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Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby lackattack on Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:31 pm

For the longest time you have asked "why can't we decide where top put the armies?". Ask no more.

This popular suggestion is finally reality as a new game option, Initial Troops. It has 2 settings:

Automatic - the usual 3 armies :|

Manual - players decide where to place their armies in a blind freestyle round :D

See Instructions -> Game Options for more details.

As usual, thanks to everyone who suggested manual troop placement or provided feedback on the suggestions. Credit for this particular solution goes to c1arinetboy

Enjoy!
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby slowreactor on Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:18 am

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby ParadiceCity9 on Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:21 am

Hey this is cool! Awesome update!!
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby InsomniaRed on Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:24 am

Thanks lack :)
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby ofthe on Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:30 am

I will forever be remembered as the guy who was first to ever win a manual game:


http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=5598531

2009-09-16 05:27:03 - ofthe won the game


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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby Bruceswar on Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:30 am

wow cool... I will have to test it and see how it works... a freestyle round, so anybody can place at any time? 1 then have to wait till all others place then place again?
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby InsomniaRed on Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:33 am

ofthe wrote:I will forever be remembered as the guy who was first to ever win a manual game:


http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=5598531

2009-09-16 05:27:03 - ofthe won the game


:lol:

I won the first manual speed? :P

Either way it's awesome! Thanks lack for getting this done :D
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby Darthvadar on Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:35 am

ofthe wrote:I will forever be remembered as the guy who was first to ever win a manual game:


http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=5598531

2009-09-16 05:27:03 - ofthe won the game


:lol:



http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=5598526

However you was not the first to start a manual game :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby SirSebstar on Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:36 am

eh in fog witha nice bonus someone can just place all troops on his borders?
and thats nice why?
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby Mixxilflix on Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:42 am

SirSebstar wrote:eh in fog witha nice bonus someone can just place all troops on his borders?
and thats nice why?

Good point, but maybe it's just a case of don't play Fog+Manual.

Not being a smartass - I really do agree with you, but as you know, some combinations of game options go together better than others, and also on different board sizes(I mean MAP sizes, i obviously DID play Risk on the board, lol).

So maybe just make it your practice to not play Fog+Manual...
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby Bruceswar on Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:51 am

Mixxilflix wrote:
SirSebstar wrote:eh in fog witha nice bonus someone can just place all troops on his borders?
and thats nice why?

Good point, but maybe it's just a case of don't play Fog+Manual.

Not being a smartass - I really do agree with you, but as you know, some combinations of game options go together better than others, and also on different board sizes(I mean MAP sizes, i obviously DID play Risk on the board, lol).

So maybe just make it your practice to not play Fog+Manual...



I have to say after my first test gane on it, going first is the world. If you do not go first you are done in for. I will not be using this much at all. Too much advantage to going first.

If there was no fog (like in real life) then we could see where others where placing and not be facing a 20 stack with 5 next to it, and going 2nd. That means those men are toast and then some.

Overall OK. Fog Bad idea.... I give this one 2 thumbs up for trying 2 thumbs down for usability.
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby josta59 on Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:58 am

Well, I think it's cool. It's how I usually play it on a real board. Thought I'd never see it here!
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby Turbowheel on Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:59 am

Intersting option...never considered it really :| . At least with that option it's easier to strategically place troops in the best areas of the maps. Given not many players, someone could wind up owning a whole region at the start. I probaly would still perfer the automatic because it makes things harder ;) .
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby Bruceswar on Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:04 am

Mixxilflix wrote:
SirSebstar wrote:eh in fog witha nice bonus someone can just place all troops on his borders?
and thats nice why?

Good point, but maybe it's just a case of don't play Fog+Manual.

Not being a smartass - I really do agree with you, but as you know, some combinations of game options go together better than others, and also on different board sizes(I mean MAP sizes, i obviously DID play Risk on the board, lol).

So maybe just make it your practice to not play Fog+Manual...



