Note: This is a HTML adaptation of the Romance of the Three
Kingdoms: Dragon of Destiny Game Play Guide, authored by Koei Corporation.
Overview KOEI's Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a strategy game designed
around the characters and times of the 14th century historic Chinese
novel "Romance Of The Three Kingdoms" 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 China's 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.
Plan your strategy in advance. Some of your plans will not
prove fruitful for a number of years.
Invest gold in cultivation and your city's economy. Assign
civil officers for 6 month periods of duty throughout the year
to these tasks. Your food and gold will increase.
Train your troops, rally the armies, hire or draft new troops
to build your forces.
Do not forget to purchase sufficient weapons from the merchants
with which to arm your troops.
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.
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.
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.
War with other rulers, once you have built your forces, and
gain new cities for your empire.
When you gain a new city, start building up resources immediately.
Strengthen your army before moving.
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.
