How to be a PC Strategy Gamer

How to be a PC Strategy Gamer

by Jacob Malewitz

PC strategy games may not be as popular as “World of Warcraft” or other MMORPGs which have risen to the top of the online world, but the true gaming world started out with creative games like “Sim City” and even “Solitaire.” These are strategy games.

So what does it take to be a strategy gamer? You need knowledge. There is no talent needed, just a willingness to have fun. This guide lets you see yourself as a world leader or a general out for blood … you can even be a bad guy for a day. If you want to be a PC strategy gamer, read on.

Civilization 2, Europa, Celtic Empire

Civilization 2, Europa, Celtic Empire
By Jacob Malewitz

I always like playing King difficulty in Civilization 2, which is the first Civilization game in my book. The second is far superior in difficulty, strategy, depth, graphics, and board. I played Europe map, I played as the Celts and was in Brittania, a good spot, I saw a a French enemy on the map, and I knew I had to win on ship, win on island, and try to beat the French. This would be similar to the French and English wars across the 1600s and 1700s.

Advantages of Social Media for Any Business

Advantages of Social Media for Any Business

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Social media is going to be the bread and butter of online advertising in the next 5 years, and will evolve even more within another 10 years. It’s getting to the point where businesses who undertook online campaigns like SEO and PPC are going more and more into major social media venues like Facebook, Twitter, Wordpress, and dozens of other powerful social media tools.
Why is everyone doing this? It’s easier to communicate a message via social media tools. Why send you a letter in the mail when I can get you to subscribe to my blog and get all news updates (or email for that matter)? Why spend millions on TV advertising when I can really get you too look by posting incredible deals on Facebook and new videos on YouTube?
The biggest advantage of social media is clear: you get more business.
What kind of business will you get? How much can you make? And how many customers are we really talking about?
Social media encompasses the entire world, and will soon be used by everyone with a computer at least a few times a week. Facebook, as of this writing, has over 300 million people active, sharing words and pictures. There are millions of blogs online, and millions using RSS (Really Simple  Syndication) read them.
How much can you make? The sky is the limit. One advantage was mentioned early. Why go all out in a magazine ad which will reach a small market when you can click the mouse and send 100,000 potential customers a friendly message? And this isn’t just an email we’re talking about—Facebook and blogs are quite popular for posting and subscribing—so the opportunity is immense.
I don’t think print advertising is obsolete yet, however, because it has its own place. Some of us like picking up a real 300 page book rather than reading it on the computer. Some of us like getting coupons in the mail to take to a brick and mortar store. But the reality is social media is being used by kids of 6-8, just about half or more of teenagers with access to computers and internet, and we could go on and on. The point is, the youth of the world has been online, and right now, as you read this, hundreds of millions of potential customers are reading and writing. They’ll grow up, they’ll make money, and you can make some.
Social media in tandem with other online advertising methods is the wave of the future. The reality is simply, you can’t fall behind if you hope to tap into larger customer markets.

Cav Tueton Infantry, Castle Siege Page

Cav Tueton Infantry, Castle Siege Page
By Jacob Malewitz

Aztec 2nd City. Cav Infatry Tueton

Cav Tueton Infantry. Castle Siege. @nd Base Castle. Where do I win?

Win Teuton 2v1 on army, city, Kill Gold.

Never Hit Celt City.

Who am I? I am Cav Tueton infantry. We need to win. We are pages. We are knights. We are paladins. We need to attack straight on. But I tell them not to attack straight on. These straights do not work. I tell them to kill power with their body. I tell them to drink coffee. I Tell them to stay awake. I want cavalry here. I want Cav Tueton infantry here. I want siege here. I want to use siege in the front -- with infantry playing eastern bases.

The Tuetons are a strong people. We believe in people. We believe in God. We believe in storming the flanks..

This game had a king. I hated him. I hated him strongly. He has a manifest destiny idea about him. He wanted to rule us. He wanted to win gold. He wanted to run us from a castle. We wanted to to run from the castle, we wanted to fight, we wanted to win things.

I was a lowly page. I rose up to be a knight. Then I was a cavalier. I was strong with gold. I had horse. These strategies worked for the Tuetons.

We wanted to kill gold at the other castle. We wanted to kill things. Cavaliers demanded more from us. We wanted to storm the straight. We wanted straights on us. We wanted castles on us. We wanted more keep. We had horse in this game. We wanted some gold in this game. I could not play with Tuetons. I wanted to turn. They kept stealing from me. We wanted food. They would not give it to us.

The Tuetons attacked the rear Cav infantry flanks. We never hit Celt City. The Celts were strong. The cavalry charged. Our king failed us. I tell them to stay awake. I tell tem to kill things with their body.

We wanted a 2nd base. Where do I win? We used siege workshops in the front. I thought this could work. The kings made this not work. The game golded. We lost. We needed siege to beat the castle.

But I am not a lowly not. I am not a page. I am a writer. I am one person in this game. This game is a game.

The cavaliers killed some things for the castle, for the city, and for the people. The Paladins killed some things some things for the castle, for the city, and for the people.

The villagers outnumbered us. We were able to beat the Aztecs, but because of our king, we were not able to beat the Celts. The king tortured us, but the game played on.

The next move was to make a 2nd base. We had new king. He had a name, a secret, a poet. He tried things with us. We wanted to save gold, we wanted to save food, we wanted coffee. We were all offered coffee. This game played existence. This game demanded franks from us. Where do the Tuetons win?

We hit Celt city. We lost again. We demanded more from our keep. He gave us move. He gave us more food.

We need siege to beat the castle. The celts were strong, we allied, and the game was won. The game lost, we hit the Celt city, we saw they cheated on wood, we played, and this card game out. The villagers allied with their wood. We were able to flank their villagers, with Cavaliers, and their villagers were killed. This won the game for me.

We allied with the Celts. We were able to use our Keep. We were able to hit the Aztec city: they had gold, they had wood, and we were able to storm them. The Aztecs had ally. We were able to beat their ally first, then we hit the Aztec city. The Aztecs were strong. They beat us back. They continued to win things in this game. They continued to play us out. Our Cavaliers were used to flank their food production. Our paladins were used to beat their Siege. They continued to call flanking maneuvers.

The Celts were able to win some attack units from them. They offered us gold, wood, and stone. They offered us units. The people of the Celts were able to win, they demanded things from us, and they demanded hate from us. We paid them for allying with us.

The next units won. Our keep holded, our knights won, our Paladins came next, and our infantry was able to escape the east and start winning next units.

I wanted more from this game. I wanted to build keep. I wanted to keep. I wanted to keep our attacking going.

Our kings took us back to our castles. We wrote pages. We played the game. The game did not end.

We wanted to build keep. We wanted to build keep where the Aztecs were. We won game, yet there was a next game. The Celts wanted to build Keep, wrie things, and design new ideas. They had siege, they had woad raiders, they had castles, they had siege workshop,s -- we wanted to use them devilishly.