I was trying to think worst case scenario in which he could have 2 archers defending Washington. Now, I didn't count the tiles, but 9 does seem quite a distance to travel. And, I think the first wave would have to be a good sized stack so that the defenders don't have time to heal before reinforcements arrive.afpunk said:In reply to Conroe, this being noble, Roosevelt most likely won't have archers yet (though that won't last too long). If we want to go this route, I'd want to have Washington down and out before turn 50....that's when he'll get his second border expansion. Hmm, this idea might be the best way to go if we stick with it....however, a unit leaving our capital will have to move 9 times to attack Washington.
Alternatively, we could get a settler and hook up those horses and try a chariot rush. Unfortunately, we won't be able to chop rush the settler, or even any other units for that matter.