Ok, I have now read all of these and I'm still obviously missing something. Here are my problems...

1. Following the Boss is nice, except that typically, he has as good income or more than me by the time we actually meet up. (EVERY scenario I have played has had him working the western part of the US getting those big bonuses with ease).

2. Following the boss leaves Greenland vulnerable as the other two AI's have unabated access to more resources than I. (So even if they're fighting each other, they're doing so at +20 or more income.

3. Canada is not much help, in that by turn 4-5 the asian AI AND the boss have both established footholds in western canada leaving me with no viable options to grow and compete.

4. All times where I have moved into either Europe or Asia have been met with disaster because no one will leave me alone long enough to get a foothold or bonus. Typically by the time I have moved onto another continent, I either no longer have resources back in North America, or they have grown so monstrous that it's pointless, and I'm just running for my life.

...and you don't have those issues in other levels? It sounds like you're struggling with basic Warlight strategy, not anything specific to the Boss.

Thinking of this scenario, specifically, I typically expand aggressively in all possible directions, but try not to ever be adjacent to the Boss.

I also like moving North as much as possible and then Blockading Iceland and Svalbard (iirc), leaving me in control of Greenland and North America separated from Europe.

The key to controlling the Boss is to realize that he will never move to a territory he already controls if he has options to attack instead. So, if you want him to move East, let him keep all the territory he has to the West, and then take one territory just to the East of him. He will then move that way. Rinse and repeat. You can even create a "chain" for him to follow if you attack through his current territory.

Edited 5/26/2016 21:09:01

I think my bigger problem is that by the time I've lured him away, the Other AI's are knocking.

It seems to me that the boss always chose the enemy territory with less armies in it to attack. If the boss have 4 territories, with 6, 3, 8 and 0 armies in it, it will attack the one with 0, even if you deploy all there. If they have 4 territories and all with 0, they seem to attack randonly (or the neutrals with 2).

So if you know where the boss will go you can deploy a few armies at the territories you dont want him to go at the next turn, and then you clean the territory you want (or better, you can attack with a lot the next territory you want him to go).

You can also predict were he will attack and blockade to kill him.

I've completed it twice now, on my 5th and 6th attempts.

The second time I won was easy, the boss went into Asia so I could expand almost unhindered in all directions.

The first time I did it the hard way - he stayed in North America, and the Europe AI came in through Greenland. With my inital 4 failures, I came up with the following strategy (numbers are more about importance than order):

1. Make a beeline for Novaya Zemlya, use that as a back door to Asia, then use an Emergency Blockade on it when you leave
2. Make a second beeline for Alaska/Hawaii to attack Asia on a second front. Asian AI will also be fighting with Europe at the same time, so he's an easy target
3. Expand as much as you can in North America, don't have any armies larger than about a 6 when you're near the boss, mop up behind him and restrict his income as much as possible
4. Once you have about 25 income from Asia alone you can neglect North America if you're really sandwiched (the first time I won I had 0 income in North America at one point)
5. Eventually you'll need to kill the boss. I've never seen the World War 2320 boss move onto his own territory, so you will eventually have a chance to put a blockade in his way to kill him

When the boss moved into Asia it was really easy using those same tactics, I haven't tried again without the blockade in Novaya Zemlya, and I never won before doing that.

SO the victory I just got was easily the most satisfying/depressing victory I've had here, even vs. Humans. Satisfying because I did it. Depressed because I feel like I got lucky. He went straight for Japan, and never looked back. By the time I encountered him again, I was getting 100 income.

Success! 4th try, 22 turns overall. The bugger hung around Mexico/Southwest until turn 11 when he finally decided to make for Hawaii for some reason. NA was conquered two turns later then it was just a matter of mopping up.

One big difference was that I was far more aggressive with the boss faction. Previous attempts, I focused expansion on Canada and then Europe so the boss got too strong. It helped that Europe never grew too strong due to Asia and I invading, then the boss helped break up Asia, along with my getting one stack in through NW Siberia.

