Re: A Brief Respite
 

Doesn't Pan have stealthy armies and pretender? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif And someone else teleporting armies?

Re: A Brief Respite
 

Hahaha, I'm just messing around http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif I dont mind calling it, cause Mictlan is definitely on the way out. I am sad tho that TC never reached my cap, because I was planning on casting Armageddon. Perhaps twice! Have to say that the game was still super fun for me tho. Thinking up new ways to sabotage the ravaging hordes and skewer the enemy SCs was good excercise. Can we just generate this coming turn tho? I dont see a new one in my inbox.

As for you guys not enjoying the end-game: Honestly, I think you were just not being aggressive enough. There are so many permutations that you can do with the resources of the late game, but I was only seeing a small fraction of untis and tactics in your wars against me. I dont mean that with any disrespect, you understand - I just wanted to point out that there is a lot of gameplay yet to be discovered, IMO.

About voting - I dont need any fancy mechanics. If the game were to end now I would vote for TC, even tho we are at war. I've been getting pulverized by both superpowers now and it's my opinion that they are even in strength but TC has superior strategy. And as Cleveland has pointed out, Astral is just rockingly powerful in the late game and TC is rich in that.

Re: A Brief Respite
 

Well as for being slow you might be right but there are some strategic reasons for holding back.

I am sure both Pan and I were less aggressive than otherwise would be the case given that both of us wanted to see the other suffer more losses fighting against Mic. And TC has Tart's that turn off every other turn not to mention we blinded half our northern troops thinking the Chalice would provide a 1-turn cure, which interestingly it has not. Solar brilliance seems to inflict a nasty, Chalice-resistant form of blindness, FYI.

So given TC is generating 200+ gems with almost 100 provinces and a huge income thanks to the Well of Misery, inflicting death by papercut vs. Mic seemed to be a good strategy while working behind the scenes towards the inevitable Pan showdown. Unfortunately the micro to do all this takes a long time to do it justice.

But I do have some surprises so happy to play one or a few more “aggressive” turns or even try to lay siege to Mictlan for kicks. Especially if we agree to an end so I don’t have to do all the micro it takes to deal with remote attack defense and preparation for fighting Pan and probably Agartha once/if Mictlan falls. Maybe we can just let some of our armies duke it out for fun?

We can re-introduce you to the empowered Supreme Minister of TC - the leperous immortal master of the iron of crutch (think the Emperor in Star Wars) who will be “persuading” more Mictlanese to join the TC collective. And our Tart called Despair recently returned to her senses with some fascinating spell combos.

Anyway, lets hear what spacht and hoo have to say. I will get my turn in tonight at least to give Mictlan the blood it ever thirsts for. Shaik will be avenged http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: A Brief Respite
 

Don:

I wish I was able to do my last good fight in Epik. That teleporting enslaving reverse communion of doom (tm).

Re: A Brief Respite
 

Didn't know you had it trademarked. Luckily the TC version relies on a 3 slot immortal thus avoiding any infringement issues. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

It works better on defense though as i'm sure master IH has a few rain of stones scripted to take out the Supreme Prime Minister. But that would just lead me to prolong our fight by using some probing attacks first before sending in the SPM to get IH to waste gems and trigger spells that might damage his own troops.

Re: A Brief Respite
 

Ok, let's end this game. I think there is no need for a secret vote or a last arena match as TC is clearly the most powerful nation.

I'm happy that i at least survived to the end. And i also take a little pride in occupying half the hall of fame.

Re: A Brief Respite
 

I'm gonna take my turn b/c the epic showdown vs. Marignon is key.

I've long thought that either TC or Pan would win once everyone jumped Mictlan.

Re: A Brief Respite
 

Rain of Stones? Preposterous! I dont have paths for that http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: Indy Mages
 

TC would most definitely smash me, and I'd be very comfortable declaring him the winner.

HOWEVER, let's all play this one last turn. Perhaps we can setup a few other epic clashes, ya know, for ol' times sake?

Good game everyone! And - if there are no objections - congratulations to DonCorazon! [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon09.gif[/img] [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/icon44.gif[/img] http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image.../beerglass.gif

Re: Indy Mages
 

Sweet, let this next turn be a blood bath, no holds barred. Time to settle old grudges. We will be avenging Little Grom as well as Shaik, and the Three Amigos!