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Thanks for the info, I was wondering the exact location so I could scry and see how things are. Unfortunately my spy network is extremely lacking :)

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Everyone:
1) I delayed hosting until 24 hours.
2) I have also modified it back to 72 hour hosting instead of 120.

Please let me know if anyone has any questions/issues.

Thanks

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Hosting delayed 12 hours (sorry. on the road. will do better next week).

Re: Why not ? Newbie/intermediate game 8/8 [in progress]
 

Hey I cannot play anymore due to demands in rl, can we delay until I find a sub? I don't want to go AI

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Yes. I delayed 72 hours. I saw a post of yours in another thread. I think a player there wants to sub. I will recruit.

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Depending on how Jomon feels I'm ready to concede this game to Bogarus. I think the 3 of us should be able to beat Arco, especially because it is suffering from a leadership crisis, and after that it is two on one (in one configuration or another), which doesn't sound particularly fun. If Jomon wants to keep playing though I'm willing to.

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This may sound a bit selfish but I'm not really ready to concede the war to Bogarus yet. It will be interesting to see how things turn out.

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Not selfish at all. I agree. The 3 of us are very competitive with each other in scores. Also not a foregone conclusion that we will defeat Arco. Even if we do, it could easily turn into a 3-way fight (instead of 2 against 1) or any of us may come out of the Arco wars substantially stronger.

Starcryst is taking over Arco.

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Hi all. Nothing like coming into a game at war with all the other players!

I have pie for anyone who wants to come over to my side. :D

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Only if its strawberry pie!

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Thank you so much, starcryst, for taking over as Arco. I know it's kind of hard to find subs so you have my appreciation. :)

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Apparently we now have a NAP (non-aggression pie) because I indeed can produce strawberry pie.

Seriously though - can anyone fill me in on recent events? Am I officially at war with all 4 remaining players including C'tis? Have there been any globals cast and taken down recently?

Any background at all would be appreciated.

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Sure! Does your appreciation extend far enough that you might change your mind about attacking me? :D

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I know for a fact that Jomon and you have battled. I also know that Bogarus and you are a war. You invaded the C'tis homelands and they are also fighting back at you (Apparentely C'tis bloodied Arco's nose pretty badly a few turns ago).

There is only 1 global up. its been up the entire time. Everyone has promised to leave it up (Just Kidding).

As far as recent events, I don't think anything major other than the start of everyone going after Arco due to their huge expansion. I'll let others fill in though.

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So are we officially at war yet?

By "we" I mean Bog and Arco.

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Yes. We are at war also, though we are struggling to find lands that border to fight on.

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Sorry, no :D

The whole game has been pretty uneventful really, the only war I took part in was with Bogarus and Caelum against Marignon. I think Caelum conquered T'ien Ch'i and Arco defeated Utgard. Not sure about the rest. Otherwise we've all been calmly watching each other. No globals apart from the one currently up, in fact this current World War is probably the most interesting thing to happen for the whole game.

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There are two globals up. Ctis put "Foul Air" up, which seems fairly annoying. My NAP with Arco ends either next turn or the turn after (all communication with Arco was done in game so I have to go through old turns to be sure, which I will do at some point).

Jomon, Bogarus and I all worked together to defeat Marignon, while Arco single handedly crushed Utgard. After which Arcos great strength and heavy handed diplomacy (though we might have attacked him even if he was being really friendly) led Jomon, Bogarus and Caelum (I) to all to declare war/end NAPs with him.

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Yes. I've got to concur with Debaser on that point. The previous ruler of Arco was somewhat arrogant about claiming C'tis lands that he had not conquered yet. Made all the more funny when C'tis crushed his inavding force.

On a side note. C'tis and Bogarus had a brief, uneventful war...but have now made peace and are working together to give both sides a path towards Aroc.

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Actually Arco did not single handedly defeat Jomon. Jomon was at war with Ctis and I beat him back and was marching back towards his capital when Arco attacked Jomon and then shortly after attempted to attack me until I kicked him back out of my lands. I may be tiny compared to everyone else but I pack a punch.

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Think he's talking about Bogarus not Jomon since I am not near C'tis whatsoever.

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Actually I think Utgard. Both C'tis and Arco had a hand in their downfall. I think Caelum and either Arco or C'tis finished off TC.

Re: Why not ? Newbie/intermediate game 8/8 [in progress]
 

Oops Yeah Utgard, not Jomon. Matty is correct. Caelum finished off TC but I had a few battles with them as well.

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Hey guys - I got slaughtered this turn and I'm not too keen on playing 3 against 1 against people who are obviously not newbie / intermediate players. I'm still learning the game and this is already turning into a bloodbath where my lack of experience is going to just get me wiped out very quickly. So let me know if you want me to turn Arco AI or what, but the AI would probably give you all a better fight at this point.

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Starcryst: I appreciate you posting this as opposed to just disappearing which some people do.
I think Minor Kitty kind of left you holding the bag. Arco's position was not as strong as was advertised and the previous owner bailed just as the rest of the world was about to bring them down.

