Mara - EA game for newish players - full

[Snacktime]

Nice summary fungal - had no idea what happened to you really, I was 100% underwater back then

Hey great idea to move to 48 hour hosting. I am pretty busy at work too and was pretty sure I would stale once this weekend as it was. Everyone accommodated my trip over Labor Day so I feel if sum1won needs more time for turns that's totally fine.

Anyway thanks Warhammer, quickhost will allow us to play faster when everyone is around, and this way the game won't be distorted by stales.

Cheers! Oceania

[sum1lost]

That last battle may have cost C'tis quite a bit. 23 commanders and 50 ghosts gone.

And an artifact.

Still, the top 5 targets were not eliminated. This time. Ah, well.

Its worth mentioning at this point that Caelum and I weren't allied at any point. I had just attacked when he sent a message to me asking for help.

[Warhammer]

Well, when he publicly invites you to take his provinces so he can kamakaze his army, it is almost just as well.

[sum1lost]

Accidently subimitted a half-finished turn last round. Apologies to all.

[IndyPendant]

Heh. Thanks for clearing up the Marverni end of things, Fungal. I can see how you would think my initial 'offer' was just an excuse for war--it wasn't, but heck it was a reasonable conclusion, and I may have shot my own foot off for my campaign by being so, uuuh...'direct' with you. And the fact that Yomi attacked you the same turn you attacked my neighbouring province goes a long way towards explaining what was happening from your side! : )

You know, I'm doubly glad I didn't just go A.I. after all. I've been able to hurt Tien-Chi all out of proportion to my current power level. How many leader-turns, and hundreds of gems, have been used up in rituals trying to weaken my army and leaders? How many hundreds of Tien-Chi's units have I killed? (Over 200 in just this last turn's battle!) How many turns and armies have been wasted maneuvering armies around in an attempt to take me out of the game? Now I'm down to one. single. province.

And *I'm still heeeeeeeeeeere!* : )

Vengeance against the backstabbing liar aside, I'm actually kind of curious now to see just how long I *will* last. Oceania can safely ignore me now (assuming he's so inclined), since I have no intentions of risking my final bastion of defense in any sorties against him.

Tien-Chi cannot however. Because if he does, then I'll simply wait. Until he's in the middle a war with someone else. And then begin to expand outwards once more. (There are three particularly juicy Tien-Chi controlled plains provinces nearby!) So, waste more gems and/or units taking me out of the game entirely--while the other players who don't have to bother with annoying little ol' me continue to grow unhindered--or leave me there and risk having me gobble up some provinces later on. Either way, Tien-Chi, I bleed you a bit more before I'm truly done.

And the real irony in all of this is that Tien-Chi and I could have been true allies. Together we probably could have taken out Oceania, particularly since Yomi and C'tis went to war on the same turn. But I guess Tien-Chi was the scorpion, I was the frog, and now (I hope!) he drowns with me.

It's wierd. I've been enjoying myself more these last ten turns or so, in the role of righteous avenger, controlling but one army flying around harrassing Tien-Chi (and taking a few nibbles at Oceania as well), and preparing for the inevitable turtling-up in my home province...I've been enjoying the game more now than I have since I sensed everyone wanting to gang up on the poor winged folk in the middle, oh, 30 turns or so ago.

It will also be interesting to see if Yomi and/or C'tis will become foolish/desperate enough to consider anything approaching an alliance with Tien-Chi. Guys, all I can say is, watch your backs if you do. Carefully.

And what the heck's going on with the two of you, anyways? That's a pretty tepid war you have going on, there...; )

[sum1lost]

Most of the losses have been heavily equipped mages and commanders.

[IndyPendant]

Ah yes, that would make sense. You two have been all about the leaders from the beginning. I should have realized that. ; )

And Tien-Chi...tsk tsk. Some more gems lost to rituals to try to weaken me. Over 200 more of your units ground to bits by my apparently vast, single-province power. And I'm still here, waiting to kill more of your forces.

Bring it!

[Warhammer]

Actually aside from the guy that I had teleported in, most of those losses are losses I can afford. The guy with the gems that fought you single handedly and was going to cast a couple of essential spells for my army that attacked that turn, that was a big loss.