Joyswag: Strategic double pack [update]
by David Hinkle 
{ May 19th 2009 at 9:16AM }
For our DS fans, we've got two strategy games up for grabs in our latest Joyswag giveaway: Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (ARV $30) and Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (ARV $30). It's a pretty sweet combo, if we may say so ourselves, and should provide you with hours upon hours of distraction. So, check out the rules below to enter and best of luck to you!
- Leave a comment telling us what your favorite tactic is (examples: stealth, guns blazing, hang in the back and hope your team doesn't die, etc)
- You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec)
- Limit 1 entry per person per calendar day
- This entry period ends at 11:59 am ET on Monday, May 25
- At that time, we'll randomly select one winner to receive Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon ($30) and Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift ($30)
- For a list of complete rules, click here
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 11)
Tom Boucher @ May 19th 2009 9:26AM
lEEEEEEROY jenkins
DSK @ May 19th 2009 9:34AM
I usually try to let my favorite characters do everything.
Ed @ May 19th 2009 3:16PM
Seconded.
Lord Humongous @ May 19th 2009 9:41AM
Surround and crush!
Mark @ May 19th 2009 9:39AM
I tend to play pretty sacrificially in every sort of strategic game.
Christian @ May 19th 2009 9:40AM
Definitely to attack by numbers... just overwhelm the enemy :)
Spencer @ May 19th 2009 9:41AM
Wait... The entry period ends on Thursday, May 14th? Today's the 19th.
Anyway, my favorite tactic is button mashing. Sixty percent of the time, it works all the time.
Ping @ May 21st 2009 7:14PM
I'm glad someone noticed that, I was rather confused.
Stealth is my favorite, games like Splinter Cell :D
RyGy @ May 19th 2009 9:43AM
I like just slashing dudes in the face
seveng @ May 19th 2009 9:46AM
manaburn ftw
Aev @ May 19th 2009 9:46AM
Kill them before they kill me.
Squatch181 @ May 19th 2009 9:46AM
My preferred tactic is to hang out in the back and set up an ambush. Of course it doesn't work when the enemy is also waiting around for me... with an ambush.
Aaron @ May 19th 2009 9:47AM
Sniper rifle from secured location.
eugaet @ May 19th 2009 9:49AM
It'd have to be stealth. Killing the enemy w/o them ever realizing their doom is near is so satisfying.
UndefiledRage @ May 19th 2009 9:50AM
Donkey Punch
Sokkratez @ May 19th 2009 9:50AM
May 14th? My favorite tactic is copy/paste, too!
rivany @ May 19th 2009 9:52AM
Ranged attacks
ProfWho @ May 19th 2009 9:52AM
stealth
Kaoz @ May 19th 2009 9:54AM
stealth.
pman1225 @ May 19th 2009 9:55AM
My plan is: Don't Die.
JLateralus @ May 19th 2009 9:55AM
I prefer to run around wailing, and then catch my enemy off guard!
needsummer @ May 19th 2009 9:59AM
may 14th already happened.... but i want this.
Meh @ May 19th 2009 10:00AM
Just do random stuff, the AI sucks anyway so I win in the end
MrTyzik @ May 19th 2009 9:59AM
My favorite tactic is usually to research the silliest upgrades in the game...then someone kills me.
ilikeitalot @ May 19th 2009 10:00AM
hmmmm.... probably stealth
Quaric @ May 19th 2009 10:01AM
Save...
Battle - Die - Reload;
Battle - Die - Reload;
Battle - Die - Reload;
Battle - LIVE - SAVE! :-)
Works well in age of empires. :-)
(also, good catch on the date there Spencer! )
BobTheElephant @ May 19th 2009 10:03AM
charge in, guns blazin' and destroy the enemy before they know what happened.
twarin @ May 19th 2009 10:04AM
My favorite tactic is "The old switcheroo".
Risingsun @ May 19th 2009 10:06AM
I tend to use Blitzkrieg Tactics. Shock and Awe them!
Yadneb @ May 19th 2009 10:09AM
I like fighting a mini battle on one front while flanking with my larger army
Whobiny @ May 19th 2009 10:09AM
Flanking. Always flanking.
Eric @ May 19th 2009 10:12AM
i like constant harassment. don't give the enemy a chance to focus on anything
...Jan... @ May 19th 2009 10:11AM
I usually try to exploit the enemies' weaknesses and kill them off one by one. But I definitely try to keep my team levels and equipment about equal so I don't have to rely on one if my strongest is unusable.
Also, I turned 18 today. So this is the first Joyswag I've ever entered.
dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ May 19th 2009 10:12AM
Killing everything with Chrono Trigger time-twisting.
"This entry period ends at 2:59 pm ET on Thursday, May 14"
wut?
Ian @ May 19th 2009 10:16AM
Just keep trying the same terrible strategy until it works one lucky time.
PhoenixGeek @ May 19th 2009 10:18AM
Camping
Tim @ May 19th 2009 10:18AM
Kein mitleid fuer die mehrheit!
Geoff Baker @ May 19th 2009 10:20AM
I am all about waiting to find an opening. Let my enemy make a mistake and then pounce.
JoeGun @ May 19th 2009 10:27AM
I play possum, lead in my prey, then destroy them!
TheClassic @ May 19th 2009 10:27AM
My tactic involves strategery
CJC @ May 19th 2009 10:38AM
Pincer attack, surround and destroy!
Timothy Friesen @ May 19th 2009 10:39AM
In Final Fantasy I like to get confused by the rules. In Fire Emblem I like to die a lot and lose all my characters.
Linis @ May 19th 2009 10:41AM
I usually try to flank enemies or if I have a really strong unit, place him/her as a solo force that goes after the enemy while the others back each other up
Na Fedaykin @ May 19th 2009 10:45AM
Camping
Brian E @ May 19th 2009 10:47AM
Tank + heal + haste (if available).
tomato @ May 23rd 2009 9:25AM
Kill them before they kill me.
Ian Harrington @ May 19th 2009 10:49AM
rush out and gang up on one guy before moving on to the next
Reuben @ May 19th 2009 10:53AM
In the original FFT, I liked to summon the biggest, most explody thing I had.
Rhyndo @ May 19th 2009 10:51AM
Good old backstabbing for me
qwraith @ May 19th 2009 10:52AM
Whittle them down as they approach a bottleneck, where the area of effect spells hit em hard and they meet my fighters.