Jotunheim:Utgard AAR

[Arryn]

Originally posted by CharonJr:
Hmm, looks like Atlantis prepared to grab the indie province of Ministra opening up a total of 3 undefended provinces with temples that would be razed by a successful attack if they should decide to attack you.

All my provinces have temples, except for the just-captured Man. Getting hit anywhere would hurt some. I agree with your assessment on Ministra but there's not much that I can do about it without provoking a war with Atlantis. If I Teleport there with my pretender, and capture the province (in the magic phase) ahead of Atlantis, that will cause the same situation I had with Vanheim: an "accidental" conflict that starts a war.

Like Norfleet's issue with Ulm, Atlantis could take those coastal indies anytime they wanted to. I did have the power to take them myself several months ago, but Man was, by far, a much higher priority for me. The way I've been ignoring the AIs on my borders would not be viable in any MP game, even an MP game with AIs. But as a SP game, I am relying on the "diplomacy" of the AI to "leave me alone if I leave them alone". I didn't want a war with Vanheim, but I got one, and if I slack off against Vanheim to devote attention to indies I'll only make things harder for myself in the long run. I plan to take the indies, whichever ones the various AIs on my borders don't take first, with a second (and third) army I'm assembling. I think I still have 4-8 months before the AIs near me run out of easy prey and start to look at me with greed.

While your PDs are fairly formidable I doubt that they could repell a determinded attack unless Atlantis is only using fodder troops.

Alas, no. Atlantians in Nifel (~80) are mixed spearmen (fodder) and shamblers (okay). In Atlantis (~170) they are shamblers (okay), reef warriors (okay), tritons (dangerous to leaders), and spearmen (fodder). When the bulk of the Atlantian army is non-fodder (bulk is the first listed troop type), I have cause to be concerned.

Well, maybe Atlantis has some easier indie targets left somewhere, but otherwise this troop buildup in the sea looks threatening IMO. Well there is Saeborsa with some connected indie provinces...

I'm hoping this is what they'll go for after Ministra.

I also have suspicions, as yet unconfirmed, that Atlantis may be at war with one or more of: Vanheim, R'leyh, and Arco.

Thanks for the comments/observations.

[ March 04, 2004, 10:15: Message edited by: Arryn ]