Dawggie Does Dominions - JURRI WINS!!

[Jurri]

What do you take me for, New Guy? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Haha, I guess I'll put your antics down to a random event and move on... But, man, that was some choice decision to make on turn 1 of a subbing tenure http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Also, my hat's off to Djo, who seems to have put the Chicken of the Sea in his place. An exciting battle, to be sure, although the ending was sour.

[WraithLord]

Ahmm, seems like Agartha has given R'lyeh some spanking http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[okiN]

Oh, well, no significant losses. Less mouths to feed, plenty of meat left for the grinder. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[djo]

We, the mighty nation of Agartha, today celebrate a great victory. The Society of Learned & Pious Necromancers, most of them diseased and armed with little more than limp drinking straws, yesterday slaughtered hundreds of the cream of R'lyeh's "manhood". (We are not 100% they are men, but we are unwilling to examine their...whatever they have below their belts...in order to be sure. Scholarship has its limits.)

This day shall be celebrated annually until the end of time, or the end of the Agarthan empire, whichever comes first.

We predict that next month's castle storming will be substantially less spectacular, as there are approximately 10 living beings in the province, both sides combined.

We are also pleased at being Not First To Die In This Game.

[okiN]

Rejoice in your petty victory, fools. We may have lost the spearhead of our army, but your entire military has been reduced to a few senile old men while your fortress remains under siege, its walls reduced to rubble.

Believe you me, the second wave will not be a long time coming, and then we will see what is what.

Mark my words, there will be no annual celebration, except that of the end of the Agarthan people.

[WraithLord]

And Ermor had used a huge army to crush the life out of Patala. Ironically though, I think had Patala not routed they might have survived yet.

[Boron]

What a weird battle. I wonder why Patalas commanders finally routed.

Now death to the Lizards http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[PashaDawg]

Turn 26 is out.

Deadline is Thursday at 9pm Boston time.

Pasha

[Ygorl]

Anybody want to tell the story of the weird battle?
We Atlanteans were too busy looking at the bottoms of icebergs to notice...

[Bluebird]

Yea - please anybody give me a nice battle report!

[okiN]

Here's one report for you: the so-called Society of Learned & Pious Necromancers is no more. Those pretentious old fools greatly overestimated their power, now their corpses rot in the field and their minds have been harvested to serve the empire of R'lyeh. With those stubborn geezers gone, we expect the remaining Agarthan armies to surrender shortly.

[WraithLord]

battle report for the details hungry crowds.

Ermor side:
14 crystal mages, *lots* of cheap undead spam commanders and units, a contingent of unholy knights, some lictors and many longdead velites, triarius etc.

Patala side,

2 nagini and 6 nagarishi, 7 gurus and yogis, 3f 3a 1w 3e 3d ghost king, few archer units (markata, atavi, bandar) and vanara swordmen.

first round,
Patala: gurus, yogis mind duel and kill a few crystal mages.

Second round,
Patala: mass blade winds (effect is not that great).

Ermor: legions of steel, Gifts from heaven and blade wind in return.

next rounds are more or less the same.

unholy knights break through the gates, massacre some summond elementals and attack the ghost king which is fully buffed and isn't much impressed with the attack.

And then some gifts from heaven hit some units and commanders of Patala and cause Patala's units to route.

[djo]

okiN said:
Here's one report for you: the so-called Society of Learned & Pious Necromancers is no more.



We beg to differ. Two members still constitutes a society.


We admit to hoping our reinforcements would arrive before the oppressor's, but alas, they did not.

[Boron]

Ctis has a laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarge army, you could almost call this army ermorian.
I wonder if they have supply problems http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[Jurri]

I bet they have the same amount of supply problems as you do income problems http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif It's the New Economy!

[PashaDawg]

Turn 27 is out.

Deadline is Sunday at 9pm Boston time.

