Turn 131 - 400 AD

[Nugog]

Well, all those archers have a downside too: support cost. We simply don't generate any sort of commerce anymore due to the cost of supporting our troops.

I therefore propose to put two workers and most of our archers in Diggers Burrow (move most of the Caerbannog garrison to Diggers Burrow), let at the onset of our turn the workers build a road towards the forest spot where the PAL Great Maceman is and throw 10 or so archers at the 3 units there in a bit to destroy them. And continue until those 3 units are dead. This deprives PAL of a GG, increases the amount of XP necessary to get a new GG and gives us enough support room to train more up-to-date units like catapults and swords/axes. As on the archer in Caerbannog, IF we're gonna throw most of them at some PAL units, its a mere replacement then for the lost units.
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I like this idea.

[theViking]

Well, all those archers have a downside too: support cost. We simply don't generate any sort of commerce anymore due to the cost of supporting our troops.

I therefore propose to put two workers and most of our archers in Diggers Burrow (move most of the Caerbannog garrison to Diggers Burrow), let at the onset of our turn the workers build a road towards the forest spot where the PAL Great Maceman is and throw 10 or so archers at the 3 units there in a bit to destroy them. And continue until those 3 units are dead. This deprives PAL of a GG, increases the amount of XP necessary to get a new GG and gives us enough support room to train more up-to-date units like catapults and swords/axes. As on the archer in Caerbannog, IF we're gonna throw most of them at some PAL units, its a mere replacement then for the lost units.

As on the stepping down part. Next weekend is most likely impossible for me to take over since I'm probably on a short trip, and 2 months after that my main vacation starts so...

Ok, I will continue.
I don't think 10 Archers against those 3 units(8+75%, 8+85% and 5+75%) will be enough.
Maybe a better idea is to send a worker to the copper field and start mining; that might draw them out of the forest.

[Lancer]

Nice...

[ChrisiusMaximus]

yes waste of troops tothrow them away on forest bonuses.

[GeoModder]

Well, better to spent them on a suicide battle then be forced to disband them.
Granted, a few catapults to soften those forest defenders first would be good.

But the copper plot idea is worth a try. Just make sure those workers are protected by a spearman or two against war chariots coming out of the LOS, and a stronger unit for the Great Maceman (I presume it has the 2 moves promotion).

[theViking]

The Great Maceman has the 2 moves promotion; so whatever we put on the copper will be lost but then a counter attack might take them down.

[Chuckman]

I would advise pulling the workers back and building cottages away from the front lines.

In addition I advocate the capture of the Barbarian city of Magyar and incorporte it into our empire. Build 2 catapults instead of swordsmen at this time.

I don't like the idea of sacrificing archers needlessly against macemen fortified in woods.