Advanced tactics

[awpertunity]

I'd like to add the exact opposite to what GreatGonzales has said too:

Often on defense, you don't know what's behind an enemy wall (or even sneaking by the side as in foundry). So as GG said, first plan your move out, but then you need to plan your order of moves out. That said, it may very well be the case that you need to REPLAN your move after you kill a unit and gain some additional information. So you have to plan your move order so that you can still account for "surprises" that may be lurking in the shadows. This is very situational so I'll give the 2 most common examples I tend to encounter:

1. (Foundry) If your base is getting pressured, it is often likely that the opponent is simultaneously trying to sneak his soldier around the back. It is very tempting to simply kill an enemy soldier (on your wit space for instance) with your heavy that you have there, but WAIT! Your heavy cannot see the backside, and if there is a soldier down there you've lost your only chance to kill it. If possible, kill it with a soldier/runner combo or something, basically some way that you can gain vision of the backdoor while still being able to complete your move as planned had there been no surprise.

2. (Glitch) It is very common here to have a little standoff across the 1-hex bridge in the middle. Since the vision behind is blocked off by units, it is often possible that your opponent has snuck a sniper back there that you cannot see. So now comes the exact opposite of before. Perhaps you can kill a soldier with a soldier/runner combo or a soldier/soldier combo. In general, you would want to use the soldier/runner to not waste additional attacking power; however, the remaining soldier would not be able to reach a sniper behind the wall if it is there! It may actually be more useful to kill the soldier with your soldiers, in case there is a sniper tucked away.


tl;dr summary: plan your move out, and plan the order of moves out, WHILE accounting for the fact that surprises may be in the shadows and you may need to replan your move mid-turn.