"A Song of Ice and Fire", veterans-only game, MA. In progress, midgame...

[Lingchih]

Originally Posted by Corwin

I have to say that the whole campaign on the Vanheim/TC front has not been going very well for TC. Considering that they only have to face a small portion of Van forces, frankly I have expected ex-Pangeya territory to be conquered by TC forces by now. Instead Vans are on tactical offensive there, have won few large battles, and TC just lost their own castle. TC will almost certainly win this war eventually, but Van's southern expedition force has proven to be much harder challenge for TC then expected.

Meh. Yeah, He's taken a castle, and raided me a bit. Honestly, I expected most of his forces to go for you. It appears he is going for my cap now. If he takes it, then yes, the rest of you rip me apart. You can even forgo the NAPs. I doubt he takes my cap though. He'll probably just keep raiding, which I can deal with.

If he dies trying to take my cap, then all those provs (and that castle) will be re-taken within a few turns. He just has a single expeditionary force going for my cap. Looks like a revenge force.

You forgot to mention that I also have the ex-Pan cap under siege, and he seems to be doing little to defend it.

[Corwin]

Originally Posted by Lingchih

Meh. Yeah, He's taken a castle, and raided me a bit. Honestly, I expected most of his forces to go for you.

Indeed, most of his forces did. More then 80% of his total forces I would say, including even all those from the northern ex-Pangeya territory. For the first 3-4 turns of this war there were anywhere from 20 to 40 battles each turn between my troops and those of Van.

By now I've killed and mindhunted large part of his raiders and won all major army battles, although several times it was a close call. All and all the Vans have fought back hard - so far the war has costed me at least half dozen of good SCs in additions to 20-30 mages and a lot of troops. (And BTW two of my well-equiped SCs died fighing his damned seakings. "Non-SC" my ***... > )

Nevertheless despite heavy losses I've suceeded in breaking the back of Van's military machine and have managed to break through to his capital. Last turn I gave orders the battered remains of my main army to storm Vans capital. Haven't checked the recently hosted turn yet.