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From: brahms@spp2.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.games
Subject: Re: OGRE: strategies,spoilers,etc. wanted (POSSIBLE SPOILER)
Message-ID: <278@spp2.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 29-Nov-84 13:03:55 EST
Article-I.D.: spp2.278
Posted: Thu Nov 29 13:03:55 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 2-Dec-84 04:58:55 EST
References: <673@sjuvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: brahms@spp2.UUCP (Bradley S. Brahms)
Organization: TRW, Redondo Beach  CA
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Summary: 

In article <673@sjuvax.UUCP> 6912ar04@sjuvax.UUCP (rowley) writes:
> We have just received OGRE here on sjuvax, and every strategy that I used
>on the board-game version against human OGRE-operators has been ineffectual,
>to say the least!
> Any advice as to how to kill the dreaded Mark III and/or Mark V OGREs will
>be most gratefully appreciated.
>

When playing, I use the following board to win about 1/4 of the time.  I
first go for the main batteries.  After those are gone, then anything else
goes after the treads.  I use all the 1's to swam around the Ogre.

Hope this helps.  Have fun!

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			-- Brad Brahms
			   usenet: {decvax,ucbvax}!trwrb!trwspp!brahms
			   arpa:   Brahms@usc-eclc

P.S.	Thanks go to Mike Urban for telling me about this type of strategy.