right away. See what other players are doing and try to stay away from big fights. Victory in No Spoils games goes to the most patient and strategic player.
show: Flat rate
1v1 4+ players (small maps) 4+ players (big maps)
show: Escalating
1v1 3-5 players Player A has 5 spoils, Player B has 2 spoils, you have 5 spoils. You start your turn, cash the set to get xx troops, kill Player A and you will receive his spoils. That will result in your having 7 spoils and you will be forced to trade them and deploy bonus troops on the board and attack with them again! Now you can eliminate Player B and win the game. Killing Player B first would result in you having 4 spoils only and you would not be able to trade them immediately (even if you hit the set). Just remember that the chance of eliminating a player - or being eliminated - is less likely for those first spoils cashes.6 and more players Team games
show: Nuclear
Nucler games do not differ much from No Spoils games so you can use some of the same strategies.
