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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Kudos to Alneyan for a well executed strategy so far http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

His constant nagging of “Oh, I don’t have a chance against the mighty Horde” and “Oh, made a crucial mistake that cost me the Last tiny bit of hope I ever had” worked like a breeze. The Primitive one became well buttered up and became lazy, never wondering why Alneyans ships never seemed to get more advanced. Not once did the thought “wonder where he spends his research points ?” make a guest appearance in the dim-witted barbarians brain.

Needless to say I was quite surprised when a warphole appeared and some small fleets started the slow march towards my home system. Luckily for me the fleets are not too large and would be low on supplies so it don’t stray too much from the shortest path. The first is still one jump away from the Hordes lair and I may or may not get enough defences ready to stop it http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif . Meanwhile the Horde are pushing forward at the regular borders, glassing many and capturing a few planets on the way. It’s still a long way to go before I reach Alneyans central systems (Huge Tesco map) so if he can control his happiness levels this one can go on for a long time yet.

Still a lot to play for and this game is far form over. One thing is for sure though; I won’t make the mistake of underestimating the snickering one again http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

I've upgraded to the latest patch so my KOTH game can be upgraded whenever convenient.

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

We shall see how it plays out Primitive, but be warned of the trump card! I recently learnt the Summon Asmala spell, and thanks to this powerful invocation the League should save the day. I can daydream, can't I?

Let's see if the gambit can actually prove to be successful, along with a few other surprises, which I will not mention lest I should spoil the fun for you. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Why, I thought our 2vs2 game was supposed to revel any doubt about my status Slynky. Somehow you are stil questioning my word though, in spite of your little inquiry concerning my true erh... occupation. It will be my sad duty to report this behaviour to the agency and... No, I swear it was a mere lapsus and not a confession.

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I'm ready also. On with the upgrade!

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Regardless of how the game comes out, I suspect you have gained a bit of respect. I see a good player in you...kind of like an Asmala in training but with a bit more eccentricity (and who types more http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif ).

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Am I talkative? Nay, I merely romance what could be summed up in a few sentences and... Granted, I attempt to play tricks over the Primitive One mind, but that's all. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Still, thanks Slynky, but do not speak too much about it lest Primitive should become wary. After all, who knows, a window of opportunity might still appear, giving me free leave to turn the tables. Taking him by surprise seems to have worked in this regard at Last, even if the military wasn't exactly able to exploit this situation. But I do digress.

On a (not so) competely unrelated topic, would it be allowed to use the 10 wormholes per system rule to protect a few systems from warp openers and other annoying things along the same lines? Obviously, there should always be at least a way to reach any colony, and it would be almost impossible to ward all your systems but one in such a manner. Still, preventing from unwanted entrances behind the lines could be useful, if given the time to do so. Thanks for the answer!

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I think you will find there are differing opinions on 10-holes in a system to stop other holes from opening.

Most people don't like turtling (I think that means closing yourself completely off in such a way). Although you may find some people who would call creating 10 holes cheesy, I'm sure you'd find some who think it's OK to do as long as there is a path to attack you. Like me for instance.

Re: Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?
 

my game with MB seems to have double-generated. the Last turn i played was #30 and it generated 31 and 32. there was about an hour between turn generations.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I can see nothing wrong in log. Geo, do you have any clue what happened?

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Did someone press the Send Turn button twice?