The Older Goats Opening
For the older Goats setup, place Dispenser first, let the Goats be depleted, and deploy separate low-level Mercenary plots when you need protection while Palace and Dispenser kill attackers. This opening predates a reduction in starting Goats and does not guarantee a clear in version 1.0.
Check Your Starting Setup
Goats is a King of Greed quest built around expendable Goat troops, Palace, Dispenser and Mercenaries. In the older approach, Goat deaths help support the early economy, while Palace and Dispenser provide the damage.
Players reported in October 2026 that the starting count had dropped from 36 to 24 Goats. Compare your opening board with those counts before copying the older sequence, especially its decision to let the Goats run out.
Quest Mode includes Knight, King and Chaos difficulties. Match any walkthrough to your selected difficulty before following its opening; do not assume the older Goats sequence applies equally across them.
Play the Older Opening in Order
- Place Dispenser first. It provides an early attacker and remains part of the damage plan alongside Palace.
- Let the Goats be depleted before relying heavily on Palace. Their deaths support the early economy in this older setup.
- Hold Mercenaries in hand until extra protection is needed. This keeps their deployment available for the point when attackers need delaying.
- Deploy Mercenaries on separate low-level plots when you need protection. They delay attackers while Palace and Dispenser do the killing.
When the Older Opening Falls Short
A favorable decree does not make the older opening a guaranteed clear. After the starting Goat reduction, players struggled to reproduce earlier victories even with favorable decrees, so avoid treating a failed attempt as proof that you simply chose the wrong decree.
Keep the intended roles in mind when adjusting your attempt: Mercenaries delay attackers, while Palace and Dispenser supply the damage. Use that division of jobs to assess your next deployment rather than expecting the older sequence to carry every starting setup.