We tested the castle map on a 3 vrs 3, and tried to rout the incoming armies, thinking this would give us the advantage of a 3 vrs 1 attack on the castle. The reality is, by the time we had routed the enemy, our troops were so tired from chasing and fighting, the remaining guy in the castle easily fought us off. They won the game. The other scenario, we let the enemy enter the map and fought a 3 vrs 3 battle, this time we won, but it was almost down to the last man.
You must remember when fighting castle battles, the team member who is in the castle has not only the towers but an 8 Morale to any unit fighting where there is no escape (ie Castle defense).
So I have not place any rules about methods of play for the castle, simple because I believe the attackers are the most disadvantage with same amount of florins, plus if you believe that they do have an advantage, you had 2 chances to fight them off to get to your castle in the first place, not to mention your hill map where they were extremely disadvantaged.
In a nut shell, this tournament is about tactics, I won't be surprised that not many teams will capture the castle.
But that's what's so fun about it, the challenge.

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