My favorite game is Proximity. My goal has been to break into the Top 100 high scores, 
which would be pretty good since millions have played. Well, I've done it with a score of 10,380 armies which is good for a ranking of 21st on the list. I'm currently documenting why I did so well - and it appears I've just been lucky and can tell when to run and when to hide. When I get around to reporting the results, I can say that they are not obvious. For the most part, take what you think would give you a high score and then do the opposite.
OK, so I had been thinking on how to better my earlier scores (typically 1000-4000 on Expert level). I thought about creating a computer program that would help me learn optimal strategy. But when I estimated that this could take 50+ hours and the optimal strategy might be "take advantage of good luck", I decided it's best just to play games quickly. Obviously, this worked.
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