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Empty City Ploy
Path: AspectsOfSacrifice · Prev: Sabaki · Next: 34PointHighApproachDoubleContactHane Path: SecretArtOfWar · Prev: ReplaceTheBeamsAndPillarsWithRottenTimber · Next: SowDiscordInTheEnemySCamp
Keywords: Strategy
The empty city ploy sounds like your opponent is attacking an empty city. For example, you have a large group, perhaps you should sacrifice it. I have had a number of games in which, out of complete desperation, I have sacrificed or given up a very large, hopeless group, and gone on to win the game by a good margin. Basically, let your opponent attack windmills if he wants to, while you work on something more devious. --Kungfu If my memory serves me well, historically, the Empty City Ploy describes a situation where a beseiged army desires retreat. For three nights the defenders would rouse the attackers in the middle of the night with loud sounds, like that of a sudden counterattack. Each time there turned out to be no threat. But on the fourth day, when the invaders finally take the castle, they found nobody there - the defenders had already slipped underneath their tired eyes. Perhaps a situation where you appear to be building eyeshape for a besieged group, but really intending on escaping to the center and connecting to your strength is more appropriate. --lavalyn Path: AspectsOfSacrifice · Prev: Sabaki · Next: 34PointHighApproachDoubleContactHane Path: SecretArtOfWar · Prev: ReplaceTheBeamsAndPillarsWithRottenTimber · Next: SowDiscordInTheEnemySCamp This is a copy of the living page "Empty City Ploy" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |