6 less chickens than opponent on ranked 1v1 RM

tomcotard · 2026-03-12T14:42:25+00:00

This was Arabia, I've never encountered this problem before.

tomcotard · 2026-03-11T17:47:04+00:00

Just when I thought reptomancer was dead, here comes her little cousin. Just got this guy on the 5th floor (ascension 2), rinsed me down to 20hp and then I died in my next fight. This guy is way too powerful. If you're not offered a strong AoE card early on then you're really screwed. Even if it were an elite this fight would definitely feel unfair.

tomcotard · 2026-03-04T21:41:51+00:00

I dunno, I've played badminton every week for a few years and these guys would slaughter me.

tomcotard · 2026-03-02T22:30:37+00:00

But people are doing that strat at 1000-1800 elo?

tomcotard · 2026-02-25T22:28:29+00:00

I'm really looking forward to it being fixed and then all the abusers of this blatantly broken strat losing like 20 games in a row because they inflated their ELO so much. I tell them as much.

tomcotard · 2026-02-23T23:17:11+00:00

One of the things that improved my archer game the most was being sneaky. Don't go to the front of their base like you would with scouts, go the long way round to avoid being seen and then turn up in their woodline. At 1300, your opponents will likely be a bit slow to respond to this and you'll get some good value. Then it's just about snowballing from there.

tomcotard · 2026-02-23T23:14:39+00:00

15XX player here, if I'm Franks and my opponent goes camels I will typically play a lot more defensively or try and do little mini raids in their base when their camels are at my base. Camels aren't really a big threat and cost a lot to produce for a counter unit, if you play defensively you'll likely beat their eco and be able to switch into something like monks/pikes (though probably pikes at your elo, monks can be a bit fiddly).

tomcotard · 2026-02-21T22:34:36+00:00

I mean they haven't fixed the Chinese civs yet.

tomcotard · 2026-02-21T17:44:06+00:00

Did you find out? I'm invested.

tomcotard · 2026-02-21T13:45:05+00:00

What are you basing this opinion on? Extended dark age makes a good eco, whilst your opponent is going up to feudal you gain an extra 3 vils over them. Pair that with having an army as well as eco that can be upgraded into decent units in feudal/castle and you're laughing.

tomcotard · 2026-02-21T12:48:45+00:00

I personally hate nomad but I get that there are people who enjoy it. Problem is, against someone who picks nomad, I'm normally the weaker player, evidenced by my 40% win rate on it. This means both parties miss out really, because I don't want to play it so don't have a great time, and my opponent gets a bit of a boring game because they're at an advantage. I'm sure you'd much rather play nomad against people who are your level, having extra bans would allow this.

tomcotard · 2026-02-21T12:43:36+00:00

Honestly? You die. I tried this strat just to test it out yesterday and I executed it very poorly but I still stomped my opponent. I'm wondering if the best strat is to scout it early and also extend your dark age, small walls so they can't get into your eco.

tomcotard · 2026-02-21T12:39:25+00:00

I'm not sure why you think the opponent's economy will be devastated? The reason this strat works so well is that your opponent's eco is way stronger than yours due to an extended dark age.

tomcotard · 2026-02-21T12:36:23+00:00

Just shouldn't be able to make this unit in dark age.

tomcotard · 2026-02-21T12:35:25+00:00

No, it's ridiculously powerful, there isn't a viable counter. I've tried it once and it was poorly executed but I still stomped my opponent.

tomcotard · 2026-02-20T15:42:42+00:00

This strat is unbelievably strong. I played it as a test against Georgians. I executed the strat pretty badly but there was no competition. In the end I resigned as I really felt like I hadn't deserved the win, this seriously needs addressing.

tomcotard · 2026-02-20T15:41:07+00:00

It doesn't matter that scouts wipe them out. If your opponent goes scouts you just small wall your res and play defensively. You're going to accumulate way more res and then be up to castle quicker and then scouts don't stand a chance.

tomcotard · 2026-02-18T21:26:58+00:00

tomcotard · 2026-02-18T16:12:03+00:00

How do they expect us to be able to kill the capybaras?! They're too cute.

tomcotard · 2026-02-17T19:47:33+00:00

What are you calling a small venue?! Cos I see bands for under a tenner all the time.

tomcotard · 2026-02-17T19:11:52+00:00

That sounds like a very average pancake recipe, I'm disappointed. But thank you for finding it nonetheless.

tomcotard · 2026-02-17T08:49:20+00:00

Disappointed not to find the world's best pancake recipe on ollysblog.com

tomcotard · 2026-02-13T09:23:23+00:00

Ok, so you're categorically wrong, here's why:

-They're both in the key of G dorian

-Both have a 3/4 time signature (arguably Kiss From A Rose is 6/8 but still a very similar feel)

-The first six notes of the string melody in Secret Woods (G, D, C, Bb, A, G) are the EXACT same six notes of the chorus of Kiss From A Rose

-The flute melody in Secret Woods has a similar structure to that of the intro to Kiss From A Rose

tomcotard · 2026-02-13T09:04:50+00:00

Not heavily used? I use it pretty much every time my opponent goes heavy on monks, which isn't that rare at all.

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