The total number of armies you would have to deploy is the same either way, but if you do SA first you get access to 4 of them a turn earlier and 4 of them a turn later, you also get to make better use of leftovers, but youre right both ways are good.

I think you could have known after turn 1 Eeyore was in EChina because its the only asian bonus you havent checked. The cost of taking hong kong is low and the pay off is either that you have a ton of safety because he isnt in asia at all, or you you take the most important territory on that side of the map and stop him completing his bonus.

You should note that the inefficient long thin bonus is another disadvantage to the SEA first turn bonus. People see a FTB and instantly decide that it is the most important thing on the board, but often there are many downsides, after weighing them up you can see in this case SEA was not the best thing on the map. I think Wafrica, EChina, SAmerica, Eafrica, SEA, Indo looks nice.

Dear Piggy,

What would you have done during turn 2?

Based on picks, I had his Scandanavian Penis pegged, and was lucky enough to complete my Asia Combo. I thought he had completed the bonus on turn 1.

I only wanted to deploy 5 in Russia to
1) Avoid Tipping that I had a bonus (which would have told him exactly where I was)
2) Avoid giving him the impression that I already had a higher income (thinking that I put 100% into attacking him)
3) Try to get a card piece (I didn't with my 3v2 attack)

The reasons why I didn't deploy all 8 was:
1) 3 reasons above
2) I figured I was still going to have a 50/50 chance at breaking him if I attacked full force depending on where I guessed he would deploy.

Thank you,

http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=3756600

Game Link Usually helps.

John

Dear John,

I had his Scandanavian Penis pegged

You sure did.

To take a first turn bonus (FTB) you made a 2nd pick that sucked. Most bonuses worth 4 income have 5 territories, but Middle east has 6 making it cost approx 3 more armies and 1 turn to complete. You gave up efficiency, in exchange for early income. Then the very next turn you give all that income back to pay for the inefficiency of middle east, leaving you with no advantage over a traditional combo like CA/SA. If you had missed one of the 3v2s first turn you would have the disadvantage of middle east, without the extra 3 income to help complete it. SEA/ME was a bad combo in most respects for that reason. Its redeeming feature is that for as long as you dont spend anything trying to take ME you will retain the advantage of high early income. So it is clear you should have picked a different 1&2 if you didnt intend to use your early income in murmansk.

I would have gone all 8 in murmansk and probably attack Norway with 11 first move. I choose Norway because even if he guesses my moves, if i get first move its still 11v9 which works fine for me. It isnt a massive deal, you had a higher income, bigger stack and control over his only bonus by turn 2 so you were going to win easily either way. I shouldnt be expanding while a very important battle is being fought.

Thanks for your question,
Piggy

Dear everyone,

I won't be answering any more questions in this thread. I thought I would use these questions and answers to make a set of rules or guide to playing strat 1v1 but I have decided that won't work. All the players I play with are getting worn out and moving on, and I think I will end up going with them.

Thanks for all your questions, I enjoyed answering them,
Piggy

i like the pic.

Well this is the last and the most successful ask thread with the most posts too, good job dead piggy.

Dear Piggy,

There are probably a ton of obvious things I did wrong in this game; I've been in a funk lately. Could possibly set me right and say what I could've done better in this game?

http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=3902570

dear sollux captor, the thing you did wrong was posting on a thread which he said he wouldnt answer any more questions on

Ah okay. Thanks. I'll remember that for my next ladder game. :)

Didn't you hear? Piggy has sadly passed away...

Albeit i'm not the almighty Piggy:

Dear Piggy,

There are probably a ton of obvious things I did wrong in this game; I've been in a funk lately. Could possibly set me right and say what I could've done better in this game?

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Going for Middle-East was a huge mistake. Instead you should have used the remaining leftovers to go to CA.
Defending Turkmenistan was even weird, that territory was completely useless at that moment (speaking of turn 12)
Instead you could've stacked until it's worth going trought the wasteland in Tomsk to break WChina.



[Just commentating on the turning point of the game]

Thanks for the comments, Tim.

Sorry for offtopicness.

Looking for Testers, if interested say so here:
http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread?ThreadID=5463