[primitive]

Originally posted by Alneyan:
KOTH: The Primitive Horde (Primitive) against the Arcadia League (Alneyan). Turn 65 or so. Settings were: a rather large galaxy, high tech cost, everything else default.

...... lotsa mumba jumba .......

Unless you can provide a miracle, Primitive will reach the Top of the Hill and will likely challenge Asmala if you ask me. )

Kudos to Alneyan for a well executed strategy so far

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 . 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