Various Shades of Black LightningThese are selected rec.games.bolo posts on Bolo strategy and tactics from Matt Slot aka Black Lightning. In addition to being an acknowledged Bolo God who has been kicking butt for countless years, BL also wrote the modern Bolo tracker and administers one of the North American trackers. Thanks btw to nix for the title.
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Teamwork for Dummies
by Black Lightning & Samhain
Here is a short list of commonly agreed upon tactics and
strategies from the dawn of bolo time. Read them, print
them, post them on the wall next to your computer. The next
time you get allied with a much better player -- use them or
make sure you have some asbestos camouflage. |
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Strategy: Pillbox "windfalls"
by Black Lightning & Attack Salad
Most of the better players will carry a pill or 2 as a handy
tool when the opportunity arises. If you can catch such a
player offguard, especially after taking down other pills,
you can earn yourself a handful of pills. What do you do
with them? |
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Tactics: Planting a support pillbox
by Black Lightning
You come up to a front to find an enemy taking down a box,
or you see one dropped via pill view and race over... you
have a pillbox, but how can you use it effectively for
support? |
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Gameplay: Initiative
by Black Lightning & Hillbilly Bob
With the hyperspike style on tarmac maps so in vogue these
days, it is more important than ever to seize and maintain
the initiative. How do you become proactive instead of
reactive? |
