Quote from jerryttYou cannot simply state the outcome of the battle, you can only state your move...
I send half of my albows to the left and half to the right, preventing you from hiding.
Darn! I have all of my albows attack at one point, at this moment in the battle you cannot have more than four or so, so all I have to do is get rid of two at one direction.
Eh, now you're just kinda flailing around xD
Admit it, the albows lose.
But your original point has merit; albows aren't useless of course. You just have to have a giant to tank. Otherwise they are not viable.