The Cheapest Trick in the Book!

[AreaOfEffect]

Originally Posted by K

Unless it's far into the science-fiction future of the late game, no one can hold off vs. two human opponents.

Untrue. I've done it. I've seen other players do it. In some cases a couple of chump players is not that much harder then fighting one half-decent player. No offense.

[chrispedersen]

Early in the game its not particularly difficult to defend 2:1 or even 3:1.

So long as you have established choke points, and they don't have the type of troops that afford them stealth or flying opportunities.

In the early game, even if you're opponents do have these types of troops, dominant early rush players can quite possibly hold off the determined efforts of two or more opponents.

For example, EA-Mictlan could hold off EA-Yomi, LA-ulm probably with not much difficulty, and probably could win.

That being said it really does suck being ganged up on. It might be cool to have a game set up entirely by Private Message
where the host does not play.

Only vet players allowed. Only the admin would know which players were in the game.

I'd probably be willing to set up such a game. Although I might make it ABM =P.

[K]

Originally Posted by AreaOfEffect

Untrue. I've done it. I've seen other players do it. In some cases a couple of chump players is not that much harder then fighting one half-decent player. No offense.

Ummm, right. I'll concede that it is not impossible that any number of incompetents can be held off in ideal chokepoint situations in the early game and the ganged-up on player can go on to win.

That doesn't refute the fact that the easiest and cheapest and MOST successful tactic is to simply double or triple-team opponents. I don't care how good you are: as long as your opponents are even half-competent, you will lose or be so crippled by the win that by the middle game you have effectively lost.

Exceptions don't disprove the rule.