13 attempts and no results still... I tried to stay out of his way and not to engage him, it always ended in him turning on me immediately, or him going to Asia while his armies stab my back in NA, while I'm fighting against the other two AIs in Europe. Being aggressive with him didn't pay too, I always end up owned.

Sure, I'm a noob and all, I tried to follow your suggestions, but still no progresses. And most of all, what do you mean by "clean after him"? I tried to capture his territories, with the only result of getting his armies on me.

I'm not asking about a solution, I managed to solve other scenarios by keep trying, but I felt like I needed to rant about it a bit. :D

If the boss or his armies are taking a lot of your attention in North America, don't fight in Europe at all. Asia yes, but not Europe.

Keep in mind that if you ever own territory immediately adjacent to the "boss", he will attack. You want to make sure that either a) only other AIs own territory adjacent to him, or b) the territory adjacent to him that you own is where you want him to go.

Usually, this means not attacking any territories he could be adjacent to within the next turn - expand in other directions instead. However, if he is attacking you, you need to "gobble up" territories BEHIND him, so that he has an incentive to turn around and go back.

When he is isolated, deploying 1 army in every territory around him and then attacking him with each 1-army unit late in the turn works very well (you'll be able to keep him isolated). But you may also prepare a "course" for him to run this way through his own territory.

Some people are expecting this to work without actually playing the level - i.e. maximizing your production and breaking others' bonuses. Of course you still have to play well and get your production above that of your enemies'!

If the boss is kicking your butt because AI 1 has more production than you... well, that would be happening even without the boss. You're losing anyway. Fight hard and make sure you're in the winning position, with the best production!

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Edited 6/10/2016 21:39:40

I finally beat World War 2320 after I don't know how many attempts. My stats say 9 attempts. It seems like a lot more than that. The above posts helped except that I could not figure out how to make the boss fight my enemies. Every time he got to them, he turned and went the other way. Grow fast and keep him contained - persevere.

If he "went the other way" (presumably coming after you, instead), it means that you were right behind him.

He will never turn back into his own territory while he is facing enemies.

So, don't ever take his territories immediately adjacent the Boss. Capture them only once he's moved on. (Basically, you must keep a buffer of his territories between yourself and the Boss.)

Edited 6/13/2016 16:58:20

...ok i give up. not once did the boss go somewhere else but to beat me to a little red paste.... tried blocking the way with 150+ block cards...nop worst was that after turn 9 he had sometimes killed two other ais and had an income from 120....

no matter what i do, the boss always makes a beeline for Atlantic Canada, even through a 100 blockade, despite me controlling several adjacent regions.

Can someone give me some idea how to stop this? I've made 50+ tries with no luck

Skull, ignore the boss. Don't waste your blockades or armies on him. Just clean up behind him and expand elsewhere. Constantly be expanding and take control of North America (other than the boss) and spread from there.

Only break out the blockades when you have enough strength to seriously wound him (blockade of 500+) and in a situation where you can be certain he will attack it that turn. Otherwise just deploy 1-2 to all adjacent territories and attack his current spot as your last moves.

alot of people don't seem to grasp the concept that you don't have to fight every battle that comes to your doorstep.. and especially a forced large stack like this is pretty easy to keep from bonus capping, fighting it head on first is just folly, when you have 3 AI's capable of bonus capping that require alot more armies to keep contained.

I have played this several times. I never advanced toward him and each time he still attacked me, and continued to attack me. Sure didn't seem friendly to me. What's the secret to making him friendly?

A problem that I am having is each time I start the game. I am in the east coast of north America, and guess who is very close to me. The Boss! Every time. I head North,and he attacks immediately. I head toward Europe, and it not bad enough that every AI in the game is attacking me. Then here comes the boss from the South. Game Over. I don't understand how you guys are winning.

Taft, of course he is close. Starting locations are static...

If you can't follow the advice laid out here I think you need general improvement in your understanding of the game. For this level in particular, check out the YouTube clips illustrating how to win and pay close attention to the expansion approach.