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TIPS on setting up the pieces:
Keep your Headquarter on the rear line.
Do not place Landmines on the front row. When placed in the front lines, they restrict the movement of your pieces and help your opponent.
Do not place two or three landmines side by side on the second row. It is a weak defence and restricts movement of your pieces and you may see your forces become divided or isolated..
Do not block or restrict the movements of your moving pieces with your own landmines. Sooner or later you will need these pieces and they will be no good to you if stuck behind your own landmines.
Place your Saboteurs on the rear and second lines. You will need them later in the game.
Keep most of your major pieces in the rear and second lines. Keep more Recons and #1s, in the front and second lines.
Keep a fake Headquarter. Utilizize a landmine or two and a minor piece (or two) that you will not move untill you have to do so.
NEVER use the exact same setups. Games that will become visible (Ladders, IYT tournaments) will reveal your setups.
Starting the game:
The Recons are your eyes, so do your best not to waste them away. A rule of thumb is not to give up a Recon before "seeing" five of your opponents pieces.
Do not attack blindly with a major piece. You will lose your piece, if not immediately, then within a few moves.
As you play forward, if possible, keep a square open for every group of four squares. This is important at the early stages of the game, as you move onto the 4th and 5th ranks. It allows for manoueverability and enables your pieces to escape from harms way.
Attack gradually, in interconnected groups of pieces.
Avoid revealing to your opponent all your major pieces early in the game. In general: keep as many pieces as you can hidden for your opponent. Make notes of the pieces you're opponent has seen, so you can keep those hidden and also so you can bluff with the pieces your opponent hasn't seen.
