Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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On the surface, Thousand Year Door is a fun, engaging Mario RPG. Dig deeper, though, and you'll find a a surprising amount of depth when it comes to crafting cool and unique strategies. In this lecture, Professor Kappy goes through the steps to optimize strategies you've created to make them better, faster, and stronger!
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Strategy 101 is a lecture-style series where Kappy talks about strategizing in Paper Mario. This class will help you improve your strategic thinking and make a you a better and more stylish strategist in Paper Mario!

USEFUL LINKS
Basics of Strategy Lecture youtube.com/watch?v=5-ErNNBFqBI&ab_channel=Kappy
Turning Ideas into Strategies Lecture youtube.com/watch?v=VLXglh3nKxc&ab_channel=Kappy

64 Strategy Contest Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJw_KTe2ZP4aTzkLF4kDjWfhNXq84XiYq
TTYD Strategy Contest Playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJw_KTe2ZP4Yqkbb-AlRUCtH87rwPQ0qb
Glitz Pit Discord Server discord.gg/QDZPbJ4

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
0:21 First Draft Refresher
1:18 Steps to fully completing a strategy Refresher
2:05 STEP 4 (Optimize)
4:06 What to optimize first?
5:39 Optimization #1 (Too Much Damage) pt1
7:19 STEP 5 (X Draft)
9:11 2nd Draft
10:13 STEP X (6) (Re-optimize)
11:55 Optimization #2 (Phase 1 Turn Count) pt1
13:28 Optimization #2 (Phase 1 Turn Count) pt2
14:05 Third Draft
15:48 FINAL STEP (Finishing Touches)
19:35 Any finishing touches?
21:18 You're done!!
22:50 Homework?
23:42 Strategy 101 is over, but don't fret!
24:28 Stay tuned for future lectures!

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