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How to fuck up a siege in nine easy steps:

1) Put all your dudes outside the walls so you have to panic retreat them through the gates in the middle of the battle.
2) If you've got extra dudes that won't fit in the castle, park them outside the walls too. Definitely don't hide them in a nearby forest as a siegebreaking reserve force.
3) Cavalry are best used in a head-on, unsupported charge into an unknown enemy in pitch darkness. Every knight of the realm and dothraki screamer knows this.
4) Put your siege engines outside the walls too, you're not gonna need those except to throw dramatic-looking fireballs at the beginning.
5) When the bad guys are standing still in front of your awesome flame moat, for god's sake don't shoot them! That would be unsporting.
6) Timing is crucial! When the bad guys start climbing the walls, *that's* the time to realize you should rush up there to defend them.
7) Once you get up on the wall, for god's sake, *don't* have a supply of flaming pitch, firewood, and other things ready to throw down on your highly flammable enemies. Can't be too careful!
8) Remember, your dragons are your most valuable weapons. So make sure they spend the whole battle flying around in aimless circles rather than standing on top of the walls setting fire to anything that moves.
9) Finally, the enemy general can raise the dead! You've been talking about this fact for months now. Whatever you do, don't take any precautions or adjust your tactics to deal with this problem.

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Just watched it. Was expecting a lot more important characters to die. I'm happy that Davos lived, but I do wonder what exactly he was doing for most of the battle. Arya is a complete and utter badass. That's why you always want a Rogue in your party, forget about picking locks and disarming traps.

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