AA02: Catherine's Aggressive Adventures
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pholkhero
Deviant Mind
hey ruff ~ i constantly think i'm getting "the same" leaders no matter what ~ that's why i use a deck of cards ~ 52 leaders, 52 cards. coincidence?? hah says I!!
·Imhotep·
Legendary Builder
Well, this team apparently did its homework and outplayed the poor AI by quite a margin. My set was actually way easier than even SBS, at this point I don't know how we could lose this. It's only a matter of how fast we win from now on.
Illustration:
Battle Stats:
Units victorious while attacking : 34
Units victorious while defending : 0
Units withdrawing while attacking: 8
Units defeated while attacking : 2
Units defeated while defending : 0
Units escaping while attacking : 7
My predecessors built a huge army of siege, and this is really great. Siege is the key to warfare, and if you have 15 Trebs in your stacks even Castles don't stop you. It was so much fun taking out Knights and Muskets with Axes
!
Anyway, this is what happened...
Pacal decided he'd not sit by and actually sent some troops. But this lousy imitation of a SoD got killed on the very turn it entered our domain. Pacal never sent anything henceforth despite some Curassiers as pillagers...
As Joao will be dead soon I thought I'd put the EP to good use before they go to waste. Yet the idiot spy - remembered as 08/15 hemceforth - managed to get caught...
Churchill tried impersonating a bully. But I'm not so scared if my army is twice bigger than his...
Remember our siege army ? Well, this city had a Castle. It fell in 2 turns nonetheless.
And we added another...
The joke of the day:
We are pope...
...and added more people to our realm...
Of course Joao failed to construct the Kong Miao, so the Confu Holy City is worthless junk.
Actually I thought Joao was dead, but he has a last resort. And he vassalized to Pacal...
Speaking of the little imp, we are still at war and can comfortably take the peace deal whenever we want.
But I'd say we continue the war, as I've set up the next player for the sack of the Jewish Holy city:
It awaits us, pants down, like a young bride at honeymoon...
There is another huge stack healing at the Confu holy city, combined these two stacks will eat up Pacal quickly - we're thrice as powerful than him.
Looking at the stats we see we're almost there:
I guess we'll hit Domination in 3 more sets at the most.
Imhotep
P.S.:
Illustration:
Battle Stats:
Units victorious while attacking : 34
Units victorious while defending : 0
Units withdrawing while attacking: 8
Units defeated while attacking : 2
Units defeated while defending : 0
Units escaping while attacking : 7
My predecessors built a huge army of siege, and this is really great. Siege is the key to warfare, and if you have 15 Trebs in your stacks even Castles don't stop you. It was so much fun taking out Knights and Muskets with Axes
!Anyway, this is what happened...
Pacal decided he'd not sit by and actually sent some troops. But this lousy imitation of a SoD got killed on the very turn it entered our domain. Pacal never sent anything henceforth despite some Curassiers as pillagers...
As Joao will be dead soon I thought I'd put the EP to good use before they go to waste. Yet the idiot spy - remembered as 08/15 hemceforth - managed to get caught...
Churchill tried impersonating a bully. But I'm not so scared if my army is twice bigger than his...
Remember our siege army ? Well, this city had a Castle. It fell in 2 turns nonetheless.
And we added another...
The joke of the day:
We are pope...
...and added more people to our realm...
Of course Joao failed to construct the Kong Miao, so the Confu Holy City is worthless junk.
Actually I thought Joao was dead, but he has a last resort. And he vassalized to Pacal...
Speaking of the little imp, we are still at war and can comfortably take the peace deal whenever we want.
But I'd say we continue the war, as I've set up the next player for the sack of the Jewish Holy city:
It awaits us, pants down, like a young bride at honeymoon...
There is another huge stack healing at the Confu holy city, combined these two stacks will eat up Pacal quickly - we're thrice as powerful than him.
Looking at the stats we see we're almost there:
I guess we'll hit Domination in 3 more sets at the most.
