[danm]

Dominion wins can be VERY quick if you get lucky with the opposition setup...

I had a game on Silent Seas the other day where My awake dom10 earthmother pretender started out ~2 provinces from 2 different low dominion AIs who crumbled by around turn 4. The income and gems from those 2 capitals funded enough temples to wipe out the 3 remaining AIs by maybe turn20 or so without a single signifigant fight (just rolling up the empty provinces of each dominion killed enemy as they became "available")

The very next game I stupidly got her killed on turn3 against some unexpectedly tough longdead horsies, and was promptly wiped off the map by some opportunistic giants.

Honestly, I am amazed at the strategic options available in this game... I don't think I've even really scratched the surface of EA Agartha in SP at this point. I'm starting to get the hang of it, but each game still shows me new possibilities, and teaches new hard lessons in what to be careful of (note: cold-blooded troops do NOT fight well in the snow -- d'oh!)

And someday, when I'm happy that I know how to handle EA Agartha properly... theres only 50 other nations to figure out.

oh my...