Pasha

[Ygorl]

I'm going to Alaska now; I should be able to play my turns, no problem, but my ability to conduct diplomacy will be severely hampered. Don't be offended - I'm not ignoring you, I just don't have much internet access. I'll be back to normal in a week and a half.

[Varjostin]

Boron said:
I wonder if they have supply problems http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif



My lizards are very strong minded and won't be troubled if they lack such an overrated thing like supply. You will be a tough nut to break, but I shall bring your castles down even if it requires siege ramps composed of my pawns' corpses. (Please don't raise them)

Your plan is too obvious and I don't know why your neighbours haven't realized it yet. You just sit there in your not-so-fancy castles gaining gems, research levels and those damn crystal mages and then BLAM! (Someone might falsely interpret this as a desperate cry for help) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[PashaDawg]

Turn 28 is out.

Deadline is Tuesday at 9pm Boston time.

Pasha

[okiN]

Joy to the world! The false god, Journey, is cast down, and Agartha has been trodden underfoot!

Let this be a lesson to other would-be aggressors. R'lyeh does not forgive.

[djo]

Alas, I am slain...it remains for future generations of theologians to ponder how a god may be banished from the world in which he had not yet manifested.

I hope you will remember as I was, a peacemaker.

I wish you all puppy dogs and rainbows, except for the walking pile of seafood that didst defeat me. I warn you all, trust nothing that comes from under the sea!

[Bluebird]

Hey - djo - was nice to have you onboard ... :-)

[Jurri]

Yes, thank you for the game, djo!

...you're next to go, Bird /threads/images/Graemlins/PointRight.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/Penguin.gif

[Boron]

Yeah hopefully you participate again Djo when this game is over and we hopefully start a new one, this time without those VPs http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif.

Jurri, that is a good idea. We could bet which nation gets killed next http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif.

My bet is on Man too, the annoying Ctis lizards will hold out a bit longer because of the nature of Ermor.
Ermor is slow with endless human waves whereas Mictlan is Blitzkrääääääg http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[djo]

It was a pleasure. Maybe by next time I'll have figured out how to play d3. Am I the only one enjoying d3 much more but finding my brain is still trying to play d2? Got to order me a brain upgrade, too.

[Bluebird]

Jurri said:
...you're next to go, Bird /threads/images/Graemlins/PointRight.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/Penguin.gif



Hohoho ... you will probably get me, but that will take longer than you will like. The people of man do not surrender easily.

[PashaDawg]

Turn 29 is out.

Deadline is Thursday at 9pm Boston time.

Sorry for the delay. I am experiencing internet problems.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Nevermind... turn not out yet. My internet at home is still on the fritz. I have a new cable modem that I will hook up during lunch. Hopefully, that will solve the problem.

[PashaDawg]

Turn 29 is now out. Whew!

So, let's keep the deadline Thursday at 9pm Boston time.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Hi:

Please don't patch the game until after you have played your current turn.

Thanks.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Turn 30 is out.

Deadline is Sunday at 9pm Boston time.

Be sure to patch to 3.04.

Pasha

[Cainehill]

Isn't out here either. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

[PashaDawg]

Sent again, Cainehill.

[PashaDawg]

Turn 31 is out.

Deadline is Tuesday at 9pm Boston time.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Turn 32 is out.

Deadline is Thursday at 9pm Boston time.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Turn 33 is out.

Deadline is Sunday night at 9pm Boston time.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Turn 34 is out.

Deadline is Tuesday night at 9pm Boston time.

[Cainehill]

When's the new turn due, Pasha?

[PashaDawg]

Turn 35 went out last night.

It is due on Thursday at 9pm Boston time.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Turn 36 is out.

What do players what to do about the holiday? We could host on either Saturday night (Dec. 23) or Tuesday night (Dec. 26), because I will be away on the 24th and 25th.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

I hereby decide, exercising my supreme host discretion, that the current turn is due on:

Tuesday, December 26 at 9pm Boston time.

That will give everyone a chance to relax, even those who don't need the extra time.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Turn 37 is out.

