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ghostofjfd · 09-20-2016, 10:10 PM

Here are two more solitaire play-throughs.

1. Ogre loss: It can't win after turn 9, and it's dead on turn 13. Armor losses = 15. This was a grinder. On turn 1 the Ogre forgot to fire one of its missiles. That and both MB were destroyed in the bottom half of the turn. On turn 3 the Ogre took itself down to M2 by ramming a HVY. Maybe that wasn't a good idea.

2. Ogre loss: The Ogre killed 4x GEV, 1x HVY, and 1x MSL on turn 1 and another MSL on turn 2. But by the end of turn 2 all of its weapons were fired or stripped. The fighting was near the center of the map, so the Ogre was still in range of six LADs by the time there was nothing to shoot at but treads. The Ogre was at M1 on turn 5 and dead on turn 6. The rationale for killing GEVs early was that they are a big nuisance in the endgame. But when the Ogre is at M1, all armor can snipe at it with impunity. Armor losses = 11.

09-20-2016, 10:10 PM	#9
ghostofjfd Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA	Re: New Scenario: Dogpile Here are two more solitaire play-throughs. 1. Ogre loss: It can't win after turn 9, and it's dead on turn 13. Armor losses = 15. This was a grinder. On turn 1 the Ogre forgot to fire one of its missiles. That and both MB were destroyed in the bottom half of the turn. On turn 3 the Ogre took itself down to M2 by ramming a HVY. Maybe that wasn't a good idea. 2. Ogre loss: The Ogre killed 4x GEV, 1x HVY, and 1x MSL on turn 1 and another MSL on turn 2. But by the end of turn 2 all of its weapons were fired or stripped. The fighting was near the center of the map, so the Ogre was still in range of six LADs by the time there was nothing to shoot at but treads. The Ogre was at M1 on turn 5 and dead on turn 6. The rationale for killing GEVs early was that they are a big nuisance in the endgame. But when the Ogre is at M1, all armor can snipe at it with impunity. Armor losses = 11.