MP Game, Middle age

[Arameyan]

Hi all

I'm out for the next week, I'm going to Cuba

I obviously wont be able to play. As I'm the weakest of the map I choosed to become computer controlled instead of asking you to wait for me. To respect my treaty with Marigon I'll send all my ressources (gold, gems) to him. But I dont think my small AI controlled army (currently all holding siege on a Abysian castle) will offer much resistance to anyone.

I enjoyed the map, it was fun to play with you all. My many early strategic mistakes, powerful neighbors and the prepatch Miasma income bug prevented me from becoming a strong nation long ago, but it was fun anyway. I got the chance to try a giant toad + sirrush Nature blessed army Its quite effective, exepted when the sirrush block the castle entrance, forcing the trampling toads to wait behind, under the Abysian rain of fire and killing all my bodyguards and commanders with poison clouds...

Have fun! Thank you Graeme for hosting these games.

Arame

[RamsHead]

I am sorry guys, but I have RL things to deal with right now. I cannot take my turns for awhile, so I will set myself AI. It shouldn't mess things up too much, because I don't believe I am in an influential position. Good luck to the rest of the players.

[Tyrant]

It seems to have crashed during host, i was last, i upleaded and while i was waiting to get the new turn the connection broke.

[Graeme Dice]

Thanks for letting me know.

[Ezco]

Game over. Great game everyone. I'm glad I made it to the end on my first long term MP game.
Hooray for Tyrant. It was funny how quickly it turned for my Ulm. First I was overly confident sieging his capital and teleporting my golems at his provinces and few turns later my army and expensive golems destroyed I was in despair and never recovered.
Hip hip hurray for Tyrant yet again and thanks to Graeme for hosting. Smith Council of the Iron Empire and their deformed god will be forever forgotten in books of history.

[Tyrant]

You fought quite well Ezco, of my many opponents only Shinuyama did better, and I was fighting them left-handed while my main forces were engaged against Pythium.

Abyssia seems to have lost heart when C'tis betrayed him and you were overmatched by that point in the game, i don't really think there was much else you could have done. Letting my capitol be besieged is a tactic i use so often it should be named after me- i did it twice this game- and it's only failed once.

I was kind of embarrassed about how easily i took out your golems. Each of my guys had the advantage, but only slightly and by my calculations the odds of my winning three in a row were 7% and three in row without losses 1.2%. So unless my math is wrong you wuz robbed! Stymphalian Golem raiders are very excellent- they are nearly unstoppable against nation without astral, but as you saw astral nations have a straightforward counter. Even without my extraordinary luck they would have gone down eventually to a much cheaper unit.

Some other random thoughts on this game-

Marignon was a weak nation in DomII, but i kinda thought the doubled economy in 3 would fix that, and to my satisfaction it has.

I have learned a whole new respect for Astral Fires, Aby would have kicked my butt without that spell and AE with 100 precision just generally rox!

Why no Blood magic from Abbysia? Others disagree, but i think Aby is one of the top Blood nations and i don't know why one would play them and not use it.

Cat- It seems like you have been in at least half the games i've played online and i'm always glad to see you on the roster and hope to have a border with you. Seems like the two of us have come in 2nd third in a half a dozen games. You are a man after my own heart- you don't babble or engage in Byzantine diplomacy, you don't get overrun and cause a power vacum, and until this game you have never broken a NAP. Under the circumstances I don't really hold it against you, it was a half hearted attack in game that was pretty much done, but a declaration would have been a nice formality.

Thanks to all for the game, and big thanks to Graeme for hosting!

[Xox]

Congratulations to Tyrant for the win against multiple opponents. Very impressive.

Not sure how catquiet's nap with me or tyrant squares with casting astral corruption and illwinter, but it was intersting watchng the world gradually come to an end.

I thought i was learning to live with astral corruption and then i get a visit from the "slave to unreason" while casting a not too ambitious ritual. Not sure why the over reaction there. He is not a nice guy to get a visit from.

Brave fight by all the tyrant opponents. Sorry I could not help, I was boxed in by the giants with an ironclad nap and a big ocean full of Atlantians

Too bad the game ended before i could find out exactly what it is illwinter does. Anyone know what it does besides cause a little unrest and maybe a colder weather?

[Dedas]

I wish I could've watched this game. Anyway, congratulations Tyrant!