Stronger Player - Turtle vs. Hare

[Askthepizzaguy]

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Indeed that is an option, but of limited use as the blitzer could likely divert enough resources to crush any ai nation that attacked them.

Mmm I think you missed what I was driving at.

The point was to gain any and all florins from the AI, not to have the AI attack the blitzer. I personally have funded my early empire almost exclusively on diplomatic deals. With attacks on other factions selling for around 250-300 florins apiece, maps sometimes selling for 1000 florins, and alliances netting a random amount of coin, you can gain somewhere around 4000 or 5000 florins from each faction you meet. You can even sack cities and sell them to your opponents for coin.

Such a tactic is VITAL to struggling turtles and expansionists alike.