riddler-castles/castle-solutions: 1224
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rowid | Castle 1 | Castle 2 | Castle 3 | Castle 4 | Castle 5 | Castle 6 | Castle 7 | Castle 8 | Castle 9 | Castle 10 | Why did you choose your troop deployment? |
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1224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 2 | I need 28 points to win the battle, and so taking the 4, 7, 8, and 9 point castles will achieve that. It is better to spread troops over fewer castles so I choose to concentrate on these four. Hopefully boosting the numbers in the 9 and 8 spaces will counteract someone vying for a (10, 9, 5, 4) or (9,8,6,5) win. These are must haves for me. I drop a few troops in the 10, 6, and 5 slots in case my opponent hedges a single troop there. This means if I lose the 7 I may be able to make up the points if my opponent is negligent. Being somewhat negligent myself, I ignore the final three castles. |