Are you a man (or woman) with a plan or do you just go with the flow?

[nivra0]

I completely disagree. I think having a strategy is crucial to succeeding in games like these. It's pretty classic in chess: You have to have a plan and at least try and implement it. Yes, you adjust and you defend to what your opponent is doing, but the winner is usually the one who implements their strategy the best.

In Outwitters, it's the same. Long Nine is a great example. Do you defend bottom and attack top with runners and soldiers? Do you defend top with soldiers and/or snipers and push bottom? Maybe you decide on a strategy of sneaking hits on the base with runners. If you go with one strategy and then abandon it and go with another constantly, you end up losing games against equally skilled players who have a strategy.

Reactive tends to win because most players don't plan well or don't execute will at this level. At higher levels, strategic planning is essential. Then reactivity to be able to adjust the strategy to the opponents' moves.