Quote Originally Posted by King Kurt
Perhaps I should have said lure - then we could have had a discussion about fishing!!
From the copious definitions, I was glad to see a mention of pointy sticks, cos it is well known in MTW that he with the most pointy sticks usually wins.

As I said, there is nothing like a good goad - or lure - you send your little unit of horse archers into a wood you know is full of bad guys and before you can rustle a few leaves, out pours a collection of troops all chasing your slightly surprised light cavalry. You wait patiently for them to bring the opposing army over to you as you sit quietly in a neat formation and when they arrive in a higgledy piggedly mess, you give them a short, sharp shock with your pointy sticks - game over
Lure, I understand that one. I live in the US and I have never in my life heard the word Goad used like you have used it. I'm just from a different part of the world I guess.