Murphy's Jagged Alliance 2 Laws

The smart JA2 player always has a spare keyboard around; if the Alt and L keys on yours still work, you're a newbie.

- Robert Mueller

Few people have less grasp of tactics than your enemies. Your militiamen are some of them.

- Robert Mueller

No matter how good your lock-picking expert gets, the locks get better.

- Robert Mueller

Regeneration boosters, explosives, and enough ammo. Pick two.

- Robert Mueller

As soon as the enemy puts just one more square of distance between you and him, your previous hyperfrag sniper rifle with laser sight, telescopic sight, bipod, and extended barrel will spray bullets all around him.

- Robert Mueller

If you lose a merc through death or the end of the contract, you'll be in the middle of nowhere and forced to leave behind their heavy gear. This is most commonly your heavy weapons expert, who carries a few LAWs and your mortar.

- Robert Mueller

There is no such thing as a guaranteed hit.

- Robert Mueller

After spending five minutes hunting down the last enemy, he will flee the sector.

- Robert Mueller

You never notice that none of your mercs has a good score in Leadership until you try to recruit someone.

- Robert Mueller

Never count on even mortally wounded enemies missing you.

- Robert Mueller

If an enemy is dug in, you'll have forgotten to bring a mortar.

- Robert Mueller

After you blow your money on a few two-week contracts for expensive mercenaries, they'll arrive, bitch about not liking the guys in your old squad, then leave.

- Robert Mueller

After making a Quick save, you'll realize that your mercs are surrounded by enemies wielding Rocket Rifles.

- Robert Mueller

When you think you've got a foothold in Arulco, one town's mine runs dry, the other gets run over by the bugs, and the army recaptures a third one.

- Robert Mueller

If you forgot to repair your equipment after each battle, your rifle will jam when you spend your merc's last action points to kill a wounded enemy, who will reattribute by firing a LAW at your position.

- Robert Mueller

Remember - the entire country is hostile. Trees will bend to swallow your bullets, while enemies can shoot through whole forests.

- Robert Mueller

You never run out of medical kits.

- Robert Mueller