[citanul]

seeing as how we have a whole forum just to talk about the strategy of such tournaments, i don't see how a rational person can expect a short and concise response to this question.

i'd recommend, as a starter, looking for adanthar's robotic strategy. you might have to figure out how to use a search function, or google, or the recent archives. for more history on the subject you should look in to the now outdated benfranklin or aleomagus beating the party 10+1 posts.

but first, you should ponder the first sentence of this post, and wonder why it might be frustrating to see your original post.