Art De La Guerre

KevinD

Has anyone looked at tournament results to see what percentage of games are won by the attacker and the defender?

If one side or the other does better, it could that that (1) one side is advantaged under the rules, or (2) that better players think that side is advantaged so they set themselves up to have better odds of getting the better option in tournament games, or (3) both.

Kevin
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daveallen · Post� le: Jeu Sep 30, 2021 10:56 pm Sujet du message:

Hi Kevin,

I don't think there's a record of which armies attacked and defended even in tournament games.

The player who wins the initiative roll most often chooses to attack which suggests there is an advantage attacking. one part of which is deploying second and moving first.

To balance that the defender can place some tricky ambushes, has more terrain options and is less likely to suffer from an unreliable corps becoming hesitant.

On the whole it seems fairly balanced.

Dave
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KevinD · Post� le: Jeu Sep 30, 2021 11:19 pm Sujet du message:

daveallen · Post� le: Ven Oct 01, 2021 7:05 am Sujet du message:

Hi Kevin,

Light troops are usually deployed forward, often only 6UD apart so the attacker has to choose between the advantage of first move and holding back for a slim chance that the unreliable/ally commander will become hesitant. A canny defender deploys unreliable commanders where they expect the enemy to advance.

On the other hand, if the attacker has a command become hesitant that's a big hole in any plan to rush forward. Effectively. it gives the initiative to the defender.

Dave
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KevinD · Post� le: Sam Oct 02, 2021 5:56 pm Sujet du message:

ethan · Signifer Inscrit le: 12 Nov 2014 Messages: 347

I believe attacking a significant advantage. I will always choose to do so except in a very small number of circumstances. The most notably is attacking an army with significant (8+) camels where I can only attack in the desert.

I will certainly attack a Mongol or similar in the steppes.

Mike Bennett · Post� le: Sam Oct 02, 2021 9:36 pm Sujet du message:

Mike Bennett · Post� le: Sam Oct 02, 2021 9:43 pm Sujet du message:

Hazelbark · Magister Militum Inscrit le: 12 Nov 2014 Messages: 1529

There is also a big variation of armies and matchups. A roman v German is less of advantage than say a Ghaznavid v Feudal German

Black Prince · Prétorien Inscrit le: 17 Oct 2016 Messages: 290

With my Early Samurai army I always choose to defend, I what to pick the terrain, max out the terrain and use ambushes. Most other armies I think attack is the best option.