If is
not necessary (be for assaulting or defending) why to trade it immediately?
If you use this troops unnecessarily on one side, and then you see that the next turn you really needed a set for other side, what you'll do? True, you can reinforce, or any other thing but like that you'll waist a turn. But if you wait, till the 5th card,and then change, you can get a double set. (Cashing twice, in two rounds).
betiko wrote:Not only attackwise, but if you really don't plan on using them for attack they always come in handy for defense. Also, you never know what can happen and if opponents get lucky and eliminate you by the time it's your next turn.
If he can kill you, is because the spoils were necessary.
betiko wrote:there is no reason not to be as strong as you can potentially get trading a rainbow. You don't know what your opponents will trade by then
Exactly, if you don't know, why change so fast? Maybe, is just me, but when I see a player with 3 or more spoils, I always think he has a rainbow set and that he'll change it. So, I have to be more cautious during this turns. But when he has less than 3 spoils, I much more aggressive, as he can't have anything. So for me, the spoils are basically to recover things that the dice has spoiled.
For example, just now I was in a 1v1, where each of us had 4 spoils, and I'm having the lead, I decided to change my set to take from some regions (as he'll only be surrounded by neutrals). The dice, didn't let me do my plan, so now he has 4 cards and can do me a lot of damage, and I won't be able to recover easily because I have 2 spoils. (Of course, this depends a lot in 1) if he has a set or not and its value. 2) The dice he has.
The most probably, is that he won't do me much damage, but if I had my set, atleast I know I can recover if the worst happens.
betiko wrote:SirSebstar wrote:one reason to wait can be to synchonice your sets to kill a player...if nothing better to do, then cash in..
in that case, cash and drop most part on your mate that will most likely have the next good set and will be in position to do the kill.
Nope, if you do it before, they have much more chances to defend. If you wait, they can't be sure of
1-If you'll use that tactic.
2-Who'll be the one to hold all the troops.
3-Where you'll deploy.
if you do it before hand, they'll know immediately all your planning. And they'll counterattack that. The only reason I can find to do it before hand, would be if you are setting up a bobby trap.
betiko wrote:yes, I think your reason 1 is kind of true but you need to have a huge advace to take a risk for so little and if you have a big advance you might as well get over it quicker.
I have seen, this strategy in action many times with good results, it's very useful in conquest maps, like Oasis.
Koganosi wrote:Even though I agree with you, more troops on the board is always better. You could think about keeping them if its not a rainbow set. But with a rainbow insta cash normally.
If you have already, a rainbow set, technically they are already in the board, in fact they are more dangerous, because they are like omnipresent troops, you can put them where you want, and start your attacks directly.
Jippd wrote:I agree with kogo though for the most part I will cash a ten set. Usually to control the map is to control not only where you deploy but where your opponents deploy. If you play aggressive usually it results in your opponents needing to play catch up. I would say I cash a ten set 9/10 times as soon as I can in flat rate.
True, but with a little of bad luck, you'll just hand the control over your enemy, and you won't be even able to catch up. That's why I wouldn't say 9/10 times, but 7 out of 10 or even 6 out of 10.
betiko wrote:I've just been told "only noobs trade straight away". I'd agree with that on escalating with someone always trading no matter what.
I think, he meant it, in the same way when people tell to noobs "never attack 2v1 or 3v2", but then you can find like 30 reason of why you SHOULD make 2v1or 3v2 attacks. Trading immediately just because you have a set of 10, like it is a golden rule, doesn't make sense. All depends on the circumstances.
Also, for escalating, is the other way around, the nobish thing would be to always wait for the 5th card to trade, no matter what. Sometimes, you HAVE to trade with 4 or ever 3 spoils.
I still, have many things to answer, but for the moment I'll leave it here.