Fundamental
Concepts
These concepts are referred to
frequently in strategies section, so it helps to be familiar with
them before moving on.
- Destroy your enemies' outpost network
early. This way you can prepare your attack with greater privacy.
- Be creative -- but do not let your
enemy overpower you or outnumber you in battle.
- Do not leave your king unguarded.
Fortifications
 When
attacking with ranged units, always wall off at least the
forward part of the square the units are attacking from, to
protect those units and maintain their 25% attack
bonus as well as the enemy's -25%
attack penalty.- When possible, a wall should be
placed on the slope of the elevation, not at the top of or at the
bottom of the elevation. This will guarantee that your units
attack from a higher plane than the enemy's.
Posture/Formations
- Always be aware of the posture and
formations used by your troops.
- Archers should usually use stand
ground and tight formation when facing enemy stable units or
infantry.
- Archers should always use
staggered formation when facing enemy onagers.
- Archers should always use attack
posture when facing enemy archers.
- Stable units and infantry should
always use defensive posture and a staggered formation when
not engaged. When engaged, switch to attack posture.
- When not engaged, no units should
rest idle on a lower-elevation square at the foot of a
raised-elevation square.
Terms
- Chokepoint
- A narrow gap between walls in a
fortification to allow enemy troops to path inside.
Chokepoints can make it easier for the defender to pick off
enemy units one-by-one as they trickle in.
- Contingent
- A group of 9 of the same unit.
- Diagonal
- A diagonal row of same-color
squares.
- Fortify
- To surround a group of one's units
(on a higher elevation) with palisade or stone walls.
- FOV
- Field of View
- FOW
- Fog of War
- Front Line
- The line of squares or troops from
which battles are usually fought.
- Line
- A row of squares either diagonal
or straight.
- Posture
- The stance (defensive, attack,
stand ground) of a unit.
- "Raised" Elevation
Square
- All units attacking from a higher
elevation receive a 25% attack bonus. All units
attacking from a lower elevation receive a -25%
attack penalty.
- Straight
- A horizontal or vertical row of
different color squares.
More
basic tips can be found here....
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