<Profuse swearing>
Anyway, I know how the battle system works, and in the rare instance where your opponent attacks from the front: (happens a lot in Blowhard) the front guy takes the damage, but I see this board is a lot like Blowhard: so I really need a partner in front...
I know I have 2 items, I don't want to use them right now. and what happens on the star space, isn't that a random event?
You may have hit first, BUT I got your question 7.5 times as fast as you did!!! and you are outta money so your guys leave now *evil grin*
PS: This is how I always wind up playing duel maps: I don't attack for a while, and wind up with about a gazillion coins before I do...
*My real signature went on strike, said something about "unfair working conditions". So, this is a temporary replacement sig, until I can work things out with the real sig.