I just want to brag about my first random map victory on this cool game. :D

A long time ago, when Earth was nowhere in the universe, God sat on his throne. He looked at the black space that was the universe. He sighed. "I'M BORED." he said. So he created the Earth. And somewhere on the desolate world, he made Mankind.

This story begins with 10 citizens of the Tribe of America. They were surrounded by tundra, but somehow found a forage patch to gather food. A few became foragers. They were responsible for the entire tribe's food suppy. They returned to their Stone Age capitol and deposited the fruits of their success. Some of the other citizens were bored. So they went to a nearby forest. There, they made primitive axes out of stone. They swung with them and the points of the axes hit the trees. They returned to the capitol with plenty of wood. They used some to make a fire with which to cook the food. But they still had a large surplus. The villagers took this wood and with it, built a huge barracks. They used the food they cooked to feed hungry soldiers. Soon, The United States had a small group of clubmen and rock throwers. This was their army. The other citizens looked upon the great successes of their comrades. They ran toward a bunch of rocks and struck them with some primitive pick axes. They found Iron. With this, they made weapons which the American warriors could use.

Then a slinger from the Assyrian Empire came into the American camp. The Assyrians and Americans were friends. The tribal chief of America talked to the slinger. "You have a pretty pathetic village." said the slinger. "Maybe we can spare some troops to help you defend this dump against the Byzantines and Israelites." After mumbling to himself that the computer cheats, the chief agreed. Reinforcements from Assyria came to help.

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Good story! What ages did you make the match bewteen? Do you have the x-pack?

Stone - Nano. No, I don't have the x-pack.

In the night, a figure crept into the camp of the Americans. He was an Israelite spy. He carried a large club, but the guards in the tower spotted him. Rocks fell in a mighty number, but the spy ran so fast that they missed. The Army was called. Now was a chance to prove to the Assyrians that their army was indeed a strong military force. But the clubman eluded them. He escaped their grasp. They sat down. They were sad because they failed. They lifted their heads to see the spy run into the Assyrian camp. But the same incident happened to the Assyrians. The spy made it into the camp of his ally, the Byzantine Empire. Now the soldiers of America weren't so sad. The Assyrians couldn't catch one weak little clubman.

The Israelite Spy Incident caused the Americans to think of ways to improve their military. They experimented with a shiny metal called Copper. They attached it onto their spears and it flew towards its target. It pierced the target. The Copper Age began! With this new technology, weapons were more funtional. Thus, armies grew. With such and large but untrained army, a hero was needed. GILAMESH!

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Good story, I have finally dusted off my Empire Earth CD after reading this. ;)

Gilamesh excelled in combat even as a boy. He passed Military Academy with flying colors. He was an excellent horseback rider as well. When he was 21, he joined the US Cavalry. Soon he became General of the entire American army. He hated Israel like scum. He soon became known as The Lone Ranger for taking on Israelite armies completely alone. The Almighty Emperor of America was very pleased with him. He decided that sending an army against Israel was too risky because of the evil Israelite towers. So in the Copper Age, Gilamesh hitchhiked with an Assyrian army to Israel. He fought well, almost as well as the Assyrian army which accompanied him. Towers crumbled, buildings burned, and enemies trembled. Gilamesh conquered much of Israel.

Then, on his last Israelite invasion, he brought a prophet with him. Marcus Phillipus. He was to put a curse on Israel. When they reached Israel. The Prophet spoke to God. He convinced Him to send his firey wrath on the children of Israel. An earthquake shook the ground with fury! Women screamed and soldiers retreated. The towers and arcitecture were reduced to rubble. Gilamesh and the Assyrians destroyed and killed what remained. Israel was defeated. It was conquered. It was finished.

Gilamesh went back to America as a war hero. He was cheered and parades were held in his name. The Assyrians even held him as a hero in the rebuilt city of Jerusalem. But then, two men on horseback rode into America. THEY WERE ISRAELITES! Israel was not fully conquered. Though every settlement and capitol was destroyed, they still had one stable. In the middle of Byzantine territory! Gilamesh was surprised and angry. He rode to the raiding party and (with the help of the American army) killed both of them. Israel was no longer an Empire, but now a band of raiders. Barbarians. Their future was dark, though they would never be conquered, they would never advance any farther than the Copper Age. They were stuck with horsemen for the rest of their days.

