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

[Slynky]

Parabolize vs Slynky - 2407.8

Well, the game has been running a LONG time! Not that anyone cares ( ) but I started the game with a bad placement (on the edge) and Parabolize was 2 systems to my inside. And, certainly, he was smart enough to block me in with mines to 7 and a half systems. Which means he had about 23 systems for expansion.

I lived with those systems through turn 50 when I got lucky and took 2 systems from him. Oh BOY...now I have 10 systems . Tried a run on his property around turn 70 but got chased down by 15 kick-*** carriers that wiped all my sweepers and fleet out. (oh well, what could I expect, right?)

And, of course, I'm subject to intel attacks now for about 20 turns or more.

Managed to capture a planet and get some breathers...which gave me some "breathing room" (pun intended).

And somehow, I'm in first place (he must be mothballing everything he builds!). Just seeing how long I can Last but with 2 and a half times the empire as I have, it shouldn't be long. Amazed already it has gone this long!

[Renegade 13]

Ok, thanks a lot Asmala. Looks like Mark was beating me fairly badly!!

[Captain Kwok]

The Juprups have managed to hold on to their homeworld after a direct assault by Alneyan's evil Byzantine Imperium.

From a excerpt of Speaker Kwok's address to the inhabinants of Juprup Prime: "Although most did not hold out a hope for us to survive this assault after so many us had already perished, we rallied together and with a single voice we declared that we will not vanish quietly into the night - that we will fight, and will continue to fight until the very end taking every Byzantine occupier with us."

[Alneyan]

Meanwhile, from the Headquarters of the Empty-Headed Low Command of the Byzantine Imperium: "Please, order us a Planet Destroyer Mk II rather than the usual Warp Opener. We are being lazy, and do not wish to fight the homeworld directly. Of course, still send some cannon fodder just to keep them busy".

Incidentally Kwok, do not get inspired by my research/designs; I have simply skipped ECM/CS, took a penalty to research too high, and did not get a fleet ready to challenge bases (as you may have guessed, their purpose was simply to raise unhappiness). In other words, everything you shouldn't do.

[Captain Kwok]

Juprup Prime has fallen.

Speaker Kwok was among the casualities - but died fighting to the end. The overwhelming numbers or Byzantine ships were simply too much.

Commander Kwak has taken command of what remains of the Juprups - a few scattered colonies in the Ibsunk and Cewandi systems.

There is not much hope for our survival.

[Captain Kwok]

The loss of all the colonies in the Ibsunk system has left Cewandi II as the Last Juprup colony. The colonists have fought bravely under the leadership of Captain Ook, who aboard the UJFS Koopa has taken to space to fight the Byzantine Imperium in an act of heroic courage. [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Dagger.gif[/img]

[Asmala]

Renegade 13 said:
Ok, thanks a lot Asmala. Looks like Mark was beating me fairly badly!!

I've left you on the current Hill level as you wished. That's a real sportsmanship I think.

[Alneyan]

My game with Kwok should be finished Asmala. Feel free to check as needed.

[Captain Kwok]

Alneyan said:
My game with Kwok should be finished Asmala. Feel free to check as needed.

Not quite so fast! You still need to destroy the rebel bandits aboard the UJFS Koopa under the watch of the honorable freedom fighter, Captain Ook.

Until then, the Juprup spirit remains alive and well and I cannot concede.

BTW, He's heading back towards Cewandi to go out in a blaze of glory...

[Alneyan]

The game has finished by the looks of it. Please disregard the previous post.