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greenoaks wrote:playing Circus Maximus against Klobber
wacicha wrote:Attacking on the first turn
Attacking with less than 4 men
jrh_cardinal wrote:trying to take bonuses (in escalating games)
Doomonyouall wrote:wacicha wrote:Attacking on the first turn
Attacking with less than 4 men
Know the second one, but what is wrong with attacking on the first turn??
Doomonyouall wrote:jrh_cardinal wrote:trying to take bonuses (in escalating games)
What do you mean by taking bonuses? (the spoils that correspond to territories you have?)
dhallmeyer wrote:Doomonyouall wrote:jrh_cardinal wrote:trying to take bonuses (in escalating games)
What do you mean by taking bonuses? (the spoils that correspond to territories you have?)
Holding a bonus zone is rarely worth the cost in escalating. Unless you already have 3/4 of it, you'll spend too much and tie yourself down when the keys to escalating are get what you can for cheap and stay mobile. It takes a long time for the +2 to pay off, and the spoils will pass it up after the first round of cashing.
jrh_cardinal wrote:trying to take bonuses (in escalating games)
lt. Futt wrote:jrh_cardinal wrote:trying to take bonuses (in escalating games)
...no matter how weak and vulnerable an opponent will be. This is the challenge with bonus monkeys in escalating games. They don`t use their eyes and we have to block and make up and some random win - or even sometimes the bonus monkey him self and without realizing all work and sweat from everyone else they think they did a great game.
- You can`t play like that!
- Why? I won.
lt. Futt wrote:jrh_cardinal wrote:trying to take bonuses (in escalating games)
...no matter how weak and vulnerable an opponent will be. This is the challenge with bonus monkeys in escalating games. They don`t use their eyes and we have to block and make up and some random win - or even sometimes the bonus monkey him self and without realizing all work and sweat from everyone else they think they did a great game.
- You can`t play like that!
- Why? I won.
dhallmeyer wrote:#1. If you haven't already done so, make a new post in this forum asking to join our Society. We'll teach you the basics of playing escalating well.
#2. A bonus monkey is somewhat of an inside joke among Society folks. We teach that in escalating spoils, the spoils are what make or break the game, so we discourage people from sending resources on bonuses that are ultimately inconsequential to the outcome of the game. When we see someone trying way too hard to take, hold, or break a bonus we simply refer to them as bonus monkeys.
That's the short answer. Join the Society of the Cooks to get the rest of the story.
macbone wrote:Kristeen, taking and holding a bonus works great in offline play, and that used to be my strategy when I first joined up. It's not the only strategy, however, and the Society will show you other things to focus on in play as well.
We're not the end-all of strategy gurus on CClub, by any stretch, but our training is effective if students stick with it. =)
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