Re: Chinchilla - Game for new/newish players (open
 

to the lord of c'tis,
strictly speaking you've already breached the non aggressive pact between us you signed right away. You demanded the control over #49, which I took before we met, and then attacked #49 when it's clear that we need to withdraw our southern expanding force via it even if we decided to hand it to you. and the attack on #49 is timed on the turn after you sent your messenger, you don't even give us a chance to send you our response.
This is definitely not a good way to get things done. As I said above, we've conquered #49 before we met, and I failed to see any reason for your "#49 rightfully belongs to c'tis" claiming, the Arco is here to ask you to remove your forces from #49. You may took #39 the turn after, as I agree to that, but your presence in #49 is clearly a violation of the NAP between us, considering you ATTACKED a province UNDER MY CONTROL without my agreement.

Chinchilla - Delay game?
 

I will be out of town with no email/internet access Friday-Sunday (July20-July22).
If alright with all to delay during that time? If not, have fun. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: Chinchilla - Delay game?
 

no problem for me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: Chinchilla - Delay game?
 

To Arco: we have not agreed on any NAP yet. While I greeted you with friendly words upon encountering you on the map, no explicit NAP terms were proposed. Also, in your reply to our first friendly message, you discussed no NAP but instead you insisted on keeping an essential province close to our capital.

With respect to our attack on province 49, I only learned of the geograhic situation you are referring to (the mountain ridge to the east that would indeed require you to withdraw your troops via province 49) from a scout this this very turn. I was assuming you would continue your advance into the indy provinces to the east and would have the possibility to circle back north from there. We do apologize for this unfortunate and bloody encounter, but I assure you it was not intentional.

Anyways, now that it is clear to all that C'tis honor is still intact as no NAP was broken, I suggest we further discuss the future relations between our nations among ourselves.

Re: Chinchilla - Delay game?
 

I'll likely remember to delay the game when the time comes but it won't hurt to send me a reminder PM before you go away.

-Ubercat

Re: Chinchilla - Delay game?
 

Thanks Ubercat. - will do! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: Chinchilla - Delay game?
 

[nothing to see here, move along.]

Re: Chinchilla - Delay game?
 

This is just so bad, our lizard friend. We killed indies on those provinces, and you insist your ownership over them without even giving us a compensation that I offered to you saying if you could let me have MY province. We tried to be friendly at our best: Offer you ANOTHER province we conquered plus 6 years tax from MY province for, well, MY province, and now you are claiming that you shall have THIS our province and THAT our province while I will get nothing from you except your "reasonable" word and your continuous attack on our provinces.
*sigh.
No pact? As you wish. Let it be, lizards. I had some good fried lizards as my lunch in the other game last turn, and I must admit that the taste is rather exotic. I won't mind for another try.

.............and I guess it would be a good time to teach you that Dominions is after all a diplomatic game. One day messengers of Arco and others will be busy running across the land of ex-ctis to deliver valuable goodwill and negotiations, but too bad, you won't be alive to see that day.
Although I might recall these good days we had together, when I and probably my friend pisses on your tomb. Oh my, your foul bones deserve that.

Re: Chinchilla - Delay game?
 

To the nation of C'tis: In light of your recent military and political scandals, the nation of pythium finds it necessary to demand these concessions in order to secure the safety of its borders:

Concession the first:

That you hereby cede these lands unto the administration of pythium to act as a buffer to pythium's heart:

Kisrik Highlands(5)
Dry Bottom (21)
Akhatala Wastes (39)

Concession the Second:
Furthermore, as a further demonstration of goodwill, you will donate either 25 astral gems or 500 gold into pythium coffers to cover pythium expenses of preparing its buffer zones against possible aggresion.

Failure to comply will result in you facing a two front war against two different nations, which together are capable of removing you from the map entirely with the slightest amount of effort, as we seek to ensure that our borders are populated by those we trust to be good neighbors.

Re: Chinchilla - Delay game?
 

Well well, I was just wondering what was taking you so long, Pythium.

Let's first make something very clear: if you wish to backstab and blackmail the honorable nation of C'tis, and align yourself with the scum of Arco, then that is one thing. But do not do it under the pretense of ensuring safety for yourself. C'tis has not been involved in any political or military schandal; these exist only in the minds of Arco. And your borders are perfectly safe I would say, with a nice castle and 200+ troops only 2 provinces away from my capital.

So, now we have established the true situation, of which you decided to take advantage and blackmail us. Fair enough. We will contact you privately with a counter-offer. Also, we ask that you specify exactly how you will guarantee the safety of our borders once we have reached an agreement.