Marignon strategy

Smokey · #1 February 2nd, 2004, 03:45 PM

I am going to play a huge map as Marignon vs. Emor. I suck bad though. I get beat on easy regularly. I would like some advice for this match.

Info on a pretender, stats, scales, and general strategy would be great.

I am all for pushing everything to my favor also so I like 75 for special locations, few random events, and rich environment.

Someone do me a favor and post a book here

I have never played Marignon before.

Gandalf Parker · #2 February 2nd, 2004, 04:03 PM

First you might want to click on "search" in the upper right of the screen and put in Marignon. It will give you alot of reading which people might not want to type in again. Combinations such as marignon and pretender or marignon and scales will also work. I really miss the strat guides that Illwinter had for each nation but those dont seem to be on their site anymore.

[ February 02, 2004, 14:04: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]

Smokey · #3 February 2nd, 2004, 04:17 PM

I find very little info about Marignon in general and Im looking for specifics about Marignon vs. Emor or more details on Marignon from someone who knows them well.

Targa · #4 February 2nd, 2004, 04:34 PM

You might try searching for Ermor instead. I'm pretty sure there have been discussions on how to deal with Ermor, regardless of what nation you're playing. As a matter of fact, I distinctly recall a thread only a few days ago. To quote one post from that thread; "Priets, priests, and more priests."

Though I believe the thread was asking how to deal with Ermor's living units rather than the undead.

I currently have a game going where I'm playing Marignon, and Ermor is one of the active AI's. Have yet to engage in battle with them though. I sent a scout and an assassin over their way, since I want to keep tabs on them. They keep casting global enchantments that I have to keep dispelling, which annoys me, so I have one mage who regularly casts 'seeking arrow' in their home province, and any province I see with a large army. I've also employed the assassin with good effect. I have recruited a half-dozen priests in anticipation of the coming conflict, as we now own bordering provinces.

This is my first game as Marignon though, so that's all I can offer.

Smokey · #5 February 2nd, 2004, 04:49 PM

I read the "how to deal with Ermor" thread also. It had good info.

If someone can post a good way to setup my game, ie scales, castle, magic paths, that would rock.

I could also just a push in the right direction. With a large map and only me and 1 AI, should I try rapid expansion, should I recruit as many priests as possible?

My plan was to do unlucky -3, productive +3, order +3, everything else 0/0. I was thinking about a rainbow mage to find my 75% sites.

I thought I would create small armies with 2 or 3 priests and have the army set to hold or guard and eliminate the undead with the priests.

I suck though and I have only won 1 game so far out of like 10, so I am looking for some sure fire methods to mop up.

[ February 02, 2004, 14:50: Message edited by: Smokey ]

atul · #6 February 2nd, 2004, 04:55 PM

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Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
I really miss the strat guides that Illwinter had for each nation but those dont seem to be on their site anymore.

You mean the pages with predesigned gods? They aren't linked anymore, but the pages exist all right. Dunno if removal of the links was intentional (in which case I just blew it). Now if I only could remember the direct url to the file that had all the advice on warring against Ermor...

Anyway, for Marignon, try this.