Invisible Swarm 4: started!

[CUnknown]

Can someone explain to me how Jeffr was able to conquer one of my castles without me ever getting a battle report about it? And why my army didn't move last turn? What the hell is going on?

[Cainehill]

Well - dunno if this was the case, but if you have no troops inside the castle guarding it, invaders can move in and take it in the same turn they move into the province. After all, no one's inside.

[CUnknown]

No they can't, Cainehill. It always takes two turns to take a province with a castle. And you always get a battle report, or at least a "This undefended castle was taken from you" statement.

I am very annoyed by these two unexplainable events. Very pissed off, since I'm being conquered without being allowed to defend myself.

[Ygorl]

Maybe you can get someone (who's not playing, but who's knowledgeable in Dominions arcana) to look at the turn?

[Boron]

Ygorl said:
Maybe you can get someone (who's not playing, but who's knowledgeable in Dominions arcana) to look at the turn?

This person would be QM imho

[jeffr]

I can say what my orders were. Maybe it will help.

1. I ordered my forces to "storm the castle". I had been in the province a turn already. I didn't receive a battle playback, but did receive a message of the form "the undefended castle has been taken".

2. I'm also pretty sure that I sent a force against Chris's main force in the adjacent province. I say "pretty sure" because this is what I meant to do. However, my force didn't move, so I just assumed the move order was changed somehow.

If Chris was sending a force my way as well, is it possible the two forces stopped each other from moving? Could the fact that Chris's force was inside his castle to start with have anything to do with it?

Note: edited for clarity (hopefully)

[CUnknown]

Oh, huh.. you sent some guys against my main force that turn? Interesting.. yeah, maybe they bounced somehow. That's weird.