Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Dragon of Destiny
(C)1993 KOEI Corporation
GAME PLAY GUIDE
Overview
KOEIis Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a strategy game designed around the
characters and times of the 14th century historic Chinese novel eRomance the
Three Kingdomsi by Lo Kuan-Chung. The game player becomes a ruler, in a
land fragmented by warring lords, with the task of unifying China. You must
display great cunning, statesmanship, and battle skill to become the greatest
ruler in Chinais history.
BEGINNING GAME PLAY
Select scenario 1, a strong ruler such as Cao Cao or Liu Bei, beginner level, and
historic mode when just learning to play Dragon of Destiny. Do not create a
ruler or generals until you have become familiar with the general strategy of this
game.
1. Plan your strategy in advance. Some of your plans will not prove
fruitful for a number of years.
2. Invest gold in cultivation and your cityis economy. Assign civil
officers for 6 month periods of duty throughout the year to these tasks. Your
food and gold will increase.
3. Train your troops, rally the armies, hire or draft new troops to build
your forces.
4. Do not forget to purchase sufficient weapons from the merchants
with which to arm your troops.
5. Use the PLOT command RVL (rival) to create dissension among
other war lords, this action will reduce their forces and give you space in which
to make your city-state strong.
6. Beware of committing yourself to alliances that will prove to be
cumbersome, but make strategic alliances when necessary for the protection of
your fledgling empire.
7. Use the commands INFO and SPY to gain information on the cities
and rulers around you. Send your spy in for a minimum of 3 months. You may
be able to recruit your rivals' generals and gain enough information to plan the
acquisition of another city.
8. War with other rulers, once you have built your forces, and gain
new cities for your empire.
9.. When you gain a new city, start building up resources immediately.
10. Strengthen your army before moving.
11. Keep using the RVL command to create dissension and reduce the
armies of cities targeted in your plan of conquest.
WARNING!
Appoint governors of sufficient ability, officers of Advisor level, to rule
vassal cities. You will lose control of vassal cities whose governors do not have
high enough ability. You will lose control of your ruler (and lose all hope of
winning the game) if he is moved into one of these uncontrollable cities.
Use this routine to raise your cityis economy, cultivation of food, and defensive
and offensive strength while keeping other rulers away. Start your ruleris
conquest when there is enough food, gold and armed troops to conquer and hold
new territory.
(C)1993 KOEI Corporation
