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Subject: The art of War
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Just asking, are there groups that play Larger maps such as BG or SW and use Sun Tzu theory? If so, do you find it helps, or is 8 on 8 too small a group to do this effectivly?

Any input on this would be most interesting, and hopfully helpful.

  • 10.11.2004 3:15 AM PDT
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Ya it's kind of small to do the numbers thing, besides there are more vriables like vehicles for instance...

  • 10.11.2004 7:33 AM PDT
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what is the Sun Tzu theory?

  • 10.11.2004 2:34 PM PDT
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It's like war theory on how many soldiers you need and what kind, and formations to do certain things, like taking on a castle or an enemy with bowmen and etc...

  • 10.11.2004 2:56 PM PDT
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Well, most of the Art of War was laid out to guide aspiring generals on how to manage their wars, ie how to pay for your forces, the correct usage of dimplomacy and spies and the overall strategy of war and marshalling your army as it travelled rather than battle field tactics. And it was Sun Tzu who said that a victory without fighting by starving the enemies will to fight rather than combat itself was the mark of a true general. Somehow the Spartan kill everything in order to complete a mission approach would be marked as the skills of barbaric warrioirs. ;P
And veichles wouldn't really change much as chariots would replace warthogs in the ancient Chinese theatre. But again, it's for managing armies of 1000s rather than 8 Spartans. Reading the combat journals of allied soldiers would be more appropriate for squad level tactics, non?

  • 10.11.2004 4:05 PM PDT