My cats hone the sharpness of their claws in acouple of small fights.

Glad to hear that Merln, they will provide excellent jewelry for my generels !

Explorers can now see the sun.

[This message has been edited by BruceEstrie (edited 03-31-2005 @ 07:46 PM).]

Special catnip is added to my tigrans food to promote a high rate of mating. Many warrior breeds are required to rid the land of the upstart Arthur.

Hmm, seems we could have picked some friendlier neighbors. Drastic measures are put in potion to accomodate.

Human town captured... those Tigrans shall know their pain soon enough !

I lead my troops in the capture of a Tigran town. My victorious troops march off to their next goal singing their favorit marching dirge, " .. cat scratch fever da na na, dum dum dum, cat scratch fever, da na na..."

Nothing to report... well perhaps some cats recruiting: already sending spies !

ts

My expansion continu... a draconian village captured along with few buildings. Only 1 casualty to report, taking a furnace. But wait... say what ? ... a tigran unit... cancel my last. No casualty to report.

Nothing to report, only classified events today...

ts

A good day as things are starting to improve.

Just marching today, no real gain.

nothing to report

CONTACT !!

Scissors cut paper, manticore eats z-bird.

Magic quest completed.
At this point of the game, hard choice between a spell and cash...

No action today, but more expected tomorrow.

Argh... I was remind the hard way that floating unit ARE reachable from land unit !
Tsi Iri paid for my newbe mistake

More of the enemy come into vision.

It took till now to get my first research advance, but it's really paying off.

...And my manticore feasted again, but it wasn't any fun beacause the bird surrendered instead of putting up a fight.

Oh well, when things go wrong... sometime you just can't help it !

TS

Guessed right and caught the cav unit in the mist.

Discovered the steam tank force.

I'm afraid my peacekeeper attribute I have researched last turn is going to be the gamebreaker on this map, but this could be me just being overconfident.

[This message has been edited by Fubarno (edited 04-13-2005 @ 02:25 PM).]

Faster beat, shorter post... TS

Expansion is taking place at a frenetic pace.

Blue units everywhere... how they can be so many ?
Getting ready anyway with field advantage...

Troops are brought up to reinforce in front of the steam tank force.

Gold is spent to recruit an orc town in front of an aproaching northern Arthur force.

Gold is spent in hiring some troops in my rear villages just in case there's a breach in my lines. I have lots of gold.

Borders are shaping up. It looks like a great majority of this land is flagged blue.

It seems I was wrong from start. I really, really don't understand how could have so much more gold than me. You had about 5 times more unit than me, you were able to recruit a village after another while I couldn't even train in my villages due of gold shortage. And all that in only 18 turns.

I've to go back in school ! I was clearly outclass here...

EDIT : Oups I forgot. Wanna rematch and switch side ?
My point of view is you learn when you play with stronger players... and I wanna learn !

[This message has been edited by BruceEstrie (edited 04-14-2005 @ 10:16 AM).]

Definetly yes on the rematch. I can set up tomorrow or send it my way if you have the opportunity today.

My road to victory on this map:
I did very little purchasing of troops or town improvements. In the beginning I saved my gold for the recruitmment of any neutral towns that were discovered (which were three early on, one of which I attacked and conquered.

Once I got the peacekeeper (It took till turn 13 with no other research advances IIRC) every race, other than archons and undead, were willing to be recruited and my gold level allowed almost one town recruitment per day, with none or little other purchases. I had fast moving scouts composed of hunters, my manticore, a horse archer and the sheriff force poised to start recruiting the towns near to them once I finished peacekeeper.

There were two towns in my interior lines that I hadn't yet recruited as they wanted too much: a halfling town for 650+- and a frostling town for 860+- but everything else was blue flagged.

All the town recruitments, campsites and other structures like inns and rogue shack provided my steady stream of troops that overwhelmed you. Feel free to use the peacekeeper strategy in our next game. I reserve the right to use it myself .

If you're interested in checking out my last turn I'll send it to you without the password protection.

I'm looking forward to another fast paced game,
Regards,

Fubarno

I'll think of something else. Your strategy did surprised me indeed. But most be more than 1 way, and I like to find new strategies... although is doesn't pay all the time !

Thanks for this game, looking forward the next one.