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Tips For THE ANCIENT ART OF WAR
By Zan [71460,2515] (A Gamer's Forum Member)
(THE ANCIENT ART OF WAR is a Broderbund trademark)
The hardest part of THE ANCIENT ART OF WAR is overtaking
an enemy fort. Whoever is in the fort has a distinct advantage
over the attacker. But with this small tip, you can take over
enemy forts easily.
I figured this out when I attacked an enemy fort on all
sides. I attacked with three armies, and there were only two
in the fort. The two of my armies took their stance against
the enemy, waiting for my command. The third just waltzed into
the fort, unchallenged.
This must have been overlooked by the programmers of the
game. The strategy is simple. First, put the FIGHT DELAY
option on long. (This means you army will wait along time to
fight with your command before it decides to fight on its own.)
Then target the fort you want to attack. Detach armies of
three archers in good condition for every army in the enemy
fort. (If there are too few or they are too weak, they will be
captured.) Then construct an army or two, depending on the
enemies strength, that consists of the right kind of soldier to
fight that group. (Barbarians to fight archers, etc.) Make
sure that their in the proper formation.
Then move all your armies to just outside the enemy fort.
Attack it with all your three-archer armies first. Make sure
all the enemy armies are occupied, and then move your main
armies in. Once they are in place, ZOOM in on your
three-archer armies, and then ZOOM in on your main armies.
(Assuming the three archers didn't wipe them out.) The latter
fight will be easy, because even if you attack an army with one
lousy soldier, it will be weakened.
This trick has never failed me. With it I have beaten the
Islands of Doom scenario against Sun-Tzu. The only problem now
is that the game is really boring.
By the way, if you win a tournament or something with this
trick, I wouldn't get angry if you wanted to send me money or
something at P.O. Box 398, Derby, CT. 06418. And if you
distribute this, I would appreciate it if you distributed the
address with it. Just thought you might like to know :-}
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