riddler-castles/castle-solutions: 345
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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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345 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 2 | Need to win 28/55 points. I'll try to do it by going after the castles others are least likely going to seek out. Avoid castle 9, and 10, for example. And trade castle 7 for castles 3 and 4, which are equal in value (although I'm spreading across an additional castle). Using this strategy, I must win all my castles or the other person wins by default. But trying to win multiple ways is bad - pick a strategy and play it with all your might. Other players that want to win with the 8 in the least number of castles will require 4 castles - they can't do it in 3. Since winning with 4 castles requires at least a 9 or a 10, the 4 castle approach would rarely see that player put anything larger than 25 on the 8. That's the basis for my going above 25 with my 8, but it's too complicated to reveal why I'm going with 36. If I win, I'll gladly explain my entire strategy, so feel free to reach out to me. |