<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=82056.msg5030419#msg5030419">Quote from: Miroque on 06-08-2011, 17:56:39</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><strong>-Arathea-</strong><br/>She smiled to all of them, and as they greeted her. <strong>"Oh, I´m sorry mi´lords, my name is Arathea, and no, I dont know the rules of the game.. It seems hard to learn.. "</strong> she slightly moved lock of hair from her face, revealing her bright eyes. <strong>"but its like warware, mens business.."</strong> her eyes never left <strong>Jalwak</strong>, but her posture was meek and submissive.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>The man nodded.<br/>"Ah well, it's still wonderful that you're interested at all! Most people, including many men, can't get the intricacies... Care to learn it? It's not hard at all! See, when two figures are about to face each other, there are only several factors to consider - range, how close they are to other of their colour, and relative strengths and weaknesses. Then you can predict whether a charge would break their formation and make them retreat - see, the figures are representing formations - or it might break yours, or..."<br/>His voice is getting more and more enthusiastic and the movements of his hands are getting more vigorous. He only stops to make a move.<br/>"Wait for a while until I finish this one. Now, my friend", he turns to the Zandu - "This soldier gets here, reinforcing the line and getting in range. Your cavalry runs from the pikes, into the zone my horse archers cover. It's destroyed, and the route will make your other cavalry hesitate. From here, the horse archers strike at the flank of your War Leader's guards. They're of the same strength, and with the flanking, I turn to the run or rout your general. Victory is mine!"<br/>The other man drops at the bench and sighs.<br/>"Again. Have you lost in the last decade?"<br/>"No, but I had three draws", Jalwak states matter-of-factly. "You were close to the fourth one, too".<br/>Then he sweeps the deck and turns to Arathea.<br/>"Now, this was a demonstration, but see how it might have turned out..."<br/>He's ready to start showing her combinations.