... provided that you know how to play this game. Within this game, there is a maximum of 27 years to beat the Evil Gao Qiu. You have a lot of things to think about - your men, armors, the loyalty/happiness of your citizens, the resources of your land, how much food and gold you have, and the like, and you can only do ONE action from any one of these categories and others to take care of per turn.
A strategy I discovered later on was that it was better to play this game in 2 or 3 (user)player mode and play all of the characters. That way, you can concentrate on Gao Qiu instead of worrying about the other characters (who are otherwise played by computer.) Another thing to do is for each of your characters to swear in about 2 Eternal Brothers or Sisters ASAP (preferably stronger/skilled ones. She-Devil is one of my personal favorites) and have them take care of your initial territory while you travel to other territories to expand and recruit more characters. The nice thing about these Brothers and Sisters is that each character in the game, including Gao Qiu and his men, each have a turn (the system rotates through prefectures for turns) and the more Brothers and Sisters you have (max 9 for each character) get a turn where you can decide the action, just like with your original characters. That way, you can really work on the things you need, and sometimes your brothers and sisters can recruit people for you. Just concentrate on getting 2 ASAP and later on, as your ranks grow and you attract strong warriors, you can bring them in as Brothers (such as Red-Eyed Lion, Eight-Armed Lo, Nine Dragons, etc) Leave average comrades (not brothers) to run territories on the fringes of the map (where they're not likely to be attacked) and they can maintain these areas for you quietly and send you supplies or money as needed as well as gain overall support of that prefecture (as long as they have enough food and money to start with)
The military aspect of this game is also a treat. Make sure your men are well-armored and trained before you fight for more territory. You can have vanquished foes join your ranks, which is always a treat. Just one caveat, make sure you check loyalty every so often, you do NOT want the numbers to drop too low. Have a feast every once in a while especially if you have a lot of men and women in your prefecture - this goes for ALL of the characters you play, not just your original ones. Make sure to pay attention to your citizens too, because the more liked you are, the more you can recruit.
Overall this is a farily good game, more enjoyable when I was playing 3 characters (Leopard-Headed, Blue-Face Beast, and the Hairy Priest) since it gave me greater control AND made the game last longer.
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Bandit Kings of Ancient China
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Puzznic is an extremely challenging and addicting game. There are 160 puzzles in the main portion of the game, and the level of difficulty of these puzzles increases as you pregress through the game. Each puzzle involves a strategic placing aspect, timing aspect, or both. Passwords are given upon completion of each level so you can turn the game off, then continue playing from the spot you left off. Impressive graphics and storyline are virtually nonexistent, but this is definitely the most mentally challenging video game I have ever played. I highly recommend it!
