Aridia- LA game for intermediate players

[Deadnature]

Good game guys, I'll post an ARR of sorts in a bit, but as was said, naked aggression was the cornerstone of my game; once my war started it never stopped until it was being fought on every front, early game lightning and infantry got me going, and later I mixed in some other things. But combat-air-magic and skinshifters essentially remained the backbone of my forces for the rest of the game.

One reflection I could make about what was said on me conquering forts with such ease:

What surprised me was that none of my adversaries whom I attacked (C'tis, Marignon, Jomon in that order) tried to hold out for a costly siege battle. Each of those foes opted instead to try to take on my overwhelming forces in the field, (except Marignon, who seemed to take a half measure on this approach, leaving a large force in the east). This meant that sieges were even faster and much less costly.

I'm not saying this was a bad idea, since to win one can't stay bottled up in forts. But in this case it played directly into my hands, since a field battle was exactly what my higher-quality/more-numerous infantry wanted.

Jomon did come close to winning a few field victories, but was too vastly outnumbered by the time the hordes of skinshifters got to him.

Plus sailing was perfect for this map and my starting position, so that really sped up the conquest as well.