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[Syvan]

(07-13-2012 04:17 PM)pookywb Wrote:  Syvan, I'm really intrigued by your use of runners: Keep em waiting around the map until you can take out a unit (like that medic).

I'm a bit puzzled by Turn 24. You could see his soldier on the wit space, right? Moving your sniper was (as you found out) the wrong thing to do.

On turn 28, at first I was skeptical as to why you blocked the spawn, knowing your runner would be killed next turn anyway. But on closer examination, that was a good move. It cost him 2 extra wits and saved your soldier to take the wit space.

Great job blocking his path in turn 36.

pooky,

Thanks for the comments

I love keeping a runner just outside of the enemy vision. It is so important to have a vision advantage as it allows you to maximize your wit efficiency.

Turn 24. That was a gamble. I expected him to spawn something heavier and I wanted to keep the pressure on. In retrospect, I should have known that in a similar situation, I would have spawned a runner for vision. As you saw, that mistake nearly cost me the game.

Turn 28. That was actually even more costly to him. He had a small window to really drive an offensive and I wanted to make sure that he could not bring 2 soldiers along.

(07-13-2012 04:47 PM)Alvendor Wrote:  What was your reasoning for not killing the soldier on turn 30?

This is a question I was hoping someone would ask. This is more about the way I win games on small maps. I could have ended the attack on turn 30 for 6 wit and would have generated a second 3 health soldier, but since I had the only medic, I knew I could demolish a runner race. I instead chose to finish the attack for 3 wit, at a cost of 2 extra damage to my base. I moved the runner up to defend my captured wit space. It makes the end-game a bit more harrowing, but I felt pretty confident I could defend it. If you do this, be aware that you will need full map awareness the rest of the game.

To be honest, I rarely even attack the bases on small maps. I win maybe somewhere between a third and half of my small map matches by spawn blocking. When I do attack a base, it almost always in a check-mate situation.

Here is another example of using spawn harass to control enemy movement. (I don't like posting FTA games, sorry Camilla)

(07-13-2012 04:37 PM)Alvendor Wrote:  With that opening, how do you handle if opponent moves out a runner so he can kill your sniper in turn 3?
I like the idea of a sniper in turn 4, will definitely add that to my game, thanks!

There are two ways he can move on your sniper. The full-court press way is to just move that initial runner into position. You will know that this rush is on when he doesn't take the upper spawn. When I think my sniper is in danger, instead of spawning and boosting that runner, drop your sniper back 1 space and boost it.

If he spawned a second runner to attack your sniper, you will lose it, but you know a few more things. (1) he has devoted resources to the top for now, so the bottom is safe. (2) He is probably going to try a sniper rush. Your runner will spot it, but try to attack the enemy runner where it can't get sniped. I would then replace the sniper with a boosted soldier on the same tile (if it is safe - 5 tiles from the enemy sniper). The soldier's job will be to kill the rushing sniper on the next turn.