Can anyone describe to me what turnblocking is?

I've heard it mentioned so many times in discussions about this game, never wrapped my head around it.

Anyone care to describe it for me, why it is(or isn't) useful?

Kirjutas Stomach Ulcers, 13.09.2011 at 02:22

The game is prioritized on the order of which you make your moves. If someone sends 1 troop to hit one of your cities/one of your stacks as his first move and you move that stack on your second move, your troops will have to stay and defend themselves, cancelling their movement. I hope you can see how this can be gamechanging.

Turnblocking applied:
When someone has a stack and you don't want it to move, you send 1 unit only to attack it as your first move (prioritize if you need to block multiple stacks based on what will attack first and where). Therefore a battle happens at this place vs your 1 unit and his army and he doesn't move. If he is bound to attack you in a city and you send the unit from that city, assuming it was your 1st move and his was too, it's 50% if you block him or he attacks you in there, so it's better to block from unexpected sources (might get blocked back or find yourself in defence).

It is however, quite easily countered. Might still make a difference in battles where you can't afford to spend 3-5 infantry for a wall tho.

Kirjutas Tohvelielukka, 22.09.2011 at 14:04

It is however, quite easily countered. Might still make a difference in battles where you can't afford to spend 3-5 infantry for a wall tho.

>uses infantry for walling
>thinking your opinions count

IF can't make walls with militia but I doubt that this is saving the statement turnblocks being "easily countered".

Kirjutas Aristosseur, 26.09.2011 at 13:23

IF can't make walls with militia but I doubt that this is saving the statement turnblocks being "easily countered".

IF's one strat, and I skipped over the easily countered bit. xd