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Penny Pincher achievement in Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

Penny Pincher

Get a winning High Score with 10 or less Squads against the Heroic AI.

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  • Strategy OneStrategy One
    22 Dec 2016 22 Dec 2016
    Guide to winning in under 10 minutes with under 10 units unlocking these achievements:

    Halo Wars: Definitive EditionBig Al's ScooterThe Big Al's Scooter achievement in Halo Wars: Definitive Edition worth 33 pointsWin a Heroic Skirmish Game against the AI in under 10 minutes.


    Halo Wars: Definitive EditionPenny PincherThe Penny Pincher achievement in Halo Wars: Definitive Edition worth 34 pointsGet a winning High Score with 10 or less Squads against the Heroic AI.


    Set game up with this:

    1v1
    Map: Chasms
    Mode: Deathmatch
    Difficulty: Heroic
    Team: Captain Cutter
    A.I.: Captain Cutter

    1) Immediately fill your que with Warthogs and build 4 turrets
    2) Once your first warthog is built run to enemies base and destroy the 1st building they started to build while spamming LT (all units) and continually attacking
    3) Attack and destroy main building
    4) Destroy any enemy remaining units making sure you don't accidentally build over 10 warthogs (cancel building que if needed)

    It should take no more than 5 minutes.

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    TheDonSimeoniDid this three times, but not pop. Make sure Live isn't having problems as you do this -.-

    Great way to check if Live is having problems with achievements while playing Halo Wars is to look at the "24 Hours of Quality" Achievement, if you see no progress on that, then achievements aren't tracking atm.

    Hopefully, they will both pop once Live is fixed.
    Posted by TheDonSimeoni on 17 Feb 21 at 10:27
    ShilohCyanWhat counts as 10 squads? Does a scarab count as one? or 20?
    Posted by ShilohCyan on 13 Jun 22 at 08:07
    PirateyeIf the enemy starts building tanks just use spartans to hijack enemy vehicles.
    Posted by Pirateye on 03 Jul 22 at 01:29
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  • AstrArcturusAstrArcturus
    21 Dec 2016 22 Dec 2016
    Your best bet is to use a covenant leader in Deathmatch to bum rush a UNSC AI. I played on Chasms in a 1v1 Deathmatch against Forge, made a temple for Regret, and a hall for 3 Wraiths. After a few tries i was able to get to the enemy base and destroy it everything with the cleanse beam before too many units were made.
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    xDaffWorked well for me, though I added an additional Wraith for the hell of it.
    Posted by xDaff on 22 Dec 16 at 19:09
  • R09U3A55A55IN90R09U3A55A55IN90
    19 May 2020 19 May 2020 19 May 2020
    Here's a guide how to do "Penny Pincher" and "Big Al's Scooter" at once.
    I hope you enjoy.

    Start a 1v1 Deathmatch on Chasms.
    Take Cutter as your hero and Forge as your enemy.
    Set the difficulty to heroic, of course.
    Now build 9 warthogs and try to rush your enemy's base before he can build even one building.
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