BTW the deployment phase is all Fog so we have no way of knowing where any armies are dropped.
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby thegreekdog on Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:23 am

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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby Bruceswar on Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:24 am

thegreekdog wrote:=D>


Wait till you try it.. that fog round was a bad idea... it needed to be no fog to make this cool. I really hope lack looks into this!
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby Hatchman on Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:33 am

I've seen this on another site. All one does is put all armies on a single country and hope one goes early enough to do maximum damage.
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby sailorc on Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:42 am

Bruceswar wrote:
thegreekdog wrote:=D>


Wait till you try it.. that fog round was a bad idea... it needed to be no fog to make this cool. I really hope lack looks into this!

The fog round is there so you don't just wait to see where your enemy deployed, and base your strategy on that. It would be unfair to whoever placed troops first.

BTW, nice update. =D>
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby Bruceswar on Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:46 am

sailorc wrote:
Bruceswar wrote:
thegreekdog wrote:=D>


Wait till you try it.. that fog round was a bad idea... it needed to be no fog to make this cool. I really hope lack looks into this!

The fog round is there so you don't just wait to see where your enemy deployed, and base your strategy on that. It would be unfair to whoever placed troops first.

BTW, nice update. =D>



It is a freestyle fog round... you all place at the same time, or within the time frame. You also do not know who starts the game which is very bad for team games. Nobody in there right mind would place 5 men next to 7 when the person with 7 gets to start. I will stay far far away from this.


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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby Bruceswar on Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:48 am

hatchman wrote:I've seen this on another site. All one does is put all armies on a single country and hope one goes early enough to do maximum damage.



Indeed that is what is taking place.. ugh.. Pass on this one for me until changes are made to it.
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby Caymanmew on Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:50 am

Bruceswar wrote:
hatchman wrote:I've seen this on another site. All one does is put all armies on a single country and hope one goes early enough to do maximum damage.



Indeed that is what is taking place.. ugh.. Pass on this one for me until changes are made to it.


that dose not for sure win you it though i just one a game the guy did that and i deploy then in different places
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby Bruceswar on Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:53 am

caymanmew wrote:
Bruceswar wrote:
hatchman wrote:I've seen this on another site. All one does is put all armies on a single country and hope one goes early enough to do maximum damage.



Indeed that is what is taking place.. ugh.. Pass on this one for me until changes are made to it.


that dose not for sure win you it though i just one a game the guy did that and i deploy then in different places



Sure it does, if you go first game is over. 100%... Unless dice are so bad you puke. You can take out all the big stacks round 1.
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby Caymanmew on Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:06 am

Bruceswar wrote:
caymanmew wrote:
Bruceswar wrote:
hatchman wrote:I've seen this on another site. All one does is put all armies on a single country and hope one goes early enough to do maximum damage.



Indeed that is what is taking place.. ugh.. Pass on this one for me until changes are made to it.


that dose not for sure win you it though i just one a game the guy did that and i deploy then in different places



Sure it does, if you go first game is over. 100%... Unless dice are so bad you puke. You can take out all the big stacks round 1.



he went first i just played better i think
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby Bruceswar on Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:21 am

caymanmew wrote:
Bruceswar wrote:
caymanmew wrote:
Bruceswar wrote:
hatchman wrote:I've seen this on another site. All one does is put all armies on a single country and hope one goes early enough to do maximum damage.



Indeed that is what is taking place.. ugh.. Pass on this one for me until changes are made to it.


that dose not for sure win you it though i just one a game the guy did that and i deploy then in different places



Sure it does, if you go first game is over. 100%... Unless dice are so bad you puke. You can take out all the big stacks round 1.



he went first i just played better i think


Trust me on this. Why do you think so few people play doubles unlimited forts now? Everybody used to play that style. Now most play chained forts. There is a reason for this.
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Re: Manual Initial Troop Placement

Postby AAFitz on Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:24 am

A whole new era of CC has just started... the possibilities are endless for ways to score points on so many different maps and so many different styles
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