Some random comments:
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Ermor got some easy victories and then was just sitting and making undead. He could have taken BL when I was acquiring MAchaka + Vanheim. Or he could have attacked me then, when I was fighting 2 enemies. But he was sitting and doing nothing.
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I was sure he was going to attack you. That's partly why I bunkered in my castles instead of really fighting.
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I can say only good things about C'tis here. He did not give up in tough war with Pyth. He won it, paying huge price. And he refused to give up, even knowing that he had no chances to win. He wanted to make sure that no one gets an easy win. HE blocked BL and Pan caps from easy grabbing. He had armies on Jotun border, ready for action.
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I played quite a few games with MB and I can definitely say he's as tough as they get. Too bad it didn't get to a real fight with Jotun
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Anyway, Squirreloid made even more abd assumptions, deciding to go to war with me. He knew I have D9 bless, so Undead Mastery guaranteed. He knew about flambeus thugs. He knew about nasty communions. He knew about Tlaloques. He knew about my indy mages. All that makes it that attack really stupid move.
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In retrospect all looks clear but at the time he may have had valid reasons (to his prespective). Mis-perceptions and consequent wrong strategic moves often decide games (and real wars) fates.
"Now it feels like it's victory because other players got bored with the game and Micah refused to accept a draw [it's hard to blame him for that though]. "
Want to fix RAND format?- forbid him giant nations and while at it all top 20 HoF nations
If all agreed to concede to him then victory is rightfully his.