but completely useless.

Bit harsh, especially when its someone trying to help you. Her advice besides the picking order was right.

Also if you think its impossible to know where your opponent is likely to triple pick then maybe you need to learn what makes good picks in general first.

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How about we not spam in the strategy forum?

Omniscient III: Return of the Ban Hammer

Triple-picking suxx

Strategy!

In my defense, it was addressing the picking advice, not the general advice, which was very good.

Thank you to all, especially Omniscient and Styxie

1v1: 6 / 38 (16%)

You have alot to learn.

Trust these guys, they helped me improve a ton over the past month, and I'm so happy they did.

P.S. If all those who helped me see this, thanks :)

As ^ said, you can always improve.
If you didn't know, Zapdad Beetlebronx, the clan has started to do tournaments on (hopefully) more strategic templates. Although you may not get the same experience playing against clan members as you would against more experienced players, practice is practice. Keep an eye out for them!

Only played you once Taran, but it was a good game. I think you're underselling yourself tbh.

Thanks?

What account was it that I played against, or do you not want to say?

Yes, I am wanting to improve. My win-rate is shit, but hopefully it'll improve as I do.
Some more questions:
@Norman: what was wrong with my picks?
@Everyone: when is it a good idea to pick 5s or double pick?

Everything was wrong with your picks. The AI'd make better picks.

Your first 2 pick were okay. Maybe even first 3. The 4th, 5th, and 6th were straight terrible.

A wastelanded North Africa? Seriously? 3 turn West and East Africas? No. Just no.

5's are great whenever it's turn 2 10 income, or coupled with 2 3 income bonuses for turn 3 16 income. Double picks are only great when they allow turn 2 12 income. A double pick on a 4 income bonus, and a pick on a 3 income bonus, or the reverse allows turn 2 12 income.

Edited 8/13/2016 03:26:10

Yeah I had a brainfade and didn't see the wastelands in North Africa. I'm not sure what went wrong with the others as well.
Thanks for taking your time to answer me, highly appreciated.

What Nauz means about west and east africa on that board being bad, is that while normally both are good bonuses, where the starting territories are, on them both means that you can't complete them in 2 turns, rather it takes 3 turns to complete, making them inefficient.

Edited 8/13/2016 03:51:31

So West US, Central America, and Caucasus as 3,4,5?

Um... no.

Unless it is used to destroy/counter a double/triple pick, West US and Caucasus should not be picked in general.

This is because in west US the territory/income ratio is 7:5, which is higher than many other bonuses worth 5 armies. This means you have to use more armies to conquer a bonus of the same value. A small difference like this can cost you a victory in a short game, especially when the bonus is a high valued one.

West US has no starter value in your game.

Caucasus although has a 6:5 territory/income ratio, it is notorious for being hard to defend because it borders many other bonuses and all 6 territories in it is bordered by another bonus.

In your scenario, Caucasus is even worse as the 5th pick. Not only because it isn't defensive, it also isn't a worthy offensive territory.

Here are the three scenarios:

1. Since it is the 5th pick, chances are you will receive the top 4 of your picks instead, so you will not get it.
2. Since it is the 5th pick, if your opponent does a triple pick as shown he would pick Caucasus 1-3 (even if you picked the other two 1-2. However if this happens you still break the triple pick). You will not get it.
3. If he does not make the triple pick causing you to get Caucasus, it is even worse as it takes 3 turns for you to complete the bonus which can be easily broken.

Central America however, is quite a good spot to be picked. Not really because it can be used to accomplish 2 bonuses of 3 armies in turn 2 but because of its safe position.

Your distribution was interesting as it offers 2 double picks of 3-bonuses and 1 triple pick of West China. It could be a hard fight if both of you had 1 territory in all three areas.

This is what I would pick (They might not be the best picks, please educate me):

Myanmar-Cuba-Argentina-Norway-Malaysia-Moscow

And I can't really tell you what to do since there are too many possibilities.

But anyway lesson learnt for you.

Edited 8/13/2016 08:35:12