MP: Nox. MA+LA. Unexpectedly ended

[ano]

It's easy to distinguish. Late era nations are above at the status page and middle era is below.

Late:

Agartha Waiting for 2h file
Gath 2h file received
Mictlan Waiting for 2h file
Midgard 2h file received
Patala Waiting for 2h file
R'lyeh Waiting for 2h file
T'ien Ch'i Waiting for 2h file

Middle:

Abysia 2h file received
Agartha Waiting for 2h file
Bandar Log 2h file received
Ermor Waiting for 2h file
Mictlan Waiting for 2h file
Pythium Waiting for 2h file
R'lyeh 2h file received
Ulm Waiting for 2h file

Your nation is second from bottom.

[Bwaha]

Well it looks like I found my first neighbor.

I wonder if it will be peace or war?

[chrispedersen]

By the way Squirrel - I'm in the same boat as you. 120 in every adjacent province. Lost twice.

[Squirrelloid]

I'm basically in 'sit back and wait for research/gems to do anything' mode at this point. Unlike anyone else, however, I'm on a timer to expand or die. Getting screwed by the variance in indie strength on indie str 6 is brutal for Rlyeh, especially LA Rlyeh, because our basic troops suck so much in general, and i'm hemorrhaging income like crazy (Yay toxic dominion?). Maybe i'll manage to call my god sooner rather than later...

LA Rlyeh depends on being able to expand *some*.

[chrispedersen]

Truth that.
In my opinion, it makes the first turn gamble a bad one. On the upside, you gain one territory.

The downside is you lose the game. And sure, the upside happens 7 out of 10. The downside is a real bummer however.

Like you, I don't like capital events for the first 6 months or so. The real bummer of the misfortune scale is that an early event like barbarian attacks or plague - isn't so much that it knocks a player out of the game.

It *also* distorts the game for the rest of the players. Ie., someone gets free expansion.

Attacking blind is a little bit like that luck event. If you wait one turn you can vastly increase your odds. You can choose the weakest province to attack, you can add bodyguards - or, if they are all too strong, you can sit and research something that will give you better odds.... If you don't wait, its trusting in luck.

[Bwaha]

Well if it makes you feel better, I lost 20% of my capitols pop on the second turn.

But the Indies have been being subjugated for little loss.

I'm about to go to war in the next few turns.

It's just a matter of who???

[chrispedersen]

Anyone interested in trading gems? I'm looking for air gems. Willing to trade or buy.

[Dragar]

I can trade away any gems as long as they're fire

[Bwaha]

Hi Chris, I'll trade 10 air gems for 100 gold.

Let me know when you want them.

[chrispedersen]

Hey ano,

For future events with this map, I really suggest getting rid of multisites.

2 players started within 2 provinces of a multisite.

3 others are 3-4.

For the rest of us, they are unreachable. Pretty significant advantage.