Deadline is Thursday at 9pm Boston time.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

I did not send out a status email this time, and there are a few players who have not played turns. So I will give an extension until Friday (tonight) at 9pm Boston time, just in case the players were relying on the status emails as a reminder of the deadline.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Turn 38 is out.

Deadline is Sunday at 9pm Boston time. I might be out of town that night. We shall see.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Turn 39 is out.

Deadline is Tuesday at 9pm Boston time.

[PashaDawg]

Turn 40 is out.

Deadline is Friday at 9pm Boston time, due to the delay.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Turn 41 is out.

Deadline is Sunday at 9pm Boston time.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Turn 42 is out.

Deadline is Tuesday at 9pm Boston time.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Turn 44 is out.

Deadline is Sunday at 9pm Boston time.

Pasha

[Bluebird]

Hey - this forum has been horrible silent, now that we might see the last turns, if we do not manage to keep Mictlan at bay.

[PashaDawg]

Yes! All charge Mictlan or he shall win!

[PashaDawg]

Turn 45 is out.

Deadline is Tuesday at 9pm Boston time.

Pasha

[Ygorl]

He's on the other side of the planet!
If he'd send some kitty-cats over to the cold dark deadly scary side of the world, I'm sure I can speak for my neighbors as well as myself and say that we'd show them a bad time...

[Jurri]

Not to worry, for the most part my neighbors have drawn their own conclusions. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

I'll see to fulfilling your expectations, rest of the world. No guarantees, though, since there are some harsh fights ahead in my own small plot of land.

[PashaDawg]

Hi:

Pan needs a little extra time. So we will host on Wednesday.

Pasha

[WraithLord]

Thanks for waiting http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[PashaDawg]

Turn 46 is out.

Deadline is THURSDAY at 9pm Boston time.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Gothmog / Dragonfire needs a bit more time. We will delay the hosting until tomorrow.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Turn 47 is out.

Deadline is SUNDAY at 9pm Boston time.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Turn 48 is out.

Deadline is Tuesday at pm Boston time.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Looks like Caelum needs a little more time.

We'll wait until Wednesday at noon.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Hmmm... never mind Caelum (just got his turn).

I still need Atlantis's turn. We'll wait until lunch on Wednesday, if necessary.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Turn 49 is out.

Deadline is Thursday at 9pm Boston time.

Pasha

[Jurri]

As of now, the glorious and just nation of Mictlan controls 6 Victory Point -provinces. To win, 4 of those need to be held at the time of the next scoring, which is in 4 turns. /threads/images/Graemlins/Balloons.gif

Just a public service announcement, for those not already in the know http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Boron]

Grats Jurri for another win http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[okiN]

Hey, Jurri, I have a meager force headed your way... could you send a contingent to meet me around Vanheim's former capital? I want to see one proper battle before this is over. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Caduceus]

Well, I'm out (Arco) from earlier this week. Congrats to Tien Chi for catching me with my pants down.

[PashaDawg]

Turn 50 is out.

Deadline is Sunday. (However, I think Ygorl will need an extension due to travel.)

Sorry for the delay.

[Jurri]

Hmm, looks like you'll have to have your sport fighting Man and Pan over who gets to wail on me next, okiN. Since there are no victory points in the area, I have only meager forces available anyways http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Thanks for the game Caduceus!

[WraithLord]

As for me, I think too little to late sums it quite nicely - Yet I'll try my best to prevent the inevitable.

[okiN]

WraithLord said:
As for me, I think too little to late sums it quite nicely - Yet I'll try my best to prevent the inevitable.



Yeah, the part where you decided to help Jurri by attacking me for no reason didn't really do much good for any of us. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

Jurri - please humor me and send whatever you possibly can. I want to see a bit of fireworks before the world goes dark.

[WraithLord]

okiN said:

WraithLord said:
As for me, I think too little to late sums it quite nicely - Yet I'll try my best to prevent the inevitable.



