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  1. 02-20-2007, 18:22 #1
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    Default Re: Hints for beating Richard's campaign?

    Quote Originally Posted by Martok
    Aye, indeed. To paraphrase from the book I'm reading right now (Virtues of War, by Steven Pressfield), it's a little like grappling with a bear: You're trying to stab the bear in the heart before it can crush/rend you with its claws. It's always a risky tactic, but one that can work very well -- provided your flanks hold out long enough.
    That's an elegant metaphore, Martok!

    This exactly what I had in mind!

    PS: I hope that "metaphore" is a word, in english...
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    Default Re: Hints for beating Richard's campaign?

    Glad you like it, Caerfanan; I enjoy the analogy as well. Not that I can take credit for it, though -- thank Pressfield (or possibly Alexander himself).

    Quote Originally Posted by Caerfanan
    PS: I hope that "metaphore" is a word, in english...
    It is. (And it's spelled "metaphor" in English.)
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