Imhotep
P.S.:
Spoiler The Log :
pholkhero
Deviant Mind
Dang! I can't believe how fast we're moving in this game! Great set, Imhotep (and everyone else who came before!).
I see it, but am not sure when I'll play. Maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow night ~ we'll see. I'll continue the war and press on. Interesting that Pacal was Joao's vassal when we started the war! You'd think Pacal would at least be pleased with us for that!
Also, looking ahead, i think the jump to Emperor is needed, no? Either that or make it an Honorable ruleset or can only win via space, culture or diplo.
I see it, but am not sure when I'll play. Maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow night ~ we'll see. I'll continue the war and press on. Interesting that Pacal was Joao's vassal when we started the war! You'd think Pacal would at least be pleased with us for that!
Also, looking ahead, i think the jump to Emperor is needed, no? Either that or make it an Honorable ruleset or can only win via space, culture or diplo.
negyvenketto
Scientist
Strange, Joao didn't vassalized to us 'cos affraid of Pacal (our enemy) but wasn't affraid of us (Pacal's enemy) when vassalized to him. 
He must have looked a different power graph
I vote for Emperor
I'm back at my home in Singapore, got my PC all set up and am ready to play again. My big fancy monitor decided to stop working after the trip though...
Looks like I'm too late in this game though so I guess I may as well spectate until the next one. I'd vote that we take the next one to Emporer. I think that will be a challenge for us.
Looks like I'm too late in this game though so I guess I may as well spectate until the next one. I'd vote that we take the next one to Emporer. I think that will be a challenge for us.
pholkhero
Deviant Mind
okay, emperor sounds good.
also, i haven't had a chance to play and won't until tomorrow. I can be skipped if needed or will get to it then.
edit ~ midnight gmt ~ i've played, but will have to report tomorrow. joao and pacal ~ yeah ~ they won't bother us anymore
also, i haven't had a chance to play and won't until tomorrow. I can be skipped if needed or will get to it then.
edit ~ midnight gmt ~ i've played, but will have to report tomorrow. joao and pacal ~ yeah ~ they won't bother us anymore
berserks01
Obviously Very Confused
pholkhero
Deviant Mind
sorry all ~ my big education exam is tomorrow, and so i've been studying nonstop. just no time for any kind of report.
built up the army for 20 turns. We've got 3 GPs ready for a GAge if we want them ~ i say we go for it; not much game left to play. i already merged two GMs to Yaroslavl (the GPF) for more food.
After the army was nice and ready, it seemed a shame for me to pass it off to someone else so i gave myself 10 turns to wipe out Pacal and Joao.
It took me 11.
We can heal up and go for hannibal (which might give us trouble since his units are all in the north of our land fighting england) or trek back north to take out england. either way, we'll be at dom very soon. maybe we should even up culture more in peacetime to pop borders faster.
Roster:
beserks01
Imhotep
pholkhero >> just played
mystyfly >> UP NOW
negyvenketto >> on deck
Kikinit >> hiatus
robo kai >> hiatus
built up the army for 20 turns. We've got 3 GPs ready for a GAge if we want them ~ i say we go for it; not much game left to play. i already merged two GMs to Yaroslavl (the GPF) for more food.
After the army was nice and ready, it seemed a shame for me to pass it off to someone else
so i gave myself 10 turns to wipe out Pacal and Joao.It took me 11.
We can heal up and go for hannibal (which might give us trouble since his units are all in the north of our land fighting england) or trek back north to take out england. either way, we'll be at dom very soon. maybe we should even up culture more in peacetime to pop borders faster.
Roster:
beserks01
Imhotep
pholkhero >> just played
mystyfly >> UP NOW
negyvenketto >> on deck
Kikinit >> hiatus
robo kai >> hiatus
Got it
Pretty busy with squash practice (or training, don't know the proper word, meaning 2-4h/day, after school... 
