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[peekama]

Well, I just got through two sieges without using a hallway of death of anything like that.  I must say, watching my champion wrestlers beat goblins to death is must more gratifying than the trap method

[Duke 2.0]

 Now give them weapons and watch the limbs fly away. Or the bodies fly away.

 Although I have always been partial to the 15+ z-level pit.

[Ezuku]

Now watch your ultimate champion wrestlers of death all decide that plump helmet wine is more important than the survival of your fortress.

Traps are good not because they're particularly lethal, but because they're actually smarter than dwarves. Oh, and cheap and easy to make... that too.

[peekama]

 Now give them weapons and watch the limbs fly away. Or the bodies fly away.

 Although I have always been partial to the 15+ z-level pit.

I wanted to give them weapons before the sieges came, but I didn't have any forges set up...

The weapons the goblins left behind should more than suffice though

Now watch your ultimate champion wrestlers of death all decide that plump helmet wine is more important than the survival of your fortress.

Traps are good not because they're particularly lethal, but because they're actually smarter than dwarves. Oh, and cheap and easy to make... that too.

One of my champions actually decided to take a nap in the middle of snapping a goblins neck.  I lol'd

[Tormy]

Well, I just got through two sieges without using a hallway of death of anything like that.  I must say, watching my champion wrestlers beat goblins to death is must more gratifying than the trap method

Eheh, yeah, one of the reasons why I am not using any traps at all. Military action >>>> traps + defense mechanisms. 

[Jake]

Personally, I'd go for a balance; a few traps to soften them up, a main entrance you can seal up, and a side door you can have your trouble-boys leave by to flank the evil sods.

[sneakey pete]

I prefer to arm my dwarves with spears. less mess.

[Warlord255]

I prefer to arm my dwarves with spears. less mess.

Maces are good for that, too, unless you're fighting in close quarters or a thick forest.

[sneakey pete]

I tend to find, unfortunately, that after the user gets to extremely high levels, enemies can be flung a good 30 tiles and still explode in gore.