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

Come on you Middle of the Hill woosies! Finish you petty squabbles and move to the top. The mighty Kazarp empire is looking for some empires to exterminate.

DavidG (aka Kazarp)

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Geo, please terminate the game between Dreico and myself. I forfeit the win to him. I must confess, he has used a secret weapon...our empire was destroyed by boredom.

Game created by you on March 17th and we're only up to 2400.5 on March 26th. At that rate, the hill will be flat due to natural erosion by the time this game is over.

Either he doesn't have much interest in the game or he's too busy to play. In either case, I'll take a loss and try someone else (someone with a better track record submitting turns). (I realize the turnaround time is 120 hours, but in the beginning, the turns only take about one minute to do).

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

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Middle of the hill? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

How about in the rut at the bottom?

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

RexTorres won our game. Drones seem to be totally useless against point defence. Geo, I will try again so but me back to the bottom.

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

In the King of the Hill Match:

Asmala' raiders have fragged 3 systems, destroying all life while probing for the Mercator home system. A interior patrol tried to catch them, but they proved elusive for the time being.

In the south, StoneMill's Mercators launched a Last ditch campaign into enemy territory, bLasting up a nice system with a formidible fleet.

As of right now, it still looks bleak for the reigning King. Asmala has a whopping research and (perhaps?) resource edge, but if my spearhead is really lucky, that may change.

Despite some refreshing small victories, the King is still waiting for Asmala's next big move... the final strike to be dealt?

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

Well, the updates are running "thin". Both for the top of the hill and the "wannabees" just below the crest.

(I'd post some of my stuff, but at turn 12, how much interest could their be in colony ships taking 4 turns to reach a place to settle? Besides, I reside in the gulley http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif )

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

Well a update for me and Rambie.
Turn 46 and nothing big is happening. Only one battle has been fought and I won it. Even though I did have a number advantage, 5 to 1, plus his ship didn't have weapons. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif But my horrible start has turned out to be not so bad. I have been holding 1st place for the most part. I lost it for a couple turns but got it right back.
Not much to report, I will have more as news breaks. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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

Asmala's offensive blitz was finally run down, but only after taking it's toll on 4 systems. The only optimistic thing about the attack is that the Mercator empire is still somewhat healthy.

Though hurt, the Mercator empire had other ideas than just laying down. Three attack Groups retaliated from different entry points, and scorched a few of the Black Hole Rider's systems, including a nice one. Significant interior patrols have yet to counter them. I think my counterattack was somewhat of a surprise, but I am skeptical about the level of damage I did to his war machine.

What a match.

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

Update on my game with "---open---"

Turn 0. No enemy sightings yet.

Kazarp

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sounds like it. I found it hard to believe you could recover from the 24 (or so) ships loss several turns back.

Sounds like a good match with a high amount of eagerness on receiving turns for both parties.