Strategy/Game Questions.

[D.IsleRealBrown]

I have just made my first move and I have some general questions. I'm playing against all n00bs like myself(luckily) and IMO one of the players over fortified leaving several countries w/just one army. I have launched my attack in his direction and believe I have made a few mistakes:

1: Ignoring my countries in the middle of nowhere.

2. Not trying to attack more of his countries w/1 army.

Initially I attacked his country with 3 armies and it took three rolls to defeat it. Is this good/bad. Then I immediatly fortified my surrounding countries to prepare for the attack instead of attacking more of his surrounding countries w/only one army..

I have nver played Risk so I am completely in the dark. I was told it is like chess but I'm failing to see many similarities.

Also, how/when/why do I use my "cards"?

[OwlLawyer]

Standard strategy is to fortify into one or two large armies, abandoning (in essense) the countries with 1 army.

How you use your cards depends on their value. Is this a flate rate or escalating rate game?

[reverend_kyle]

Standard strategy is to fortify into one or two large armies, abandoning (in essense) the countries with 1 army.

How you use your cards depends on their value. Is this a flate rate or escalating rate game?

exactly

[D.IsleRealBrown]

Escalating.

Also, am I trying to get to or capture my embassy?

[reverend_kyle]

Also, am I trying to get to or capture my embassy?

no.

[D.IsleRealBrown]

Next Question:

Is it possible to fortify countries that are not directly next to you.

I swear I did this on accident yesterday but have not been able to duplicate the feat.

[b-b5]

yes, in chained fortifications you can fortify one end of a chain (countries you hold that connect) from the other

[D.IsleRealBrown]

That makes sense. It must have been the case.

[sully800]

In unlimited fortifications you can do the same thing (because its really just a few consecutive fortications between adjacent coutnries). In adjacent games though you can only fortify once and it has to be to an adjacent coutnry.

As for the embassy, the only map I know of that has embassies is Tamriel, so perhaps you are playing that map. In that case, if you hold the matching color embassy and continent you get an additional +2 to add to the continent bonus. So its worthwhile if you can do it.

[D.IsleRealBrown]

Damn, I wish I knew that before.

[D.IsleRealBrown]

I keep asking...I'm guessing it's a really stupid question...

How do you "turn in" cards for armies????

[sully800]

To cash a set of cards they either need to be 3 green, 3 red, 3 blue or one of each. At the beginning of your turn if you have one of those combinations it will prompt you to cash your set. If you have a total of 3 or 4 cards that prompt is optional, but if you have 5 cards you must cash your set.

[D.IsleRealBrown]

Ty Sully.

[Blazer87]

I don't know about have a huge army in one country. It is like putting "all your eggs in one basket".

[sully800]

Yeah, but it also makes it easier for you to take out a player/multiple players.

Sometimes I prefer to have two large forces on opposite sides of that map...because then its harder for other people to take you out (since they need men in both locations) and sometimes you can defeat players who are spread across the map easier that way. It's just harder to set up and defend than one large force.

[Blazer87]

so your advice is not to spread everything so evenly.

[sully800]

Well it depends on the situation. In an escalating game I would try to keep as large of a force intact as possible. In no cards or flat rate games the continents and countries you own are more important so you have to spread out a bit more.