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