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Re: HARVESTER KILLING VOTING POLL

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From: lucid
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 1996 00:00
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Stephen G. Johnson wrote:
> 
> t...@cs.tulane.edu (Chu Tan) wrote:
> 
> >g...@spirit.com.au (Gav) wrote:
> >> I would like to get an idea on the popularity of harvester hunting, so
> >> vote for whether you are FOR or AGAINST harvester killing as a tactic
> >> to beat your opponent. Leave your thoughts if you wish.
> 
> >I would rather wait for the harvester to return to the base and
> >destroy them altogether. Save time. Kill two birds with one stone.
> >When against the computer, the harvester will stop moving when the
> >refinery is destroyed, wasted alot of time searching for the invisible
> >harvester.
> 
> I find that if the opportunity presents itself, you should do as much
> economic damage to your opponent as possible.  This lessens his/her
> chance to regroup and refinance
> 
> Stephen G. Johnson
> Attorney at Law
> Tacoma, Washington
> WSBA #24214
> 
> "We're not arguing truth here, we're arguing evidence."

in earlier missions, I would either block off the entrance to the 
enemy's base or pin the harvester itself using the sandbags technique.

Stopping the enemy's cash flow is probably the most valuable strategy. 
(Against the computer, that is)
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From: lucid <lu...@minn.net>
Subject: Re: HARVESTER KILLING VOTING POLL
Date: 1996/01/07
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