U, No, I played Trisk 3 times. First with epic AV and used superpowered IM to get well over 1.8T mercs to clear the map. Second time with epic AV and no IMs (well, 1 I got from the daily bonus early on and had to spend it on a cheap camp or lose it. That hurt!). The third time I played with Leg AV and no IM and that run took 3 days, 6 hours.

Now, why are you playing Trisk with a rare TS? You should first play Hard Copper Creek and get the free epic TS for completing the level. And then you should think about making it legendary before playing Trisk. Why? Because there is a 254B stack waiting for you in YDomitian5. With rare TS, you get rid of 40% of that and a bit more with JS and hospitals but that single territory will still be very costly. With epic TS, you will save 80% plus more from JS and hospitals. But, with Legendary TS, the territory will pay you 60% after deductions for JS and hospitals! Oh, do not use hospital boost when using legendary (or higher) TS and QS.

Also, how did you clear that giant stack in Virginia in the USA map with a rare TS.? I had to use an IM on a big merc camp and my epic TS to clear it the first time. With the legendary TS, it gave me a nice profit to help clear most of the rest of the map.

Edited 11/16/2023 03:08:03

U, when I spend "throw away" artifacts to upgrade others, I only use those that I have another lesser one. To make my legendary AV, I threw away my epic money cache because I had a spare uncommon one, which I was able to quickly upgrade back to rare. This way I am never subject to the random artifact that the digs give me. The only random part is the level. And, yes, if the lesser artifact is unsuitable for the next map I want to play, I keep digging in the nearly completed map until all my necessary upgrades are done

M,

"why playing Trisk"

I started with the tutorial level and play whatever comes next. United States should be my next map based on the game. You know how it is learning the game. (I may have restarted once when Phase 2 advancements opened up.)

To conquer the stacked properties I would use all my power cards and then wait if I had too. Now I'm using market strategy so am catching up.

The Epic TS is another good tip, thanks! How would I know Hard Copper Creek has an Epic TS?? Right now I dig Uncommon/Common Digs w/the percentage going to Uncommon first. These usually take 1 day 12 hours (36 hours) for an Uncommon. Pure Common on the other hand usually take 8 hours each (x4 = 32 hours) + the upgrade time. Once all the Uncommon/Common digs are dug I go for the cheapest long-shots.

I did learn TS cooling down in the Artifact slot provides more armies than a SAC once the level gets going so we must be careful cooling down. And getting better spending AP. :)

There is a playing guide available that talks about strategy, different levels and hard level rewards. It was written for version 5.14 and updated for 5.16. Assuming you have not seen it, do you know that hardened Scandinavia has the reward of a 4th artifact slot for active artifacts only? Other hard levels have useful rewards, too, including enhanced draft circles (better viewing), a 30% bonus for watching ads ( up from 20%), and a double mine output (1 mine only but can be switched at will)? And, of course, Hard China has a 10% time reduction of all digs (calculated to the minute but displayed in hours).

If you search on a browser for "warzone idle hard rewards guide", you should be able to find it. I have it pinned to my favorites for a quick reference. Also, there is a wikipedia list of all the mines and which ores they produce..

Be careful using those power cards. Each one at a given location can only be used twice in each map and then they are gone. Ascending does not restore them. After that, you need to rely on your attribute cards for TW, IM , fog buster, free caches, etc. They do come back after you super ascend. And, of course, you still get a random one daily.

Note - if you don't claim the power, it does not count as being used and will return when playing the map again.

powers do NOT come back when you super ascend!

Ok, I must have misread that. Ouch. Those "throw away" attributes need to be rethought. Starting over from scratch with only 2 attributes and a 25% AP increase is going to be very difficult. Especially with no advancements.

RTFM, funny.

I found the 5.16 link and will look though it, thanks a bunch.

I'm approaching YDomitian7 from the south. One square away from revealing then I'll surround for the TS.

Edit: I have one Multi Level Power and will use it right now to play Hard Copper Creek Castle, thanks!

Edited 11/19/2023 01:30:39