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Ewierl · #**101** February 12th, 2007, 01:01 PM

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Hellboy said:
Hmmm, and all I have to do is allow you to move straight through my territory so you can move forthwith to confront said nasty, evil giants right? Such a deal!

Well, sad to say I have yet to inflict a single casualty upon the Niefelscum, but given what I've seen of your cavemen, I have even less confidence in the chance of their even so much as landing a blow upon these giants!

Nah, we'll even stay on the peninsula if it'd make you feel better! (Besides, don't you need that big army sitting uselessly outside my cave fort for your own defense?) The Niefel giants originally claimed to be sailing to my aid, but their list of crimes and demands conspicuously omits Tien Chi's misdeeds against Agartha; plus, Niefelheim promised specific military aids over the past year but never made good.

Given these facts, we trust Niefel giants no more than we do Tien Chi humans... but we know by now that Tien Chi not scary, but Niefelhim pretty scary! The Emperor has two choices: let us free to recruit and fight, or soon face a war on both fronts...

And worry not, we have a few different tricks up our pale pasty sleeves in case of giants, things not worth doing on little humans but good for softening up bigger mountain giants!

DrPraetorious · #**102** February 12th, 2007, 01:20 PM

Abyssia attacked me!

I said that I couldn't guarantee when I'd be able to attack - and even so, I believe that I did launch on schedule.

That said, we are prepared for all of your earth and death tricks, should you wish to tangle.

Ewierl · #**103** February 12th, 2007, 01:28 PM

I'm not faulting you for your arrival time, I'm faulting you for never sending me those promised fire gems

Ewierl · #**104** February 13th, 2007, 01:26 PM

So, um- who's got Astral magic out there?

Because as long as those giants are recuperating, the rest of us might as well call it quits and go home.

Hellboy · #**105** February 13th, 2007, 01:27 PM

I've got my last turn in now, before my trip. I will certainly be able to play again on the morning of the 16th, PST (GMT-8), or perhaps earlier than that.

Hellboy · #**106** February 13th, 2007, 01:32 PM

OK, I've seen the enemy, and in my honest opinion, its game over. Dr Praetorious - you play cat and mouse with us. I have not the least, little clue why, with such overwhelming force you have not taken a single VP. Surely you are beyond capable of such, correct?

You far outclass every player in research, and equally outclass us in gem resource to use that research. Now as long as any player thinks they have a chance against him, I'll not quit, but do you Mictlan or Abysia still think you have a chance?

- Hellboy

DrPraetorious · #**107** February 13th, 2007, 02:20 PM

Again - I will not allow anyone to stale.

Come on! My giants only have >100 hp in *my dominion*. You guys can totally defeat them.

On the subject of dispeling:
1) Consider dispeling the Gift of Health.
2) Take a gander at the gem income graph.
3) Despair!

Your friend,
Knife Bright Insight
Iron Lord of the Jotuns

WSzaboPeter · #**108** February 13th, 2007, 02:29 PM

First of all, I would not call this game as a lost one. I played more defensively in this game, but that is not a sure sign for a lost game. Maybe I lost, but let's wait a few turns please.

DrPraetorious · #**109** February 13th, 2007, 02:29 PM

It might *appear* that I am unstoppable, but with powerful magic and good tactics those giants can be taken down.

In fact, it isn't even necesarry for you all to unite against me! If one or two of you ally with me, you have a good chance of taking more provinces and gem income from the enemy (who will understandably be occupied fighting me) than I do, and in this way surpass me in strength.

That said, if it were Niefelheim vs. Everyone Else, I'd almost certainly lose.

I do have the military force to take a VP, but that's a waste of energy at this point, I'm better off attacking other players (which you'll notice is what I'm doing.)

Hellboy · #**110** February 13th, 2007, 02:35 PM

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WSzaboPeter said:
First of all, I would not call this game as a lost one. I played more defensively in this game, but that is not a sure sign for a lost game. Maybe I lost, but let's wait a few turns please.

Don't get me wrong, I'm having great fun, and I'm in no hurry to quit. I would also say, however, that even though I'm new to Dom3, I know 4X games well enough to know that the economics are exponential, and that means that a snowball past a certain point are in fact unstoppable.