Only time you go for sanctaury is a stack game with more then 4 players. If you are with less of them you can easily get armies by taking villages with 1 resouce pair. And if you go for it. Try to hide it. They spot it so easily they take it of you and a fight starts about it. Normally untill one doesnt fight and just w8's are all think to do this and someone can hold it for 1 turn. This only happens in not freestyle. If it is freestyle you can double turn. Check if someone else is online take ur turn and sanc. Then hope he starts so you can 2. I never took it myself, I like killing my opponents more.
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