Depends a lot on the enemy. I might not do it next to a Eyrie who opened with Charismatic or Warlord like this example but other enemies it's probably fine. Setting up this way also implies that you are ahead of them in turn order so at least you have your turn to preempt what they do. Also don't forget about Cats starting buff where they get 2 warriors in each homeland so their keep isn't as fragile as it is in standard setup.
In Root, you are not required to forward check things. Think about how with the Eyrie you may have to do a battle in a fox clearing because of a card in the decree. You are not forced to move onto a fox clearing to complete the decree if you would rather turmoil now. Because the instructions on the cat's card don't say your homelands need to be far away, you can place them near another homeland and now that they're set, you can place your keep in one of them. You don't need to forward check that your keep will be spaced away.
@@Reggie1408 I believe you are forced to use the card every turn whilst you possess it. However, you can plan a way to discard it intentionally by taking the forced move in such a way that you then have nobody that you can battle, which would then force the discard. You have to take the move if able, but you aren't forced to take the move in such a way that it sets up a battle, even if it's possible for you to do so ;)
Hmm. Maybe that "if able" clause was intended when you play with many more factions with homelands. Or other maps. Well, this will probably get patched out in a 4th revision.
It's not really a problem at all so no need for a patch. If the map is sufficiently packed with enemies and homelands, you get to set up closer to enemies. It's not going to break the game, just crowd it.
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Neat!! - Soluna
That is very interesting. Is it advisable to place your keep that close to another enemy homelands, tho?
Depends a lot on the enemy. I might not do it next to a Eyrie who opened with Charismatic or Warlord like this example but other enemies it's probably fine. Setting up this way also implies that you are ahead of them in turn order so at least you have your turn to preempt what they do. Also don't forget about Cats starting buff where they get 2 warriors in each homeland so their keep isn't as fragile as it is in standard setup.
interesting insight, i thought if this was happened, it would mean that you cannot use those 3 clearings as starter clearings and need to change it
In Root, you are not required to forward check things. Think about how with the Eyrie you may have to do a battle in a fox clearing because of a card in the decree. You are not forced to move onto a fox clearing to complete the decree if you would rather turmoil now. Because the instructions on the cat's card don't say your homelands need to be far away, you can place them near another homeland and now that they're set, you can place your keep in one of them. You don't need to forward check that your keep will be spaced away.
@@nitrorev yep, basically "if it's not specified, you may do it" kinda thing
Hey Nitro! Could you do a short about Eyrie Emigre? There seems to be a lot of confusion about this card in the wider community.
I did a whole video about Eyrie Émigré for my Let's get Crafty series. Got a specific question?
@@nitrorev There's a minsconception (especially on Digital) that you should be able to decide to not use it and just discard it
@@nitrorev Like people think the Digital implementation is just wrong
@@Reggie1408 I believe you are forced to use the card every turn whilst you possess it. However, you can plan a way to discard it intentionally by taking the forced move in such a way that you then have nobody that you can battle, which would then force the discard. You have to take the move if able, but you aren't forced to take the move in such a way that it sets up a battle, even if it's possible for you to do so ;)
@@HyperHardHead You are right.
where is the loop?
Hmm. Maybe that "if able" clause was intended when you play with many more factions with homelands. Or other maps. Well, this will probably get patched out in a 4th revision.
It's not really a problem at all so no need for a patch. If the map is sufficiently packed with enemies and homelands, you get to set up closer to enemies. It's not going to break the game, just crowd it.
Ey yo why’d you stop uploading? Just life stuff?
Just really busy and not playing as much as I used to because I moved. Need to get more online games though for sure.
@@nitrorev fair enough
But why would you wanna do that?
For optimal keep position. The fact that cats come with extra warriors i ADSET means the keep isn't so vulnerable anymore, hehe.