DiskWars Intermediate Issues 1: Army Construction

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="257e1c00dduajq.gif"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="95" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="91"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="46" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>                 </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Navigation Links</div> <div> <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Garrison 188 "><U>Garrison 188 </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Disk Wars: The Articles"><U>Disk Wars: The Articles</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Conversations: A new DiskWarrior to an o"><U>Conversations: A new DiskWarrior to an old Veteran</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DiskWars Intermediate Issues 2: Army Uni"><U>DiskWars Intermediate Issues 2: Army Unit Composition</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DiskWars Intermediate Issues 3: Trade To"><U>DiskWars Intermediate Issues 3: Trade Topics</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DiskWars Advanced Issues 1: Conditional "><U>DiskWars Advanced Issues 1: Conditional and Threat Disks</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DiskWars Advanced Issues 2: Range Consid"><U>DiskWars Advanced Issues 2: Range Considerations</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DiskWars Advanced Issues 3: Missile Drop"><U>DiskWars Advanced Issues 3: Missile Drops</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DiskWars Advanced Issues 4: Terrain"><U>DiskWars Advanced Issues 4: Terrain</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Disk Trades Central Page"><U>Disk Trades Central Page</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="163df0e3.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Mojo Dojo</B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Mojo Dojo"><U>home</U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> DiskWars Intermediate Issues 1: Army Construction</div> <div> <I><B>                                     <IMG SRC="0e6bcbd0.gif" border=0 width="188" height="189" ALT="Bitmap Image" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1b516160.gif" border=0 width="22" height="22" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>C</B></FONT><B>ertain disks will only work with certain other disks.  The first restriction is that of Alignment.  </B><B>Good</B><B> disks (green bordered) are not allowed in an army with </B><B>Evil </B><B>disks (red bordered).  Blue bordered disks are </B><B>Neutral</B><B>, and are allowed in an army that either has good or evil disks.  The second restriction is along the lines of Faction.  There are, currently, 10 factions: </B><B>Accolytes, Dragons, Dwarves, Elves, Knights, K'Ryth, Mahkim, Orcs, Undead and Uthuk</B><B>.  In addition, there are those disks which are </B><B>unfactioned</B><B> and will work within any army, given alignment restrictions.  There are two important impacts that factions have on army construction: an army must have </B><B>50%</B><B> of it's value (after subtracting points spent on spells) derived from a single faction; the other consideration is in using the </B><B>Gold </B><B>bordered </B><B>Champion </B><B>disks.  As long as an army is composed of a single faction, and/or unfactioned disks, it has access to Champion disks which are typically very cost efficient.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Army General Construction Examples:</B><B> 150 points.</B></div> <div> <B>Elf (mixed army) </B></div> <div> <B>Elves 75 points (all Good/no Champions)</B></div> <div> <B>Dwarves 30 points (Neutral and Good)</B></div> <div> <B>Unfactioned Disks 45 points (Neutral and Good)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Elf (pure army)</B></div> <div> <B>Elves 80 points (Good and Champions)</B></div> <div> <B>Unfactioned Disks 70 points (Neutral and Good)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Elf (mixed army with magic)</B></div> <div> <B>Spells 50 points</B></div> <div> <B>Elves 50 points (all Good)</B></div> <div> <B>Knights 10 points (Good and Neutral)</B></div> <div> <B>Dwarves 10 points (Good and Neutral)</B></div> <div> <B>Accolytes 10 points (all Good)</B></div> <div> <B>Mahkim 10 points (all Neutral)</B></div> <div> <B>Unfactioned 10 points (Good and Neutral)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Who stacks up against whom?</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Good: </B></div> <div> <B>Accolyte (some neutral disks)</B></div> <div> <B>Elves (some neutral disks)             </B></div> <div> <B>Knights (some neutral disks.  In Waiquar's Path some evil disks)</B></div> <div> <B>Dragons (some neutral disks)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Neutral:</B></div> <div> <B>Dwarves (some good disks.  In Wastelands some evil disks)</B></div> <div> <B>Mahkim (some good disks)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Evil:</B></div> <div> <B>K'Ryth (pure evil demons)</B></div> <div> <B>Orcs (a few neutral disks)             </B></div> <div> <B>Undead (also pure evil)</B></div> <div> <B>Uthuk (absolutely evil)</B></div> <div> <B>Dragons (some neutral disks)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>What does all this mean to the budget minded gamer?</B></div> <div> <B>Since the random flats you obtain may, and probably will, net you disks that are neutral, good and evil,  you will have to make a choice on factions and whether you trade or retain the disks you have.   </B><B>You can focus on the one (or more) factions that suit your preferences and styles.  Dwarves and Mahkim are capable of working with, and for, anyone; although going evil with either currently denies the use of both factions' strongest disks.  Knights should stick with good and neutral, although  the Waiquar's Path expansion gives them a weak, evil option.  Accolytes should stick to the good, with neutral additions, perhaps.  Currently Good Dragons are viable; Evil Dragons are extraordinary; Neutral Dragons are decent; Dragons might, therefore, be an excellent choice.  K'Ryth, Undead, Orcs and Uthuk are powerful but stuck with Evil and Neutral disks.</B></div> <div> <B>There are many choices, the simplest being to throw together a mixed army based (50%) on any one faction; or to concentrate on a single faction.</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>