Yeah, the part where you decided to help Jurri by attacking me for no reason didn't really do much good for any of us. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

Jurri - please humor me and send whatever you possibly can. I want to see a bit of fireworks before the world goes dark.



hehe, was Jurri manipulating me like a puppet on strings http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
(Was Man and Vanheim were supposed to hold him on check)

Divide et impera, right?- Kudos Jurri for a work well done.

[PashaDawg]

There is a problem with Cainehill's turn, and I am giving him a chance to resend. Sorry for the delay.

Pasha

[Bluebird]

Well - I am still having my fun with Jurri. In general, I would probably not join again a game where more than one Level9 bless is allowed. Not that is was unfair, as you suffered enough in the beginning, but in the long run, this is just too powerful.

[PashaDawg]

Turn 51 is out. Sorry, I thought I had sent it out yesterday after hosting. Grrr.

Please try to play your turns BEFORE patching to 3.06.

The Turn is due on Thursday night at 9 pm Boston time.

Thanks.

Pasha

[PashaDawg]

Wraithlord did not send in a turn yet. So, we'll wait until morning to give him a bit of time.

[PashaDawg]

Turn 52 is out.

Deadline is Sunday.

Pasha

[WraithLord]

Probably the last turn.

For the entertainment of you blood thirsty soon to be banished pretenders, the pretenders of Pangaea and R'lyeh has setup a clash of the best their military can offer, this clash is set to happen this turn. All are welcome to direct their spies and or their scrying spells to province 166, sit back and enjoy the unfolding carnage http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[okiN]

The seers of R'lyeh have determined that the forces of the evil Pangaea, cronies of the blood lords of Mictlan, will be slaughtered by the righteous. This last great blow against evil will be followed by the world falling into eternal darkness.

[PashaDawg]

The last turn is out.

Jurri wins!

[WraithLord]

Congrats Jurri for yet another victory!

You can scratch a new line on your laptop, careful to make it small, so you don't run out of space http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Bluebird]

Grats Jurri - I had a lot of fun trying to keep your troops under control ... obviously, I failed :-)

[WraithLord]

And many thanks goes to the host!

[okiN]

Heh. Thanks all, it was fun.

WraithLord: you got yours! HAH!

[WraithLord]

hehe, I did at that http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Though never in a million years I would have confronted you like this - its *really* not the pangaean way.

[okiN]

WraithLord said:Though never in a million years I would have confronted you like this - its *really* not the pangaean way.



Oh, I dunno. The mainstay of your armies was clunky and easily interceptable, and I doubt you could have done much with stealth forces of black centaurs and satyrs given my insanity dominion and ubiquitous freespawn hordes. Some sort of confrontation would have been inevitable. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Jurri]

Ah, thanks guys, for the game!

So I had 8 of the 15 victory points in the final scoring... I have to say, the last 4 were much easier to attain than the first http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

There was some neat intrigue like the peace with Man, and directing Pan against R'lyeh... Also plenty of warring. Fun all around, although Mictlan certainly proved quite powerful a nation, which possibly made the game a bit less exciting than it could have been http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Of course, my corner position did its share, too.

Incidentally, I didn't sacrifice a single slave for dominion from around turn 10-20 onwards: My VPs seemed to spread my dominion quite enough. I'm sure I would have gone positively insane if I would have had to manage the sacrifices... Already, due to the extreme price of laboratories, I had to manage my blood hunting by hand since I couldn't afford laboratories in the hunting provinces. (Ferrying slaves around with scouts... You can guess I didn't hunt nearly as much as I otherwise would have. I suppose the answer to that is to concentrate your hunting to one or few super-heavily patrolled provinces, but that has its own set of problems.)

It would be nice if there was a structure you could build for cheap (two scouts cost 60g, so...) that would allow for the transfer of blood slaves to the gem pool, if laboratories really must be that expensive. Oh, well, I suppose if you want the blood you must pay the price, even more so than in dom2.