1st Inning Conquest
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I don't think there's big difference but only map's shape. You cannot block CPU at narrow space in this map so you need to be more careful.
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I just finished it. I had no issues.
That said and following up on the previous posters I never leave all the strongholds until the end. Here is how I did the 1st inning map. They gain fans every round.
- Encircle my stronghold by a two hex buffer on all sides, only 1 fan per hex.
- Steal fans during one or two games to meet the steal fans requirement. I do this to the team I am most likely to attack first.
- Grab every uncontested hex that I can easily grab.
- Take over the first stronghold. This gives you some breathing room. If for some reason you lose a stronghold you won't end the run.
- During these phases and for the rest of the run keep an eye on your strongholds. If someone breaks the buffer with more than 2 fans then on the next turn reinforce there and push them back.
- Work your way around the map stealing strongholds as you come across them. I always stack all of my reinforcements on a single square. Are the sims sometimes brutal to me? Yes, but they are also sometimes brutal to the CPU and since I do not split my reinforcements I always have them outnumbered.
Never once did I leave more than a single fan on any hex.
I never had to defend a stronghold
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If blowing a three run lead with two outs in the third starting with an unforced throwing error and ending with a cpu bomb on a pitch that missed its spot is familiar, then no, not much different.
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They seem SUPER aggressive. I can't make progress anymore.
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I just think the shape of the map is the least ideal option with you stuck in the middle. I went straight after St. Louis and then used that border to help fortify and systematically wiped them out after that. The beginning definitely takes a bit longer just because of the positioning
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I thought this was supposed to be a baseball game?
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@Von_Rotten said in 1st Inning Conquest:
I thought this was supposed to be a baseball game?
Wrong. This is a strategy game/market simulator with a baseball mini game.
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@MathMan5072 said in 1st Inning Conquest:
@Von_Rotten said in 1st Inning Conquest:
I thought this was supposed to be a baseball game?
Wrong. This is a strategy game/market simulator with a baseball mini game.
Pretty much. Conquest is horrible and embarrassing.
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I like conquest and have never 'failed' a map. One tip is to ALWAYS steal fans during the first 3 rounds (more in the USA map). This means you get anywhere between 6 and 12 fans, depending on the difficulty you play at. At the start of the game, take up all the empty space. By turn 5, you should have conquered 2 or 3 strongholds and receive enough fans per turn to just walk in a straight line and conquer the map tile by tile
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I'm not sure what conquest a lot of you are playing. It's the exact same thing as previous years. I didn't play a single game (didn't steal fans) until I had the entire map to myself with only stronghold games to play.
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