Suddenly a whole crop of “increased troops” cheaters is ruining game play for me!

[stable thistle]

They seem able to increase their troop number at the beginning of rolls at will. Not by a lot each time, sometimes 4 or 5, sometimes more. It’s obvious to anyone who’s been playing a while and understands how troop numbers are arrived at based on territories or continents you control.

Common people, this makes playing this game a frustrating experience! They are doing it in 1vs1 and even casual FFA so it’s just people trying to screw up the game experience for others. Mods need to go after these cheats!

[deep dirge]

There is a Draft Phase, then A roll/attach Phase followed by fortifying which increases your army by #. Hope that helps catch those players in your area.

[analog anvil]

I've been playing this 6+ years and only ever seen troop numbers being manipulated maybe twice.
If you see it, report it. If the report comes back negative then check your calculations. (1 troop per 3 territories [min 3 troops] + 2 troops per capital + territory bonuses)

[stable thistle]

Wrong! It’s easy to spot, especially in first rolls. Just had another one…cheater should have gotten 5 troops but received 9??? I reported then quit the FFA game. If, as you say, that you’ve only seen it (maybe) twice, then you haven’t been playing much lately!

[void karma]

Why should they have gotten 5 troops instead of 9? If it was a 1v1 game then player 2 always gets more troops to help with going second. If they are last in a 6 player FFA game they get +3 more than they normally would. Many ways they can get more at the start of their turn. Territory count, bonus, capitals, or turn order.

[deep dirge]

[stable thistle]

Wait, you’re compensated more troops for your turn in the rotation? Okay, I didn’t know that. That could well explain what I’m seeing!

[bright geyser]

Wow

[lunar marlin]

In a 6 player game:
p4 receives +1
p5 receives +2
p6 receives +3

Only applies to turn 1 - and is to account for likely lost territories/troops before they've played

for 1v1 it's not quite as effective - same with 3/4 player games, as it isn't really scaled as "how many territories you're likely to lose" to "how many troops should be given"

[broken phoenix]

Seriously I'm tired of these cheaters, I demend all my money back look at this shit

[craggy zodiac]

Is there a way to show my past games? I just played a game where the guy didnt even try to hide that he was cheating

[violet bay]

I had that happen to me as well they got 29 armies on their first turn! I reported it and they did nothing