Best way to Aoria from Borun

by **firth4eva** on Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:18 am

Do you go via the ports or land?

by **DiM** on Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:57 am

firth4eva wrote:Do you go via the ports or land?

depends on game type and opponents.

despite the longer road on the land it sometimes pays off as it is a surprise attack if it is played with fog.

by **firth4eva** on Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:09 pm

But % wise.

by **DiM** on Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:57 pm

firth4eva wrote:But % wise.

i can't quantify it. it depends solely on the gametype and number of opponents.

for example in a 4 player game with fog, i will probably go by the land under the cover of fog if i know nobody is in borun.

or let's say it's a 6p adjacent fortif game. i might slowly sneak via land and when the player in borun departs via duht to attack something else i'll take his castle. by the time he gets back i will have enough troops to defend it.

also in a fog assassin. if i know my target is there i'll definitely go by land and avoid being seen by others.

by **The1exile** on Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:08 pm

How about a 4 doubles freestyle player game where you have to grab the castle first round, no fog?

by **DiM** on Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:09 pm

The1exile wrote:How about a 4 doubles freestyle player game where you have to grab the castle first round, no fog?

don't grab the castle first round. let the other team go for it and then with troops combined from your team go take out the opponent

by **The1exile** on Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:13 pm

What if an opponent is there?

I don't think firth wants an overall game strategy, he simply wants to know that if you're going for a 1st round kill, should the guy with 19 armies in Borun attack via ports to Aoria, or go by land? Which has better odds?

by **DiM** on Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:14 pm

The1exile wrote:What if an opponent is there?

I don't think firth wants an overall game strategy, he simply wants to know that if you're going for a 1st round kill, should the guy with 19 armies in Borun attack via ports to Aoria, or go by land? Which has better odds?

if it's about odds then clearly the docks.

by **BaldAdonis** on Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:52 pm

firth4eva wrote:Do you go via the ports or land?

19v3,2,4,5,3,3 = 26% (land)
19v6,5,3,3 = 54% (ports)

It should be pretty clear that it is easier to go through one territory with 6 instead of three with 3,2,4.
Not to mention you get one more village if you take the ports path.

*edit* I did it backwards, but the numbers work out almost exactly the same.