Alliance Vs The Dead

Morkilus · #1 January 5th, 2006, 01:56 PM

This game sounds like a great idea; I like how you can incorporate the undead without them becoming the random spoiler in your typical free-for-all. I think I'm in too many games right now anyway, but we'll see how things end up as the roster fills. I would definitely suggest 2 human players on the bad guys' team; I don't think the AI could handle 12 or more real people, even with the no-pretender-left-behind rule. It would be interesting enough keeping everyone organized and not accidentally killing each other. You would have to make, you know... plans.

Wish · #2 January 5th, 2006, 02:01 PM

why not do a 6 person game, axis vs allies. the axis can be C'Tis, Pangaea, and ermor, all with their death related themes, and the allies can be anyone else.

Ironhawk · #3 January 5th, 2006, 04:38 PM

Make sure your undead fighters have some supply-item forgers

Cainehill · #4 January 6th, 2006, 01:28 AM

You could always set Ermor up with more than one starting province, while the human players start with just one. Pick a map and starting positions carefully and it could be real interesting. Theater of War perhaps, with Ermor occupying the entire central sphere, 6 humans in the outer spheres with just the one starting province furthest out.

Steerpike · #5 January 6th, 2006, 10:50 AM

Fantastic Idea Cainehill I will get to work on that straight away. I think Theatre of War would restrict the humans from helping each other maybe.

DO you think a starting province per player would be too much?

Ok Huntsman your in, so we have at least two so far.

Wish for Blood Slaves: Giving Ermor more starting provinces should take care of the challenge aspect in this game. Having a 3v3 is too much of a normal game I feel, I would really like to get a game where people really have to cooperate against a mighty foe.

Steerpike · #6 January 6th, 2006, 10:55 AM

Do you think it would be too much to have the starting provinces all have castles? Is that too much or possible even?

I havnt changed any maps before.

archaeolept · #7 January 6th, 2006, 11:40 AM

yes, you can give ermor starting castles, and starting troops, and starting mages

Personally, given how bone-stupid the AI is, I recommend giving Ermor enough to be seriously scary - because if ermor doesn't manage to hit the players hard right away, it will have absolutely no chance