In a death match, with $1000.00 on the line

[Xietor]

You are playing 1 human, all other races are in the game on a 275 province map, AI is difficult, random events rare, rest default settings. Of the 275 provinces, 25 are water.

What is your race, god, and exact set up?

I think i have to go with acrosphale. Solar disk as my god for f9 n4 bless on the heart companions. Priests can heal, heart companions with f9 n4 bless rock, and they are low gold cost.

You can also use elephants to rout tough enemies, and if the elephants are stacked with hyperasts, they will fight almost to the bitter end.

You have good astral magic, good mages to cast paralyze. I imprison the solar disk to get max order/prod scales, and take dominion 6.

you get healing of afflictions, and decent priests. commanders can lead a lot troops and have battle standard, not that infantry rout much anyway with their uber morale.

the pretender here is not really a combat god, just used to give a great bless to the heart companions.

While this set up is one i would take if winning was the only goal, i do not really enjoy playing this race for some reason, and do not like the god.

[Morkilus]

I also like organized thoughts.

I wish I was better at Dominions so I wouldn't have to play with setups I don't like.

I never understood poetry.

I would use an Oracle because then I wouldn't have to think about moving it.

I like one-sentence paragraphs.

[Sombre]

Which arco? EA? MA? LA?

[Ironhawk]

You need to list more information in order to get solid responses. The most key bit of information being: What era??

That said, you are putting a lot of points into a bless on a unit that is not considered a particularly good chasis for blessing. If you are set on going with a bless strategy you should consider another nation.

[Xietor]

Sorry MA.

[Gandalf Parker]

I took it for granted it was all eras (altho age still matters in what indepts you see).

Hmmm 275 isnt big enough for me to take my usual favorites. 13 provinces each? And winning the only goal? Id probably take Tien Chi and build it into a super-luck powerhouse.

[Xietor]

This is actually going to happen, but the loser has to buy pizza for a week. Not a $ 1,000, but pride is on the line.

This particular friend always plays Ermor or Abysya, with either the POD or the Moloch.

[Gandalf Parker]

Well keep mine in mind then. If you cant beat them, then coin them. (flip of the coin, go with luck and prepare to make use of the quirks of the game).

[SelfishGene]

Are you playing vs. AI or humans?

It's hard to lose with a water nation vs. the AI.

Although, with 3 water nations and only 25 water provinces, it's going to be a tough early game.

[SelfishGene]

Do you want to win without effort and remain fairly safe?

Pick a 9w/9f bless nation with Dom 10; Vanheim, Mictlan, Pangaea, Marignon (unlikely to build 10 knights a turn), ect.