Returning SB Player - Observations

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Gents: 


But as a commander, how do you "plan" for these results? 

More importantly, how do you adopt and change your tactics to minimize such "unknowns?" 

In Brief,
You stack as much in your favour as you can..and then you keep your fingers crossed.
as Cardinal Mazarin (Not Napoleon!!) said:

"the question to ask of a general is not, Is he skilful? but , is he lucky?"