During a game of The #AnarchicKingdom you'll often be deciding whether to punch up or punch down. A lucrative incursion into a larger barony, or a less risky attack against a smaller one? Or even a desperate attack against the front runner hoping to grab as much of their land as possible? These options are discussed at http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/post/243/the-anarchic-kingdom-attack-strategies #ibmpc #msdos #cga

From February onwards, each turn in The #AnarchicKingdom offers full news reports to tell you what's going on in your barony. That includes results of your attacks, news of attacks against you, population shifts, tax income and military expenditure. Read about how these reports help you at http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/post/238/the-anarchic-kingdom-reading-the-news #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Part of every turn in The #AnarchicKingdom is recruitment of military forces for the next turn's attacks. You need to carefully balance the number of castles, knights and footmen you recruit, keep the overall spend within limits, and consider the ongoing maintenance costs of your military. The blog post at http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/post/236/the-anarchic-kingdom-recruitment explains more. #ibmpc #msdos #cga

When planning your first attack in The #AnarchicKingdom, you need to know two things: 1. during your turn, you're just giving orders, and the action takes place between turns, and 2. the game is deterministic, the only randomness being in the computer players' actions. Read more at http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/post/225/the-anarchic-kingdom-your-first-attack #ibmpc #msdos #cga

We won! Villiers ends in 1st place. Our attack added 1801 land, while an attack against us barely made a dent. No windmills or other fancy buildings in our barony though: maybe next time? Try yourself at http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/64/the-anarchic-kingdom #anarchickingdom #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Our all-out attack paid off, pulling us into 2nd place. Luckily, nobody attacked us this turn. No point recruiting in December as it's the last turn: can our final attack put us in the top spot? http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/64/the-anarchic-kingdom #anarchickingdom #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Mixed fortunes in November leave us in 3rd place: modest attacks outbound and inbound. Has everyone exhausted their military? This month I send an all-out attack. http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/64/the-anarchic-kingdom #AnarchicKingdom #ibmpc #msdos #cga

October continues to go well as we avoid inbound attacks again. Our small attacks against others add modest gains to our barony. But our military is still limited. http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/64/the-anarchic-kingdom #anarchickingdom #ibmpc #msdos #cga

In September we continue wavering between 3rd and 4th place, while barely keeping hold of our military or our gold. We were lucky that nobody attacked us in August, but we're reduced to extreme punching down again. http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/64/the-anarchic-kingdom #anarchickingdom #ibmpc #msdos #cga

August puts us back down in 4th, with outbound and inbound attacks. We're still sending small attacks against weaker baronies while we try to build up our military. dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/64... #anarchickingdom #ibmpc #msdos #cga

In July we're up to 3rd in the rankings, but our military is weakened and our fortunes are slim. This month we have to build up our defences, and punch down with a small attack which will hopefully incur few losses. http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/64/the-anarchic-kingdom #anarchickingdom #ibmpc #msdos #cga

We're still 4th. Punch up or punch down in June? Well, 5th place Neville is actually better defended than 3rd place de la Pole, so it looks like we'll have some of de la Pole's undefended land. http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/64/the-anarchic-kingdom #anarchickingdom #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Our luck ran out this month. Our April attack was successful, but two inbound attacks took more land from us than we gained. With our cash and military constrained, we're having to switch strategies to punching down. http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/64/the-anarchic-kingdom #anarchickingdom #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Our March attack was also successful, and we continue to be lucky in avoiding incoming attacks. We rise slowly up the rankings, and our savings in previous months allow us some modest spending today. http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/64/the-anarchic-kingdom #anarchickingdom #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Our attack in February met with modest success, and nobody attacked us, so we've managed to gain back the land we lost. In March we're continuing to suffer a bit of a cash flow problem... http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/64/the-anarchic-kingdom #anarchickingdom #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Two big attacks against us in January push us down into 6th place. We have little in the way of gold, but are still a respectable force. Let's attack the 5th place barony to regain some land. http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/64/the-anarchic-kingdom #anarchickingdom #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Our barony is nestled between the mountains and the sea. All the baronies are the same on the first turn, so our first attack will be arbitrary: the De La Poles have neither mountain nor sea, so they are the most foreign to us! http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/64/the-anarchic-kingdom #anarchickingdom #ibmpc #msdos #cga