Frechdachs on edge (started)
 

Ok, here we go for the 3rd round of the Frechdachs games. Again, we have the same set of rules as we await the upcoming Dominions 3 (I hope everybody has already placed his or her pre-orders).

Nothing is changed, but you know: Every game of Dominions is different! Have fun ...

• Urgaia Map
• 15 VPs on the map, 9 to win
• Independents: 3
• Magic Sites: 60
• Common Events
• Normal research
• Richness: 2
• 15 HOF entries
• Starting Provinces: 1
• Renaming Allowed
• Master PW set
• We start with 24h QH
• Conceptual Balance Mod 5.4 ( Link )

And again, we go for 6 players, but we will also start with 5. Also, I will also give Caelum a try (these flyers look like fun).

• Bluebird - Caelum
• Wish_For_Blood_Slaves - Abysia
• KissBlade - R'lyeh
• shovah - C'tis
• Reverend Zombie - Marignon

House rules: No Ermor death theme, conceptual balance mod 5.4

Hostname: zoo.in-zueri.ch Port: 8193

Re: Frechdachs on edge (1 open slot left)
 

Looks like kiss is going to have a fairly big advantage if no-one is atlantis, if some-one is atlantis then their large water income should mean lots of krakens and serpents to eat rlyeh.

Re: Frechdachs on edge (1 open slot left)
 

I am going with abysia on this one

Re: Frechdachs on edge (1 open slot left)
 

Abysia and caelum on the same, small map. Hope you can push your dominion hard (both of you)

Re: Frechdachs on edge (1 open slot left)
 

I'll take Marignon.

Re: Frechdachs on edge (1 open slot left)
 

These Frechdachs games tend to become so intensive that I really do not think that R'lyeh has an advantage, but we will see.

And yes, I am really looking forward to the Dominion battle between Wish_For_Blood_Slaves and me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: Frechdachs on edge (1 open slot left)
 

haha

Re: Frechdachs on edge (1 open slot left)
 

flying and stealthy vrs strong+blood sacrifices. Should be fun.

Re: Frechdachs on edge (1 open slot left)
 

if its like the last game VPs are going to be the real dominion pushers.

Re: Frechdachs on edge (1 open slot left)
 

yea, luckily last game (although i lost) i was able to push my dominion with just 3 priests (2 basic guys with jade knives sacrificing 4 a turn and a high priest of the sun prophet with a knife sacrificing 7 slaves a turn).

Re: Frechdachs on edge (1 open slot left)
 

Looks like we are only waiting for shovah to upload his (her?) pretender. My problem is that I will travel to Canada next weekend and I plan to play from there.

As I also want to give a 6th player a chance to join, I plan to schedule the start of the game for next Monday or Tuesday (depending how fast I get Internet connectivity in Toronto).

Re: Frechdachs on edge (1 open slot left)
 

My pretenders uploaded.

Re: Frechdachs on edge (1 open slot left)
 

heres to hoping for a sixth

Re: Frechdachs on edge (1 open slot left)
 

Ok - as nobody has joined and all pretenders are uploaded, I will just start the server now. Because of my travel plans, I will not enable a timeout. That way, we can play without the pressure of making a move.

Next turn
 

New turn's up.

Re: Next turn
 

Ok, I have arrived in Toronto and I should be able to deliver a turn every 24h. Still, as I am not completely established here, I would like to leave the timer off for a couple of days more (if nobody objects). It should still be possible to get a reasonably fluent gameplay.

Re: Next turn
 

Ok, as I am now well connected in Toronto, I have enabled the 24h timeout.

Re: Next turn
 

Sorry about that reverend, was just a blind dash to have some form of access to the mainland (being boxed in by abysia and rlyeh owns the seas)

Re: Next turn
 

heh, well unless marignon is the navigator version, its not like he can invoke a whole lot of retribution.

Re: Next turn
 

Not worried about that, just being neighbourly (after attacking and routing a nice sized army of course...)

Re: Next turn
 

New turns up

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Hmm - what is happening there? Abysia bashing C'tis?

Re: Next turn
 

No, marignon just took back a province i rather accidently took from him. Once ive finished conquering my little corner of the world i'll either have to take on abysia or do the near impossible and expand to the sea.

Re: Next turn
 

Haha ... expand to the sea ...

Re: Next turn
 

Your PoD got somewhat mauled, though, didn't he? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/evil.gif

Re: Next turn
 

yeah, our NAP is pretty thin, I suspect in a number of turns I will be fighting the lizards.

Re: Next turn
 

ARGH ... no wonder my income is so horrible. I just realized I suffered the infamous scales bug and received ONE order scale out of the THREE I took. (which of course also accounts for my random string of bad events) I've also received ZERO growth out of the three I took. THANKS A LOT DOMINION BUG.

Re: Next turn
 

Yah, my Order scales got nailed by the bug in the last Frechdachs.

Re: Next turn
 

weird, I've never noticed that bug

Re: Next turn
 

Hmm - neither did I, but I fear that there is no way that I can fix this now. Perhaps I should make sure next game that all scales are ok right from the start.

Re: Next turn
 

is it possible that someone elses dominion is interfering with kissblades? I mean I know both C'Tis and my own dominion might be overlapping (although in the water areas especially, Rlyehs is winning.) but do the effects overlay a little?

Re: Next turn
 

No, it's the infamous scales bug that usually happens to Ryleh =).

Re: Next turn
 

... hoping that this one is removed in Dom3 ...

shovah
 

Hi:

I received a message from shovah by email:

I will be away this weekend and un-able to play, please inform the players of frendauch on edge and animal kingdom. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Pasha

Re: shovah
 

Hmm - C'tis has just played, probably the last turn for the weekend. So, as a precaution, I will change the timer to 72 hours. Hope shovah has fun, wherever he is. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: shovah
 

that is weird - a worldwide drop in dominion (though caelum suffered the least)

What can explain that?

Re: shovah
 

Hmm - do not know ...

Re: shovah
 

we could all have events, but I didn't have an event.

Re: shovah
 

Weekend is over, we are back to 24h ...

Re: shovah
 

And im back! I had no events either, very strange.

Re: shovah
 

I didn't have events, but my searches were reported.

Re: shovah
 

same here. I dont know why but my bets for winning this game are either rlyeh or marignon.

Re: shovah
 

haha .. Ryleh?! Might I point out I'm in DEAD LAST on the score graphs. =)

Re: shovah
 

Might i point out this is due to a scales bug and an immobile pretender.

Re: shovah
 

Just as a warning: Upcoming week I will have to go to a confernce in Hamilton, Canada. I assume that I will have internet connection during that week, but unfortunately I do not know when and where. There is a very hight chance that I will still be able to do at least 1 turn every 24h, but as I do not know what awaits me, I will have to switch off the timeout.

If that is unacceptable to you, please let me know and I will try to find a sub for this period of time.

Re: shovah
 

okay by me

Re: shovah
 

Is Reverend Zombie away? 2h left on the timer.

Re: shovah
 

I think he staled

Re: shovah
 

Hmm - that is bad. As announced, I will stop the timer tomorrow evening anyway, but I still would like to get forward with the game.

Re: shovah
 

Marignon seems to be there again. But I have disabled the timeout now, as announced.