MP: Morla LA noob game (ended, winner:shatner)

[shatner]

Hey Marignon, nice capital. We'll take it! Sure, we took two of your provinces + hold your capital under siege, but I'm sure those three overtaxed provinces you took from us were worth just as much... right?

Don't worry though, it'll take us at least another turn, maybe two, to tear down the walls. It's not like your army is way down south separated by slowing terrain and distance. Oh wait...

[TigerBlood]

Bogarus wishes to inform the heathens nations of the world that their plans for expansion are about to be realised.

Any nations that wish to placate the Red Army with diplomatic posturing should send their proposed terms and conditions for non-aggression pacts now.

Oppose Us and We will break you.

[triqui]

I'm still wondering where those armies come from. I thought you weren't adjacent :/

[shatner]

Originally Posted by triqui

I'm still wondering where those armies come from. I thought you weren't adjacent :/

Since this is a noob game, in the interest of good sportsmanship I'll explain.

Attached is a screenshot (heavily cropped to protect the innocent and guilty alike) of my move on the previous turn (turn 12). My forces are amphibious so they were chilling in province 100 in the bottom right. That province is connected, via the river, to the water province in the top left (province 146), which is itself adjacent to 139, your capital.

Sailing, which my commander has, allows him to move himself and all his troops over adjacent water province A and onto any land province adjacent to A... so over 146 and onto 139. Note that when sailing you must end your move in a land province and that you can sail over precisely one and only one intervening water province.

Normally people are sailing from one land province onto another land province divided by a water province. However, the sailing mechanic doesn't actually care whether the province you are originating from is land or water. This rarely comes up because there are no commanders with sailing and amphibious... except LA Atlantis' capital-only mage, the Angakok.

In many ways, LA Atlantis is a pretty narrow, uninspiring nation. However, they do have some cool perks, this being one of them.


Edit: Also, Booya! Surprise naval assault!

[shatner]

Finally, since water provinces tend to be very large (and therefore be adjacent to a lot of other provinces), sailing can sometimes allow moves that are as far or farther than if you had flying. And, unlike most forms of flying, sailing allows you to take all your troops with you. Also, you can't fly over water anyway.

[Anaconda]

lol, this was interesting indeed.

[triqui]

Thank you for the explanation!
Well, as you might suppose, that took my defense strategy by surprise storm, and now I'm pretty close to doomed.

I like Sailing, one of the things I like from Marignon. However I was used to sailing in Sailing ships, not submarines :P

But I've learned a neat trick, which is nice

[krpeters]

Just to let you all know, I'm heading out on vacation 10/13, I'll be back 10/19. Does anyone know of a sub willing to take over for a bit?

[Morla]

Try and create a thread.

Pastenna party, new province for me, and then my fellow Bogus appears out of nowhere...lucky day

[krpeters]

What is the story with subbing in a game you are playing? Over on another thread, they are talking about copy protection issues. I was thinking since Marginon is kind of toast, and on the opposite side of the map from me anyway, it would be relatively harmless if he subbed for me for a week.