NORTH & SOUTH - Hints

                Sent in by Henry Rushing

     For newcomers to the game - when you realise you have trouble 
with  battles  in  the  action mode it's better  to  play  on  the 
Confederate  side  at  the beginning because  they  are  generally 
stronger at the beginning phase.

     Absolutely  important!  At all possible costs try  to  occupy 
North  Carolina.  This is the only state that reinforcements  from 
Europe land (this goes for both armies).  It is a good  precaution 
to have one or at the most two armies in the area to help  protect 
North Carolina. 

If you've decided to add the effect of random Indian attacks  then 
don't  keep troops in Iowa or Texas if possible.  There is a  very 
high attack rate in these two states. 

Most  of the battles are carried out in the west.  Here  you  will 
find the most railroad lines.  Send the mass of your troops to the 
west and keep a couple of armies in the east to protect  N.C.  and 
attack  the opposing side's cities. Successful attacks  on  cities 
lower the opponent's income.

If,  after a battle you realise that your winning army consists of 
just pitiful survivors, it's a good idea to send them and attack a 
stronger opposing army.  It's obvious that these troops are  going 
on  a  suicide  mission  but they're too weak to  be  of  any  use 
protecting  anything.  They  can help to weaken an  opposing  army 
substantially.  Your surviving troops can do more damage than  you 
imagine.  Afterwards you can go in with a fresh army of yours  and 
finish it off easily.  You will notice that a typical tactic  from 
the computer in this situation will be to "run like hell".