War Academy: Worker Gambit

[Kuciwalker]

Should we bring along a worker or two with our attack force? If we leave them where the AI could get them, we could draw troops out into the open and kill them more easily. What do you think?

[jdd2007]

at the moment, we need workers at home. however, our first attack could be to take a french worker, which we could use.

[Sheik]

I think we should bring a few workers along. Workers are easier to replace then units and if bringing a worker along will make the job easier on our troops then lets do it.

[Vlad Antlerkov]

I agree with jdd2007 on this issue. The French are likely to have workers of their own.

The problem would be capturing one, since it's likely they're well inside French territory (possibly right next to Paris). Still, anything that delays a counteroffensive on the part of the French helps us out...

We could bring along one of our own workers, just in case we can't capture one of theirs. If they take our worker, we can recapture it later.

[Captain]

Will the AI always take the bait?

Ex. if Paris has 1 spear, 1 warr and we have a stack of 3 archers outside plus one worker on a tile of its own, will the AI send the warrior to take the worker, even though the 3 archers should be the concern?

[Harovan]

I also agree with jdd2007. Our workers are too valuable, each of them represents a pop point and we haven't much fertile land to spare. However, we could capture a French worker and use it to lure the enemy forces.

Btw: I don't think it will be necessary.

[punkbass2000]

I thinkluring the AI with workers is cheating.

[jdd2007]

cheating??? its a strategy!!! people have been setting traps and ambuses since wars began!!! unless we put in a cheat code or make use of a bug, then its not cheating...

[UnOrthOdOx]

Hm, I don't think it would be cheating either. This is WAR, there are no rules, use whatever you can. However, like Ralph said, I really don't think it will be needed. Perhaps. We will have to see what kind of opposition there is in the second city.

[GodKing]

I also don't think they will be need. We do have a large jungle to clear ourselves. If we do move one up, at least start him early on auto-road-build so that our forces can get to the front earlier.

Best bet is to capture one. Perhaps as our first or second objective. So much depends on what we find there when we know where there is.

[Kingof the Apes]

I understand we are going to raze the second city, correct? so if we attack the second city first we can use the workers that were the citezens to lre troops out of Paris. No need to risk our own.

[Inverse Icarus]

chances are we'll capture some french workers or bump into another settler stack by the time we attack. im sure the slaves will be glad to build a road for us.

i do believe that we should have our workers at home begin to clear / mine some tiles around our "new" city spots.

in that process, the beginnings of a road could be built

[Duddha]

I also agree with jdd2007. Our workers are too valuable, each of them represents a pop point and we haven't much fertile land to spare.

I agree

[Jon Shafer]

I'm with them. We can always build a road/improvements after we defeat the French. Even as bait, they're more valuable than military units because they = 1 population. Besides, our armies should do fine as it is.

[UnOrthOdOx]

I understand we are going to raze the second city, correct? so if we attack the second city first we can use the workers that were the citezens to lre troops out of Paris. No need to risk our own.

Well, if there is a chance to capture the second city, we will gladly keep it. Most likely it will autoraze, leaving nothing. We must also direct our first attack at Paris lest they manage to build a defense. If we attack a second city first, that gives Paris a few turns to rush some units.