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Classic Warlord OK Catalogue catok
Catalogue for those who can play the game OK and would like to know more.
If you have already played Classic Warlord and would like to know more about the game, we have prepared a collection of short pamphlets. These are listed below. Each pamphlet is headed by a reference code (in italics) on the left-hand-side followed by its title (in bold) and the number of pages.
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trapsokTraps and opportunities in mountain-choosing.1 page.
Short illustrations of why your chosen mountains can be better or worse than you thought they were.
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stylesokMany-player Classic Warlord games.1 page.
A mix of discussions on bombing-strategies, multiple winners and a long list of playing-styles.
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solookClassic Warlord Solo Gobbler Challenges1 page
Twelve challenges (and expansions) for solo-players to get their teeth into – but read the Empire-Building pamphlet first to see where the challenges came from.
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safeokCreating your own early-round safety-zones2 pages
Contrasting “safety strategies” from hunkering-down in the West to Genghis Khan in the East.
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namingok“The Naming of the Parts” in the Classic Warlord Board Game.2 pages
For map-lovers and historians, information on how the Classic Warlord map was designed.
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moremtsokMore mountains for everyone when less are made available!1 page
Via a simple, restrivctive, counter-intuitive House-Rule, sometimes things can be arranged so that players start the game with more mountains. This is a useful device for many-player mini-games.
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houseokHouse Rules to Decide Winners AND Styles of Play1 page
After some usual comments on House Rules for unfinished games there is a (maybe provocative) final paragraph on good and bad styles of play.
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histokA Short History of Classic Warlord’s Development4 pages
Quite an opinionated account of why and how I developed Classic Warlord.
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games%okThe Theory of Games and some Classic Warlord situations3 pages
A layman’s introduction to Classic Warlord through the viewpoint of the Theory of Games – and why this theory will give only a little help to the expert player.
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gamesegA Theory of Games outcome-analysis example 2 pages
This example starts with one of the simplest-possible situations facing a player – but it shows that there is an enormous tangle of outcomes associated with it – too tangled for any computer to deal with.
cleanokWhat to do if a Classic Warlord game doesn’t finish cleanly?1 page
The usual stuff on resolving unfinished games plus some snippets on Certificates and Stalemates.
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empokEMPIRE BUILDING9 pages
A long, prettily-illustrated document on empire-building. It is full of insights and advice for experts but new players should benefit from reading it too.
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dipokTHE DIPLOMAT. 3 pages
HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND MANIPULATE PEOPLE
An in-depth argument emphasising the importance of diplomatic activity in Classic Warlord.
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defstyokCLASSIC DEFENCE STYLES IN CLASSIC WARLORD1 page
Brief summaries of 9 defence-styles. When I get round to it, each style needs a 1-page illustration.
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coastokCOASTAL STRONGHOLDS2 pages
A big topic compressed into 2 pages (but with maps). Expert-players:– note the “frontier guard” idea.
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certsokGathering a Collection of Classic Warlord Certificates1-page
This all seems a bit jokey but Certificate-giving does introduce new players to experts’ role-playing.
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bombsegokBOMBS. Some comments….4 pages
Quite a few map-illustrations of bomb-play, good and bad. It covers everything from poison dwarves via willy-waving to M.A.D. Standoffs. Important stuff. Much more could be said about this subject.
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attstyokAttack-styles. Just a few (there are more)1 page
Brief summaries of 9 different attack-styles. Really, each style needs a 1-page illustration to itself.
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attdefokAn introduction to expert attack and defence play3 pages
Illustrations and analysis of expert attacking and defence play in Classic Warlord.
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Review of the above list
This “OK Catalogue” is aimed at the general player who has played Classic Warlord, enjoyed it and would like to know more. Just ask, and pamphlets will be emailed to you individually or en block.
If there is a favourable response to these pamphlets, I will improve the presentation of those that need it and add some new ones. There is also a “Catalogue of Specialist Matters” that I am working on.
This is the first time that I have released such material to all Classic Warlord Players. Up to now, I have replied individually to each enquiry. Looking at the pile of these replies (and there are so many more), I thought that it was about time that some of them were circulated more widely. Mike Hayes