How to kill a 2k German in under 10 minutes

Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:13 pm

A lot of Germans opt for a very late fortress 8:XX if they do not suspect a rush and they send 3 settler wagons. This strat plays to this and uses it to great advantage.

I have been working on what works best for a while now and have come up with this..

Necessary Cards

3 vils
8 pikes
2 falconets
5 lancers
Recommended Cards

9 rodeleros
8 rodeleros
4 lancers
12 pikes
The Strat

1. 16 vil colonial, make sure you have 100 coin as well.
2. Age up with outpost and 200 coin
3. Forward build the outpost as close as you can get and try to secure some resources.
4. Keep all vils on food unless you don't have 100 coin in which case mine 100.
5. Build 2 vils in colonial
6. Send 700 coin
7. Start aging with 8 pike politician
8. Send 8 pikes to your forward tower.
9. Send them in and take down a house or two.
If he sends out his minutmen all the better. Pull back and wait for them to have 1 health then kill them with explorer + dogs
10. During age up most vils on wood with a few on food.
You have now aged at approximately 7 minutes and have 16 pikes and a shipment.
11. Send 2 falconets first and build a couple of dogs. In the meantime take down houses and a barracks/stable if he has one up.

Next shipment is 5 lancers just ready to cut down his age up skirms as they arrive. If all has gone well you should now have 2 falconets, 5 lancers, 5 dogs and 15-20 pikes (you will have lost some but they are being replaced from the barracks) ready to take down his tc or kill any shipments that arrive if he can get some houses up.

Next shipment is up to you but I find 9 rods very useful as they cut apart warwagons and uhlans while doing decently against skirms.

Remember to keep constant vil production.