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Our story continues. Gilamesh was growing old, he begged the Emperor to allow him to retire and live his old age in peace. But that wasn't to happen. Another day, another raid. Gilamesh's vision declined. He became disoriented and near-sighted. Yet, by the Emperor's orders, he rode in front of yet another Assyrian army. The army, with the help of Gilamesh, unleashed terrible destruction on the Byzantines. Some buildings fell. The Assyrians retreated back to base, but Gilamesh was surrounded by a horde of angry warriors. He fought as much as he could, but he was wounded. He rode on his stallion as fast as he could. He could see towers in the distance. If he could lure the evil Byzantines to the towers, they would be shot with arrows. Gilamesh rode. He stopped at the towers. But his vision was blurry! They were Byzantine towers!!!! Gilamesh noticed too late. His heart was shot with an arrow. He died.

There was a large funeral for poor Gilamesh. A wonder, the Great Library, was built in his honor. It was a wonder beyond all wonders seen on Earth. The Byzantines were jealous. The Assyrians were happy. The Americans were proud. The Bronze Age past by. The Dark Ages of War began.

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How many tribes are you playing with? Are you playing with teams?

Originally posted by archer_007
How many tribes are you playing with? Are you playing with teams?

4. And yes, I'm playing with teams.

Team 1 (good guys): Americans, Assyrians
Team 2 (enemies): Israelites, Byzantines
Too bad the computer picks its own nation. :(

Because Gilamesh was dead, a Dark Age of America began. There was chaos in the streets. Mobs and gangs rose to fill the nation with corruption. And then, the Great Library was buiilt. The Americans were full of resources. The Great Library took a lot, but it was well worth it. Now the American Army could see every building in the World because of the large quantity of books and old scrolls! But the armies of Byzantium were not going to let the building stand. To the south, there was a small, unwalled town. The Byzantines launched a surprise attack. There were four towers defending a town center were Iron miners dropped off their production. The Byzantines hadn't a chance against the towers. So they used seige weapons. This took down one of the towers. But in a hail of arrows they were stopped in their tracks. The Byzantines called on a prophet. He came. He said some mysterious words in an unknown language. Then suddenly the ground shook! Citizens fled in terror. The town center and two towers fell to the ground. Then the American Army came. They destroyed seige weapons and slaughtered the Byzantine invaders. They retreated. The prophet fell dead. The only thing left of the town was one tower. But it was burning and would soon collapse. The townspeople returned to their village. The place was in ruins. They worked hard, and rebuilt the town. Plus a wall surrounding it.

With that attack, the Dark Age ended. A new hero was needed to bring order to America and justice to the Byzantines. Oliver Cromwell.

i have the demo to this game. I really enjoyed it. I'll try to save some money and buy it.

Oliver was in his camp when the King of America rode up to him on his warhorse. "Cromwell, we are planning an attack on the Byzantines; near one of their 5 capitals. You will be escorting the Bishop of Virginia to the area. Then he will call on God to send an Earthquake on the land of the Byzantines." "Right away your majesty." Oliver Cromwell replied. It was night. Some citizens of the Byzantines were working in the fields, completely unaware of the danger lurking in the shadows. Oliver and the Prophet sneaked past the citizens until, "HALT! AMERICANS! ARREST THEM!" The Prophet quickly uttered the words in Holy Language. An earthquake pummeled the Byzantine Capital. But the Byzantine citizens came to the rescue and repaired the falling structures before they collapsed. The city was saved. The mission failed. Oliver reached into his pocket and fired a flare. An Assyrian Army came to save them! They fought the Byzantines. The Byzantine Army chased Oliver and the Bishop of Virginia. "RUN HOLY MAN RUN!" called Oliver. He held off the attack while the prophet escaped. But one lone cavalry rode to the holy man. With a swing of his sword the Bishop was killed. Oliver was wounded and fled back to camp. The mission was a complete failure.

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