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27 - Arabian Knights
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| Stratego |
Posted on 10/28/04 @ 12:00 AM (updated 11/25/04)
 Mission 27 - Arabian Knights
2 opponents, who aren’t allied: Sultan Abdul and Saladin, the “Wise Man”
The player’s allies: The Snake, Duke Beauregard and the Pig, Duke Truffe
Starting capital for player: 2000 Gold
Starting capital for each opponent: 8000 Gold
At first sight, this constellation “Three versus Two” looks quite easy. Certainly, the starting positions of your keep and of your allies are not optimal, because there aren’t any stone and iron resources nearby. Moreover, trees are scanty here, so that you’ll be dependent on the purchase of these important goods several times. Besides, you have to buy in stones on the market place, but don’t do that too often. You should finance these purchases by selling surplus foodstuffs in this mission, because you can extensively produce such commodities without any bigger problems.
At first, start to build up one granary and two or three apple orchards south-west of your keep and three woodcutters on the northern area inclusively two wheat farms. Later on, you should erect one mill and about eight bakeries, setting on foot a massive production of bread. The over-production of bread and apples you can sell on the market. Set up two square towers northeast of your keep opposite to the Sultan’s castle. Send about 10 Arabian archers on top of your towers and pull down one stairs’ element leading up to them. The Sultan will be busy because of your military activities (sustained fire by your archers against the hostile units). Additionally, recruit five Arabian archers on top of your keep, eliminating Saladin’s troops who will attack from the South. Keep on reinforcing your keep by more archers as soon as your bow (crossbow production) is slowly getting underway.
As I said before, from time to time, you have to buy wood, since wood production will take a very dragging course, because of the lack of trees. Your progress in this mission might turn out to be different, it depends how your both allies would act. It might be possible that the Snake would be successful by ordering a massive slaves’ attack against Saladin’s castle. Your second ally, the Pig, principally will attack the Sultan. For that reason, you ought to coordinate your own military activities arranged with your allies. Altogether, the proceedings concerning your development will be rather dragging and the mustering of stronger task forces (especially crossbowmen) for the offensive will be possible in a relatively late phase of this mission.
If your financial situation is recovering, you should buy in additional stones to erect more towers by adding mangonels (sustained fire!). As soon as the Sultan is finished, you finally should care about Saladin. Give him a hard time by trebuchets and fire ballistas, starting from the plateaus east of Saladin’s castle. You can count on your active allies supporting you at this final attack. You should always be endeavoured to support your allies at their request, then they’ll be “trustworthy partners”…
Good luck
Stratego
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| Viper2003 |
Posted on 01/09/05 @ 12:00 AM |
| Ibeliamoyes |
Posted on 05/12/05 @ 12:00 AM |
| slimtwit |
Posted on 06/27/05 @ 02:40 PM |
| tinney_29 |
Posted on 05/28/06 @ 11:13 AM
I also find it is easier to quick attack saladin with way more men to get him out of the way. That leaves you only with the EASY to kill enemy of the Sultan. |
| mavengloiven |
Posted on 07/11/06 @ 10:37 PM
Eventually he was as weak as a little kitten. Not a hard level. |
| tsf1 |
Posted on 03/20/08 @ 11:55 PM |
| Lord Wabbit |
Posted on 04/08/08 @ 12:30 PM
I found that Pig was vital to my early defence, as I wasn't really paying attention to the mangonel, ballista and 5 archers on my square towers, which Saladin slew, rather slyly, with swordsmen. As soon as Sultan's attack (of 3 swordsmen) came, I requested Pig's assistance and he thankfully provided.
His 5 Crossbowmen and 6 or so Macemen were what kept me alive (and were the only units defending my castle) for the early part of the game.
Once you have square towers facing Saladin, with at least one mangonel, pound away at him. His economy is pretty slow to build up, but it can be pretty unstoppable once it is. When Saladin ran out of money, however, I found he was not getting a lot of it back, despite having 3 quarries and at least 3 iron mines. Snake's constant archer/spearmen raids probably had something to do with it; although I was concentrating on getting Sultan out of the way.
Once you have plenty of food and wood, delete your apple farms and replace them with wheat and hops. I had 3 hops and 5 wheat farms, and I was overrun with hops and flour, thanks to two mills. Get your Ale coverage to +8, which should only take two inns. Turn off all rations (don't worry, it's character building), and sell all your food as it comes in. You should have plenty of money from this.
Try to build 2 fletchers producing crossbows as you build up your economy, and remember: the more wood you buy, the quicker you can build an established economy.
You shouldn't have too much trouble killing the two opponents. Sultan fell to 12 Arab swordsmen, and Saladin to 20, for me. |
| Dragol |
Posted on 01/07/09 @ 02:24 AM |
| Darkness_Elf |
Posted on 07/03/09 @ 07:22 AM |
| TheTwilightKing |
Posted on 10/19/09 @ 07:16 PM
Then I noticed something strange: somehow the Saladin built some quarries and some farms... but then he would destroy them again and he also destroyed his gatehouses, eventually leaving him with very low popularity. That was just TOO easy. I marched my crossbowmen upon him and some assassins came later. Again the pig helped. |
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