Bards are insane!

[Zooko]

I think the Last of Tuatha Daoine Sidhe are top-notch troops, especially with a blessing. They're really good fighters -- they're an excellent target for power-ups from friendly wizards -- and the ultra-stealth is a significant strategic benefit.

I'm not so keen on the Cu Sidhe, though. In theory their high move would allow for useful flanking, but in practice they seem to die too much (even with Nature-9 blessing). I kind of think that when playing Last of Tuatha I would save all my gold (and all my precious sacred troop building points) for Daoine Sidhe.

By the way, Legacyspy, is that message you just posted effectively an outline of your strategy in the 2v2 game that is about to start? }:-)

I played against arc once and he had a single bard causing unrest in one of my provinces, and I stubbornly insisted that a high enough provincial defense would eventually oust the bard. I ended up spending thousands of gold on provincial defense, spending time patrolling, I never did catch the damn bard, and I soon lost the game.

In fact, I'm not sure *what* the proper response to bard-unrest is. Lower taxes and just suffer the income loss? Launch an all out attack on Man's capitol?

Regards,

Zooko