Sun Tzu Academy

[Altaïr]

yeah

[Akumakagemaru]

lol brilliant example! Anyone know how Sun Tzu defeated a larger army when it was about to attack an ally?

[deathghost101]

Unfortunatle I don't, but I know how Sun Tzu was such a good general guy, that eve Napoleon studied his book on the art of war, so he can try to take over europe........If I remember correctly.

[Akumakagemaru]

lol probably so. I'll wait until mason and Ninjew have had a chance to answer before I say anything. But yes, Sun Tzu was brilliant. In fact, in the Vietnam war, their military leader (whoever he was, I can't remember) followed many of his principles, and nearly won the war that way.

[deathghost101]

.........Its actually true.

[Akumakagemaru]

You're referring to napolean studying Sun Tzu?

[deathghost101]

Yup.

[Akumakagemaru]

Yeah, thought so. I just meant it figured that he would, considering how brilliant Sun Tzu was.

[Sploda]

Username: Le Creatuer

Nickname: Creator

Main interest in joining: I've always been intrested in the study of Strategy and Tactic. I also own a copy of the Art of War.

[Akumakagemaru]

Accepted. You own Art of War, for real?

[Sploda]

I own a book based off of and fully translated from the original Art of War. I also have a copy saved to my favorites on my Comp.

[deathghost101]

You are truely epic Le Createur...........it will be an honor to hear your words of wisdom.

[Akumakagemaru]

You are truely epic Le Createur...........it will be an honor to hear your words of wisdom.

[Sploda]

Well I don't have it memorized or anything, but I do refer to it often. It also just so happens that I'm really good at Chess which is a strategy game. Although if you ask me it's more of a tactics game. Anyway in refrence to an earlier post about the battle of 300 spartans I would like to point out several things.

 

1. The 300 Spartans held them at a valley about as wide as 3 people so they only had to fight 3 people at a time.

2. They had about 1000 other Greeks protecting the other path around the spartans.

3. Most of the troops sent at them were slaves and untrained soldiers, no elephants involved.

4. The Spartans were also saved by the Atheinian fleet because the fleet stopped Persian Reinforcements from landing on the otherside of the valley.

[deathghost101]

............So you say your good at chess....interesting, maybe one day we can play a game of chess.

 

If I ever happen to see you anywhere.

[Sploda]

I say that I'm good not out of bragging however. I say so because I have reached the semi-finals of a Chess tournament and my opponent who beat me said so.

 

Anyway here is an excerpt from the Art of War:

 

The art of war is of vital importance

to the State.

 

It is a matter of life and death, a road either

to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry

which can on no account be neglected.

 

The art of war, then, is governed by five constant

factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations,

when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.

 

These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth;

(4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline.

[Akumakagemaru]

Brilliant. It's an honor to have you. Also, I've already heard of all the points you made about the 300, we were simply referring to the movie, I believe.

[Sploda]

Well I just thought I should point out that hollywood knows almost nothing about Strategy and Tactics.

 

Anyway are any of you up for a game?

[Akumakagemaru]

Exactly. And yes, what do you have in mind?

[JG.]

Username: ~JG~

Nickname: JG

Main interest in joining: Because I like playing war strategy games, and am decent-ish at them.

[deathghost101]

I didn't think you were bragging...........I never think people brag unless they say they do.

 

As for war.........all I need to know is that the cruel and ruthless are best fit to lead an army.

[Akumakagemaru]

I didn't think you were bragging...........I never think people brag unless they say they do.

 

As for war.........all I need to know is that the cruel and ruthless best fit to lead an army.

 

Ahh' date=' words after my own heart...[hr']

Accepted.

[Sploda]

Well there are one of two games I've thought up.

 

The first is a simple game where I present everyone with a scenario and they attempt to figure out the best way to win the battle.

 

The other would be a custom risk style game. This would take a long time, as risk does. I would host this game and, by your decision we can either base it off the actual risk map or I can create a map that would represent YCM. Then every turn everyone playing would recieve a set amount of troops per territory, and choose whether to invade or maintain positions. If invading I then proceed to layout the battle (for NPC territory) or have players present their side of the battles and see which one wins the fight. Then we repeat the process until either 1 person or 1 alliance of people controls the entire map.

 

@deathghost

and that is why you would lose every battle you would command.

[deathghost101]

Unfortunatly its the truth..............those who don't let emotions get in the way of their judgement are real leaders............and those people are heartless, inhumane, blood thirsty, ruthless, cruel.

[Akumakagemaru]

Both sound like good ideas to me, though I can't be on much longer. Will th RISK-style game be played over a long period of time, I take it?