Looking for some advice

[Yeoha]

I joined this site several days ago and am still learning the ropes. I have had a few wins, although those were the result of luck rather than a superior strategy.

One of the games I've played thoroughly confuses me. http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=7177126 For the first several turns, I struggled to maintain a region down south but never managed it. As I logged off, I was barely in second place based on units, and I had one small bonus. When I came back, I had more units than the two of them combined and only one space on the map had more than 1 guy on it. I don't know if it is possible to go back and see what happened, but any hypotheses as to what happened would be just as good.

In one of my games, I found a friendly opponent who shared some tips about the game with me. I have found these extremely useful and would be interested in hearing any more advice that others might have, no matter how basic.

[fruitcake♥]

They killed each other with spoils?

I don't know, just look at the log.

[shocked439]

what the log won't show you is when you unsuccessfully attack an opponent. I would guess the two other players each ran into large stacks from each other and brought themselves way down leaving the easy victory for you.

[GSP JR]

what the log won't show you is when you unsuccessfully attack an opponent. I would guess the two other players each ran into large stacks from each other and brought themselves way down leaving the easy victory for you.

That was my first guess, my second would be trying to over extend and having bad dice in the process.

Some really basic advice I would give you Yeoha is don't be in a hurry. While it sometimes makes sense to take over as much territory as possible, it is also just as likely the best strategy is to sit tight and go slowly. Taking a territory or two, or even none, sometimes pays off in the long run. Learning the board and watching what your opponents are doing will help a lot, because it's not uncommon to have to change strategy from one turn to the next.

[Yeoha]

Thank you all for the responses. I'll try to keep a closer watch on what's going on in the future - looks like there's no real way to tell exactly what happened afterward.