Me and one of my friends who play AOM just had a game a few days ago and I, after reading a similar post, decided to try a villager rush. Not thinking it would work I just had an advanced setup game (2vs2). WE ACTUALLY WON!!! If anyone wants to see this game it's definatly worth it. Approx. 10min. Here's the link: http://aom.heavengames.com/downloads/viewinfo.php?id=1013
For anyone who just plays agianst the comp this works agianst all the civs on all difficulty levels except titan (haven't personally tried titan but they advanc too fast for this to work). If you like the recorded game and want to know how to do it easily post something and I'll try to help.
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Phat Fox Mortal
posted 23 April 2003 07:02 PM
EDT (US)
1 / 17
LOL that was the funiest game of my life. DWARF RUSH! lol check it out its soo funny massed villies just check it out. Also one of the guys was Hades so he had senitals so it made it a bit harder.
Lol, once when I played against this guy, I was hades and he was Thor, I got my archery ranges up close to his base, he spotted me with a dwarf and attacked me with him when I had one archer. I ran around my archery ranges a bit and shot at him, and eventually killed him. Later, I came in with more archers and hoplites and he sent out all of his dwarves. Unfortunately for him, I killed them all with my units and soon beat him. He might have won if he sent out all of his dwarves to me when I had one archer, lol.
Those things actually work, but only really if the other person is pretty stupid. Plus, if he fails, he basically loses. In my opinion, its too risky.
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Skystone Mortal
posted 23 April 2003 10:57 PM
EDT (US)
5 / 17
...You've made my day. Actually winning with a villy rush. That has got to be a fun way to play.
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Phat Fox Mortal
posted 23 April 2003 11:00 PM
EDT (US)
6 / 17
lol not really fun, as much as it would ahve been embarrasing. But really funny watch it for your self.
Go Ra, put up an Early Monument, get Skin of the Rhino. Mass about 20-30 of the Suckers and rush him
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RiderOfEternity Mortal
posted 24 April 2003 02:34 AM
EDT (US)
9 / 17
I just tried it against a hard comp and I defeated all his vills and buildings but his ulf was runnin around everywhere and I couldn't get him... So after like 4 minutes of chasing i gave up
lol maybe. but taht was pretty sad. Fi you want a good villie rush go thor cause you make make lots of dwarfs. The thing i dotn get was the other guy advanced and only had 1 minotar and 3 tox. lol.
I will watch this game later but I think this strat would be best used as Thor as he build loads of dwarves and dwarves have an extra 10 hit points. Probably try and take out all the watch towers as well if playing against egypt ( 2.5 multiplier thats 20 hack per villie or something lik that ). Villagers are by and far the hardest unit in archaic and not too bad in early classic ( before people start upgrading military ).
Oh and as Norse you get to take an OxCart with you so you can use thier gold ( quickly as dwarves eat gold ). May be the anti-set strategy.
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GMan Mortal
posted 24 April 2003 01:30 PM
EDT (US)
16 / 17
"Go Ra, put up an Early Monument, get Skin of the Rhino. Mass about 20-30 of the Suckers and rush him"
This happened to me once, and the only reason I survived is because I was Norse and he started it too late. I was on the way up when he attacked, plus I had three docks(he took out one, never found the other two..was Mediterean). I moved my gold right away and was able to build an army to counter him. Still, it was touch and go for awhile and had I not been Norse, I probably would have lost. I was pretty shocked over how effective it was.
ColdWind2Valhala Mortal
posted 24 April 2003 01:36 PM
EDT (US)
17 / 17
I have gotton a char to over 1700 with this from scratch. Using RA. Skin of rhino is amazing. I haven't lost yet with it, but just got bored and stopped,, wanted to play some real games instead of using a gay strat where games last 6 mins.
Edit, I didn't test the vs Hades yet however.
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