I really dislike luck based games. I believe games should be based on skill, and this game is only difficult based on luck. Once you get too big (around 700 or so) you have to rely on good bonuses to stay alive.
To further clarify, there are only 3 hats that I know of. The first is the Kongregate hat that you get right off the bat that gives experience x1.25 . The second hat is the Experience plus hat which you get from hat factory, it gives experience x 2. The 3rd hat is the propeller hat, also from the hat factory (after you win the first one there) and it is lets you glide by pressing up while wearing it.
Great game. A couple of suggestions: 1) It's way too easy, once you take all of the east and get black samurai you never lose again. 2) Have a sell all button to sell everything in inventory at once 3) have a ship available to purchase, and maybe upgrades for it with custom water battle subgame?
This game is ridiculous. I have wasted time getting to level 6 only to be unable to get an advantage. You armies are constantly killed even when you outnumber the opponent 4:1. This game needs to seriously be readjusted. In risk you have an advantage when attacking b/c the defender can only use 2 dice to defend, and you can attack with 3. This balances out the fact that ties go to the defender. Fix that and the game would be much better.
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