Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?

[Ragnarok]

Ragnarok vs. Mathias_Ice

2407.7 - The battle for first place has been back and forth the past dozen turns or so. This past turn I just sent my fleet of 55 ships through the warp point to find out that he has a huge fleet waiting for me. He managed to destroy all my ships while his fleet was over half destroyed I do believe. That leaves him in first place for the time being. Another massive fleet is being built on my side of the warp point and I'm sure if he comes through anytime soon that he'll pay for it. *evil grin* This game is becoming more and more interesting as it goes on and I'm loving it. It's a challange fighting from my position but I don't mind. I'm learning things from it that's for sure.

More updates as they become available.

[Slynky]

Originally posted by Ragnarok:
Ragnarok vs. Mathias_Ice

2407.7

Sounds like it's turning into a real nail-biter. I ALWAYS get worried and nervous when fleets that size wander into battles. It always helps not to put all of one's eggs...er...ships in one basket...er...fleet.

Sounds like you guys are having fun!

[Ragnarok]

Originally posted by Slynky:

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Originally posted by Ragnarok:
Ragnarok vs. Mathias_Ice

2407.7

Sounds like it's turning into a real nail-biter. I ALWAYS get worried and nervous when fleets that size wander into battles. It always helps not to put all of one's eggs...er...ships in one basket...er...fleet.

Sounds like you guys are having fun!

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Indeed we are having fun. Or at least I am. It appears I have held off as long as I can. My fate is about to come before me. He busted through the warp point where the battles have taken place. My small fleet was able to take out and damage a few ships but still 25 remain. Then in another system he busted through there with a fleet of 17 ships. I do not have any more fleets that can take these ships on; so it is about over. I will post a image of the map in my next update.

Ships are being built at a frantic pace on my side but it is not going to be enough. I feel my ships are superior in design but not having the economy from such a small section of the galaxy being mine hurt me in the size of fleet I was able to support. I will continue to fight but it will be hard at this point as I doubt I'll ever be able to go on the offensive with him attacking my interior systems. But this game has been one sweet game that I will remember for awhile.

[geoschmo]

Geoschmo vs Cheeze 2406.3

Grand Lord Ikul speaks

People of the Imperium. I come before you today on the occasion of a great battle during the course of a great and terrible war. A war for our liberty, our property, our very lives. The enemy that we face is a clever and determined foe. It will take all the efforts of every one of us if we are to be victorious. However, we must be victorious. Failure is not an option.

Recently the enemy launched an offensive in great force into the Xiria system. The defenders fought valiantly, but were greatly outnumbered overrun. A key strategic planet was captured and the population enslaved.

The Floral fleet then moved on deeper into our empire, into the great impenatrable darkness of the Eskirk nebulae. Beyond this were two paths open to them, both equally dangerous for our people. If the invadres were allowed to get past this point there would be little or nothing to stop the complete ravaging of our great empire.

Task Force Defoliant was pulled out of position from the front lines and sent to intercept this fleet. A quarter of the distance accross the quadrant they rushed. Low on fuel they took up position in the Pawtril system and awaited their fate.

Never in the course of Memnorak events have so many owed so much to so few. At the cost of a great number of our valiant warriors the enemy fleet was completely routed.

If the Memnorak Imperium lives for thousand years, men will speak of this battle in hushed tones. Truely, they will say, this was their finest hour.

[Rollo]

As the Vikings storm the hill in drunken rage and pillage the old Graceland Palace, no brick is left on top the other.
King Rollo arrives with his personal guard of four Valkyrjars in Mark3 'Copacabana' Body Armor and slaps his forehead: "Just splendid, folks... Can anyone tell me where we are gonna crash tonite?"
The Vikings look around sheepishly and some start whisteling.
"Oh well, might as well use our remaining supplies and party all night."
Transports pull in and begin to unload countless kegs of beer, mead, and other kinds of intoxicants from all over the known universe. The crowd begins to cheer. Animals are skewered up and are roasted over the fires of the old palace.
"A speech, a speech..!", the crowd demands.

King Rollo rolls his eyes, as he is not a man of many words, and swears under his breath "okay, okay, might as well".
He steps upon a shield and is lifted high above the crowd:
"Ahem... I never doubted we would be here. And noone deserves this more than me!"
The crowd cheers again and it is a moving sight as some old Vikings wipe some tears from their eyes: "Oh my. Our King is so humble..."

King Rollo steps down from the shield and gives out orders. Let's not forget our worthy adversaries along the hill. They must be thirsty too. A group of Vikings begins to send kegs of beer rolling down the sides of the hill, which pick up terrifying speed after a short while: "Heads up, down there!"

The newly crowned king wakes up the next day with a splitting headache wearing only his crown and a t-shirt which reads: "I stormed the Graceland Palace and all I got was a peanut butter and banana sandwich."

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Thank you all for your congrats,
Rollo

[Baron Grazic]

Go, Mathias_Ice, Go
Come on Rags, join us at the bottom again.

[ June 26, 2003, 00:57: Message edited by: Baron Grazic ]

[Stone Mill]

Good accounts, Rags. Sorry about the impending doom, but it sounded like lots of tactical fun.

Usually, if you have the tech edge, all may not be lost, even though it looks bleak. Some players like to sacrifice research in favor of minerals.

Now, if he has way more ships than you and better tech (thanks, Rollo ), your butt is in trouble.

[Ragnarok]

Originally posted by Stone Mill:
Good accounts, Rags. Sorry about the impending doom, but it sounded like lots of tactical fun.

Usually, if you have the tech edge, all may not be lost, even though it looks bleak. Some players like to sacrifice research in favor of minerals.

Now, if he has way more ships than you and better tech (thanks, Rollo ), your butt is in trouble.

I got the tech advantage I'm sure. I have Cruisers with PPB Vs, while he has LCs and DUC Vs. He just has about twice as many ships as me so his numbers will swarm me anyday. I think I could've got this game had I not sent that ship into the warp point and lost it. If I had just helf back longer and built more of a fleet and went with my other plan of going through a different warp point then this would be a different looking game.

[Ragnarok]

Ragnarok vs. Mathias_Ice

Guess what folks; it's turn 104. Yes, I have survived another 100 turn game.
Anyway, to the update...Mathias is still going on the offensive and wiping a couple of my systems clean but I have managed to scrap together another fleet real quick like and have taken out 2 of his fleets now. (Thanks to the defending warp point first shot setting) He now has another fleet of 47 ships heading my direction with his new top of the line Cruisers. I will attempt to defende myself but the end is near. I am only delaying my fate with each passing turn. I do believe that my cruisers still outmatch his cruisers with no problems as his new cruiser ships still only have DUC Vs (at least theo nes I've seen so far) and I have PPB Vs. I think that if I had the economy to continue defending my current colonies, to keep building on my fleet and to defend another expansion effort that I could do it due to that fact that I out tech Mathias. But alas, I don't have the economy to do such a thing so I will await my final death. I'll update again when the game is over. Great game!

[Ragnarok]

Ragnarok vs. Mathias_Ice

Game date 2410.7 (Turn 107)- I have officially surrendered to Mathias. I held off as long as I could but he busted through my Last fleet Last turn and I have nothing else. He is blockading my home world and I only have a few colonies left.

Comments - Simply put: wow! This was on heck of a game and I loved every minute of it. It was the most fun losing I've had on the hill. Mathias, you played a great game and I commend you for it. Not too much I can suggest other then what we talked about during the game. Good luck on the crest of the hill!

Asmala, please delete our game and move Mathias up and me back down with the bottom dwellers. Thanks!