1 player enter 2 civs leave!

[1889]

1740 sent.

Bombarded Kufah and landed some troops.

 

[onclouds]

played and sent...

Now that I convinced my people to stay and defend their country I face another challenge... to have them trade their wooden swords for up-to-date rifles. =)

 

[1889]

Ploughshares Onclouds, swords to ploughshares.

 

[1889]

1745 to Onclouds.

Bombarded Kufah, captured Damascus and a worker overlooking Mecca Bay.

 

[onclouds]

played and sent to Tim Ford

you really took me by surprise with the attack up north! =/

BTW... what are ploughshares?! I thought I had a really great English vocabulary but that word I've never seen or heard! I've looked around the web and found no definition that would make sense in this context ...

 

[Mitchum]

This is the only thing I could find:

http://http://swordsandploughshares.blogspot.com/

 

[1889]

A ploughshare is the steel edge of a plow. As far as I know the word has only ever been used once.

They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. (Isaiah 2:4)

 

[1889]

1750 to Onclouds.

Bombarded Kufah, Najran and Mecca.

 

[onclouds]

played and sent

 

[onclouds]

A ploughshare is the steel edge of a plow. As far as I know the word has only ever been used once.

I haven't seen this post earlier...
I guess I don't have to feel too bad for NOT knowing a word that was used only once! =)
I'm still trying to understand the meaning of the phrase but I'm sure it will strike me soon enough. eheheh

 

[Mitchum]

I didn't have computer access for a couple of days. I was surprised not to see a turn waiting for me when I logged on. The last turn I played was 1750 on 13-Mar...

 

[onclouds]

I'm guessing Tim hasn't played his turn yet since I didn't get the usual GPS message...

 

[1889]

I emailed him yesterday.

 

[Tim Ford]

Sorry guys, I have to leave town for a silly emergency and went to a place with no internet access.

Will take turn shortly. I apologize for not being able to warn you guys.

 

[Mitchum]

GPS to 1889.

Tim, no problem. This is by far the best PBEM I'm currently playing with respect to speed. I was so used to the one-a-day cadence that I was surprised when it didn't happen.

 

[1889]

1755 sent.

Bombarded Najran and Kufah again, take that Onclouds!

 

[Tim Ford]

Game Played and sent an hour ago.

 

[Mitchum]

Played and sent.

 

[Tim Ford]

Just a warning, I will be out of town Friday and Saturday. I will probably be able to play, but if I don't that is my excuse.

 

[1889]

1760 to Onclouds.

I will give a nickle to anyone who can guess which three cities I bombarded this turn.