Don't turn AI yet please. I will delay hosting. I need to ask the other players here: Should we try for a sub, or turn Arco AI?

I thinking finding a sub will be difficult and going AI might be best way to go at this point.

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I'm willing to break my NAPS with both Jomon and Bogarus and join Arco if he wants to continue playing and you guys think it will make for a more interesting game. Arco will have to improve his understanding of the game really quickly though if we are to have a chance (using mages with his armies, equipping SCs and thugs, ect).

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I am ok with that if Arco and Jomon are?

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I'm fine with that too.

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Starcryst: Does that work for you? I think Jomon and Bogarus both have NAP3s with Caelum. I think waiting 3 turns will be devestating for Arco but everyone deserves a little time to prepare.
So what do you say as far as Caelum is concerned, everyone can script attack orders anytime AFTER this current turn?

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This was my original strat, to try and woo Caelum into an alliance to balance the playing field. But what I've learned in my first engagements with you two, is that I'm woefully unprepared for dealing with advanced player strats. You guys both had strats in place anticipating my movements and I've just burned 1/3 of my military force and a huge portion of my gems to no effect because your kung fu >> my kung fu. I seriously doubt I'll be able to stem the tide at this point and I think by forcing an alliance we are just dooming Caelum to a short bloody war with a newbie player as an ally.

Not that I don't want to help out, but I don't see any way to stop either Bogs or Jomons main army (or even slow them down). I think if you invite a more seasoned player into the position with an alliance with Caelum in place, then you'd have a game worth playing. I think I'm just going to be a glorified punching bag until I get more experience under my belt.

Sorry about this, but I simply had no idea how advanced players who call themselves "intermediate" are. Let me know what you guys decide to do.

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StarCryst: I've read several implications that Lumix and I are somehow advanced players. I think you can look at other games I've played and see that is not true. I know that Minor_Kitty advertised the Arco position as dominant. minor_kitty was wrong.

The best way to learn is to play people a little better or that know a few tricks of the trades and learn from it. THat is much better than a dominating win.

I suggest we take a 72 hour break. We can all give you a few pointers on the game. Debaser obviously has some ideas in mind that are good ones. My guess is that if you take this offer your forces may not be victorious but you will learn much more for the next game you start fresh.

Let us know what you think.

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Sure I'm game. I took this position not because I thought I'd win but because I wanted to learn, so this is ideal. I didn't know you guys would be so helpful - I thought I'd just stepped into a buzzsaw and that I'd be steamrolled and that didn't seem like fun or like a good learning experience.

I am traveling in San Fran right now on work and I have little time for the game atm. I'll be back on Sunday and can get back into the game on Monday. I'll get my next turn in tomorrow or the next day and then I can get back to more consistent turns next week.

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Sounds great and we appreciate it. So let's do this if everyone agrees:
1) I have game on hold until Monday morning and can delay more if needed.
2) Starcryst has gotten some pointers. If you need some more details (like Debaser mentioned mage support and kitting out thugs/SC's) just ask.
3) Arco war against Jomon and Bogarus is still on.
4) After this turns hosts, next turn war starts between Caelum vs. Jomon, Bogarus (i.e. we can script attack orders next turn).
5) Didn't forget about C'tis. Our arrangement still stands.

If anyone has any questions or disagrees with above, let me know.

Starcryst: As game moves along, if you are losing battles, please feel free to PM me questions and I'll also try to offer whatever pointers I can. I really appreciate you hanging in there when far too many others just go awol!

Cheers.

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I'm in San Francisco if you want to talk about the game :). I'm kind of worried about Ctis actually. I think my ignoring of him might just piss him off and he's already done a lot of damage.

Re: Why not ? Newbie/intermediate game 8/8 [in progress]
 

I postponed hosting 16 hours.

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Ctis was taking a bit of a break.. Sorry for the stales.. But there wasn't really much for me to do at the time anyways.. So don't get alarmed if I stale a bit when nothing is really going on for me. But I'm active again now as you can see.

Re: Why not ? Newbie/intermediate game 8/8 [in progress]
 

Glad to have you back. Some goodies on the way. I delayed 24 hours.

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I need a delay for at least 24 hours as I'm traveling atm. Thanks.

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Will Do!

Re: Why not ? Newbie/intermediate game 8/8 [in progress]
 

12 hour delay please. Been slacking on my dominions turns...too much DOTA

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No worries. 12 hours added on!

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Thanks. Done turn.

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I delayed hosting 24 hours.

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Everyone. I am delaying by 48 hours. I apologize. Some medical things with the boys. nothing serious. But eating up a lot of time.

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I hope "the boys" isn't a reference to your junk. Game is getting interesting. Kind of cagey right now.

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Fortunately not! lol. Some medical stuff for my sons, but all is well.
I agree. This is a really fun game and I think everyone is throwing some surprises into the mix.

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Do y'all need more time for this turn?

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Despite my best turn in along time,Sheddan the matyr be praised, I am ready to concede if Arco doesn't show up soon.

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I understand completely. I will delay until we get arco resolved.

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Arco has some real life issues. Checking to see if we need a sub or not