Glory (MA game)- game is live

[chrispedersen]

Early in the game, I had let it known to some that I had tried a dispel - and failed with more than 300 gems. This became accepted wisdom - and it was funny when it was reported back to me.


I had three wish capable casters - but I was only wishing about every other turn.

[Calahan]

I think Atlantis missed a real chance in this game to do great things. During play-testing, I came to the conclusion that Atlantis could be very powerful if they -

a) Started on their own (as in no water nation near them)
b) Got enough nature gems early on to empower, summon Naiads, and spam clams.

And my guess is from the start location and magic sites, Atlantis could easily have done b) by turn 20. When I took over around turn 50 odd, Atlantis were sitting on a gems pile of 300+ Water and 200+ Nature. That is a hell of a lot of missed clam potential.

If the game had continued, I was either going to attempt a huge astral corruption casting via Moon Mages (or a co-ordinated effort with Jotun), or at the end Atlantis had about 50 clams (I was forging 2-3 per turn from turn 60, plus inherited a dozen from R'lyeh) so I was going to save up every gem for a 999 casting of the Nexus, and just hope I could keep it up long enough to store up enough gems to recast it once Agrtha/Marignon had dispelled it. Although if I did somehow manage to keep the Nexus up, I doubt I would have stood any chance of fighting off the attack it would have brought upon me.

[chrispedersen]

I have been scrying you ever since you went more or less neutral.
I had noted the location of the eludian assassins... the moon mages.. and you had one square, where your gem income was astronomical. I was envious of your recruits!

A partial reason for the stockpile was he had been trading them with me....

[Calahan]

Originally Posted by chrispedersen

I have been scrying you ever since you went more or less neutral.
I had noted the location of the eludian assassins... the moon mages.. and you had one square, where your gem income was astronomical. I was envious of your recruits!

Atlantis had some really nice provinces. Moon Mages for Astral3, Death, Blood, and all Astral booster needs. A 20 Conj + 20 Ench site for Summons/Rituals. 'The Bowl of the Lost' for free Bane's. Plus a number with high gem income provinces. And all of them should have been easily obtainable/defendable from where Atlantis started (all on coast or in SE corner). Which is all yet another reason I think Atlantis missed out bigtime, and why I'm even more annoyed I had to drop them, and this game, on turn 1

A partial reason for the stockpile was he had been trading them with me....

Think it's a great idea for Atlantis to trade for Water+Nature gems but not so great if those gems just end up sitting there gathering dust "Won't somebody please think of the clams", oh sorry I mean children

But well played Chris + Jim. You were both in a very strong position when I subbed in, and that wouldn't have happened without good play and cunning diplomacy So hat's off to you both (inserts a smilie lifting some sort of hat)

[chrispedersen]

Yeah you had the most incredible sites Cal.
But the original player was dueling with either pangaiea or Ermor much of the game.

I was aiding Pangaiea = ). Anyway - why not join us in
Even More Machiavelli?