Puzzle_fighter_lesson4

Outline:
I. Introduction/goals
II. Ryu
III. Ken
IV. Chun-li
V. Sakura
VI. Morrigan
VII. Felicia
VIII. Hsein-ko
IX. Donavan
X. Conclusion

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I. Introduction
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The goals of lesson 3 are:

* Become familiar with how to counter each character

Note that whatever color I say you should build, I mean “build it on the left side.”

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II. Ryu
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Ryu's counter pattern:
 
 

R G B Y R G  R G B Y R G  R G B Y R G  R G B Y R G

 

I like to build red on the 2nd and 3rd columns (where G and B are).  In other words, I use Strategy #3 VS Ryu.
 Also note that Ryu drops yellow in the "drop" column.  I like to leave crash gems in the 3rd and/or 5th column in order to clear whatever he drops.  Keeping the "drop" column free will keep me alive longer.

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III. Ken
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Ken's counter pattern:
 

Y Y Y Y Y Y  B B B B B B  G G G G G G  R R R R R R

I like to build red VS Ken.  I prefer to use Strategy #2.

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IV. Chun-li
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Chun-li's counter pattern:
 

Y Y R R G G  Y Y R R G G  R R G G B B  R R G G B B

Note that Chun drops squares, which makes it easier for her opponents to give back significant damage.  Don't pick Chun unless you want to give your opponent a chance.

Against Chun, I like to build red in the 2nd & 3rd column (i.e. Strategy #2).  Building red in the 1st and 2nd will do too, but since there is no red dropped in the 3rd column, that isn't a good idea.  The key is to supplement what Chun drops - there’s no need to build too much red where you know you will already get some red there.

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V. Sakura
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Sakura's counter pattern:
 

G B B B B Y  G R R R R Y  G B B B B Y  G R R R R Y

I like to build green in the 2nd & 3rd column, or in other words, I use Strategy #3.  When Sakura has dropped a lot of gems on you, use the diamond on either red or blue - this will give you a huge block or red/blue.

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VI. Morrigan
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Morrigan's counter pattern:
 

Y B G G B Y Y B G G B Y B Y R R Y B B Y R R Y B

 
This one is hard to say - I usually build blue using Strategy #3.  My reasoning: because only 2 blue fall in the leftmost column, dropping junk colors would make the blue I dropped in the 2nd column less effective.

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VII. Felicia
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Felicia's counter pattern:
 

G B B R R Y  G B B R R Y  G R R B B Y  G R R B B Y

Just like Sakura's pattern, I like to use Strategy #3.

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VII. Hsein-ko
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Hsien-ko's counter pattern:
 

R R G G Y B  B R R G G Y  B B R R G G  Y B B R R G

I also get confused about which color to build VS Hsien-ko.  I usually build blue VS her.  Blue should be built in 1st, 2nd, & 3rd column.

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VII. Donovan
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Donavan’s counter pattern:
 

B B B G G G  B B B G G G  R Y R Y R Y  R Y R Y R Y

I like to build red in the 2nd & 3rd column using Strategy #3.  My reasoning is that it's okay to put junk color in the leftmost column cuz red will fall in the 3rd column anyway.

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VII. Conclusion
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In this lesson, you should have learned several ways to counter specific characters.  There are more ways to counter a specific character than what I listed here; I just listed what works for me the best.

I'm still not good enough to compete VS expert human players, but I can now defeat expert level with only a few continues now.  Remember to experiment and be creative - you may realize a strategy experts use but I haven't discovered yet ^_^

kerrichan