AU 206: Gallic Glory

[Theseus]

Originally posted by Artifex
On emperor it is weak, by the time you get a good force of them (they aren't cheap) and are ready to go on a spree..opps the ai gets feaudalism. Game over.

What's so bad about that?

3-attack with retreat versus 3-defense?

All day long, my friend, all day long.

[nbarclay]

I think Artifex is underestimating the effectiveness of GS's against pikemen and Theseus is paying a bit less attention to the cost of such a war than would be ideal. If you have a large force of GS's built up, spending them to gain cities can be a good move. But building additional units to sustain such warfare doesn't seem worth sacrificing marketplaces, aqueducts, and libraries for in my opinion unless you're really desperate for land.

Nathan