Are devils worth 7 blood each?

[Soapyfrog]

Gandalf Parker said:
Surely those offer some challenge to the clammers.

Do they? I dont know!! I cant understand how they would. Massive gem income gives you freedom of action without significant constraints... seems like a no-brainer to me!

Well if there are counter-strategies then I'd love to hear them in detail, since I would prefer not to have to clam like a madman just to keep up.

Gandalf Parker said:Your games have 17 people using the same strategy? No wonder you have a problem with balance issues.

I dunno... can you really NOT clam and survive in a game that is certainly going to Last more that 50-60 turns? I mean out of 17 maybe not all of them will use that strategy but the winner at the end of the game WILL be a someone who has implemented one or more of these investment strategies.

johan osterman said:
Also, as has been pointed out by various other posters, some players enjoy the presence and dominance of the high end troops and spells.

I enjoy that too, but I think a GOOD game is one where players are forced to make DIFFICULT decisions with regards to the use of their limited resources. If you have ivnestment strategies that allow for exponential growth, but a) there is not equal opportunity to use them and b) the game doesnt continue to scale as your economy grows, then all the high end magic and summons etc become massively devalued.