MP: David & Goliath - Running noob game

[Yskonyn]

Great you jumped in Don, welcome!

Caelum is an ally of Tir and you should have received an in-game message from us, if not please say so and I will send it again.

[GrudgeBringer]

Lets take the looking for sub label off the heading....

[Yskonyn]

The end is drawing near for the mighty realm of Caelum...
This is a desperate cry for help to all surrounding nations to aid us in the defense against the looters of Tir na N'og!

Tir na n’Og?
Not TienChi?
How very interesting..

Yes, I’m sorry, I was going to answer you but always put it off till next time.
So...

1) I’ve no borders with TC. It’s difficult to help you with main army.
2) If using thugs I need some turns to prepare.
3) You gave none of the information of his bless, magic and favourite tactics. I don’t know how can you be at war and know nothing of that.
4) And finally, you seem to be doomed. You have very low research (but it should be your main weapon) And you have very low dominion strength. I expect you to lose all the candles in some months.

[Yskonyn]

I have to correct that..
Indeed Tien Chi. With you swapping in on Tir na N'og I guess that name stuck in my head.

I don't have any info on their tactics, because they steamrolled over my forces.
It's a sort of blitzkrieg.
But it's very soothing that you say I will be gone in the next few turns.

[Stagger Lee]

I will be gone before you Y, if it's any consolation. 11 Niefel Jarls standing on my cap. Killed a couple of them before the rollbacks, but with so many it was only a matter of time.

3 things I learned:

1) Scouting is very important, and C'tis has the worst scouting in history.

2) If there is a nightmare start for C'tis it would be within 3 steps of Niefelheim. I'd have been gone long ago if he wasn't busy with others too.

3) Rollbacks really can screw up your perception of game flow. Concentration suffers, when you remember having done something, but you never really did it. Whether it's forging an item, or adjusting research priorities, or any of so many things that we do each turn.

Anyway, I'm in it til the end, but my turns will be short now. Congrats Xanatos, you killed me before my plan for global domination could be implemented - GG all!

[pyg]

I'm also nearly eliminated (second game today!). It was fun and I enjoyed our alliance with Stagger Lee and Dark Kitty. Although treacherous Alehkhs was a fun opponent. I also greatly enjoyed setting a new level of unrest (~400) in my former capital as well as killing off 8000 of the population. Hopefully Alehkhs/Xanatos will appreciate it. I learned a lot about MP politics in this game, esp. how not to do it. Additionally my opponents used [future] knowledge during rollbacks to my great disadvantage, resulting in the [permanent] loss of my capital. I hope other players in this game will take away the importance of not (pretty much ever) doing rollbacks.

Cheers!

[rdonj]

Originally Posted by pyg

Additionally my opponents used [future] knowledge during rollbacks to my great disadvantage, resulting in the [permanent] loss of my capital. I hope other players in this game will take away the importance of not (pretty much ever) doing rollbacks.

Cheers!

Boo! Hiss! Rollbacks=the devil.

[GrudgeBringer]

You fought to the end in both and from what I understand made evryone pay for each province they took.

Thanks for everything and for playing.

Yeah, rollbacks can be a REAL drag (I am in that same game also).

How did you get it to 400? Man, that will take forever to use for anything..lol, good job!!

See you in the next one

[pyg]

Originally Posted by GrudgeBringer

How did you get it to 400? Man, that will take forever to use for anything..lol, good job!!

Bloodhunting and taxes 200. I didn't bother to siege as I only had commanders left. Significant population loss as well.