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Ludus Tips
There are many many different strategies in Ludus, but to help beginners out, here are some basic ones:|
The Bluff When a player moves his General piece in such a way that it can hit an important piece of the opponent, but after hitting it the General could be hit himself, it is called the Bluff strategy. The idea behind this strategy is to trick the opponent into thinking his important piece is in danger and moving it, while there is in fact nothing to be feared. The Double Bluff When a player performs the bluff strategy with a bodyguard in his arsenal, it is called the Double Bluff strategy. The idea behind this strategy is to trick the opponent into thinking you are performing the Bluff strategy, while you intend to actually get your own General piece killed and bring it back using the bodyguard. This strategy can be used to get rid of an important opponent piece and/or gain such a piece for yourself using a Peasant. The Stupid Move When a player lets one of his pieces get hit after hitting an opponent piece, seemlingly without retribution, it is called the Stupid Move strategy. The idea behind this strategy is to hit an opponent piece using a Peasant piece in a position that would seem harmless as a Peasant, but dangerous after changing it into the hitted opponent piece. This strategy is often used to hit the opponents General piece after sacrificing an important piece of your own. The Sacrifice When a player hits an enemy piece with a Dreadnought piece after jumping over one or more of his own piece, it is called the Sacrifice strategy. The idea behind this strategy is to hit an opponent piece without your opponent seeing it coming. When performed well, this strategy can even get rid of multiple enemy pieces in one turn. This strategy is often used to hit the opponents General piece after sacrificing a piece of your own. The False Threat When a player moves his General piece in such a way that it seems like it can hit an important piece of the opponent, but it can't actually move that way (because the player lost, or doesn't have, the pieces needed to move it that way), it is called the False Threat strategy. The idea behind this strategy is to trick the opponent into thinking his important piece is in danger and moving it, or getting another piece to cover for his piece, while there is in fact nothing to be feared. |