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From: liberte@yoyodyne.ncsa.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: STRATEGIC CONQUEST
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Date: 8 Jun 90 21:31:00 GMT
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Nf-From: yoyodyne.ncsa.uiuc.edu!liberte    Jun  8 16:31:00 1990


I won twice at level 15, and that's enough for me - it takes soo long!
I would usually quit after the opening if things were not working out,
like I got put on a sparse island, or too far from neighboring islands.

The opening does seem to be very important to continued success.  I
always start with one fighter to make the best use of the first
armies.  No sense walking off in the wrong direction.

Subs have a big impact on battleships, but you do have to sneak them
close enough to strike by luring them with a destroyer.

Repairing ships by docking in a city for several days is a pretty good
deal.  It takes almost as many days to build a new ship, but the
city can be producing another ship simultaneously.

At higher levels, the enemy gets the advantage by producing faster - I
dont know if there is any other advantage.  It dont think it
knows where you are other than by the same tricks you would use.
It has a better memory though.

It is interesting to watch it play for you.  You learn the tactics it
uses against you.

dan