Sneaky Bastard

8 variations / medium-difficult

This is a great trick, but it's a bit difficult to position your tank correctly at first. I usually use it with just the two squares closest to the target pill. If you use all three block squares, you can use a fourth building to position your tank as shown inverted in the second picture. I never saw anyone else use this setup (not even sluggo!) before the first publication of this guide. It is very sneaky because it doesn't resemble a traditional setup, so you can build it without arousing the enemy's suspicions too much. Also, if you build a pillbox in the middle block square, almost no player will be able to get at the correct angle to take your pill from you using the pill you've targeted.

Thanks to Grinch for pointing out that third block square (closest to the tank) to me, I missed it the first time around. It is he you should worship, not me!

The most simple and most used version of this trick is one pill in the block square closest to the target pill. You will use this trick a lot, so I recommend practicing it so that you can pull it off at a moment's notice:

basic setup

Builder Kill

One in the square diagonal to the target pill, one in the block square farthest away. Using this setup, the target pill will shoot through the first pill and most of the second, but you will be untouched. Because your second pill is too far away (hopefully) for the enemy to see, she will think that you are only using one and send her builder out, assuming that you have moved away to dodge the stray shots. In the meantime, you've sent your builder to repair the first pill. Enemy builder dies, you get pill. You can also use this method successfully with The Bent Dipper and The 'Mute.