) but I think I'll be able to play tuesday or even monday. Lots of time for a proper report pholk 
Going after england is no option imo. Healing + moving will take simply too much time. I'll attack hannibal ASAP. I don't expect any trouble near the english border. If there is trouble I still can get some emergency defenders somehow I think...
Pretty busy with squash practice (or training, don't know the proper word
, meaning 2-4h/day, after school... ) but I think I'll be able to play tuesday or even monday. Lots of time for a proper report pholk Going after england is no option imo. Healing + moving will take simply too much time. I'll attack hannibal ASAP. I don't expect any trouble near the english border. If there is trouble I still can get some emergency defenders somehow I think...
Played 10 turns, 1822AD - 1842AD
When I finished, I've seen that ph stole one of my turns but it was too late... Next player will finish it anyway.
Inherited turn:
11.35% land 2 go
Start a GA
The portuguese are gone, right?
(2) 1826AD
Steam Power is in > Military science (decided to detour to grenns just in case, but straight RR would've been betterr probabely..)
(4) 1830AD
Wash loses Philadelphia
SB DOWs Hann + Wash
We DOW Hann + Wash
Can anyone say dogpile?
Hann's small stack that headed towards the english. Now, we'll kill them on our soil
IBT
Lose a cossack to a chariot
(5) 1832AD
AP comes up, I pick none..
Mil sci > RR
Crash the game (forgot not to click ctrl + tab :doh
...
Resume the game, seems that, out of habit I guess, saved, one turn before...
(6) 1834AD
More beating on poor hann...
(7) 1836AD
I start putting our workers in groups of 2 and make them build a 'trade network' (there are still 4 workers left on that hill)
I think it was this turn that Wash + Hann capitulate to churchill
. Next turn, two more carthagian cities would've fallen.
(8) 1838AD
Knock-knock
(9) 1840AD
We get a GG. He won't have much of an impact now, but I leave him @ Moscow. A military academy I'd say (part of the reason I researched MS). Moscow already builds 1 Cossack/turn so it's a waste there.
Capture Assyrian (from SB)
(10) 1841AD
Now, the cossacks that captured assyrian are ready for more action and I DOW church/hann/wash (english border should be secure). I should've waited for the next player to DOW probabely... No real issue thou.
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3 carthagian cities 2 go. WW is no real issue atm. We have 4 turns of GA left. We can switch to either nat or Police state (I'd stay in buero and go PS) to keep WW low. If we abandon Buero, we should build a MA in Moscow. There is one stack of cossacks + uber medic near utica, take it next turn. The cannon stack (LOTS of them) and some rifles are north, heading for washington. The cossacks should mop up, taking carthage while the cannons/rifles take that remaining city.
Watch out if you see enemy cavalry. If the AI gets them, our cannons will be toast.
We should hit dom in a few turns I think.
There were nearly no casualties so far. And I definitely don't expect trouble for our veteran troops.
RR is due in 1.
Save:
View attachment AA02 AD-1841.CivBeyondSwordSave
When I finished, I've seen that ph stole one of my turns but it was too late... Next player will finish it anyway.
Inherited turn:
11.35% land 2 go
Start a GA
The portuguese are gone, right?
(2) 1826AD
Steam Power is in > Military science (decided to detour to grenns just in case, but straight RR would've been betterr probabely..)
(4) 1830AD
Wash loses Philadelphia
SB DOWs Hann + Wash
We DOW Hann + Wash
Can anyone say dogpile?
Hann's small stack that headed towards the english. Now, we'll kill them on our soil
IBT
Lose a cossack to a chariot
(5) 1832AD
AP comes up, I pick none..
Mil sci > RR
Crash the game (forgot not to click ctrl + tab :doh
...
Resume the game, seems that, out of habit I guess, saved, one turn before...
(6) 1834AD
More beating on poor hann...
(7) 1836AD
I start putting our workers in groups of 2 and make them build a 'trade network' (there are still 4 workers left on that hill)
I think it was this turn that Wash + Hann capitulate to churchill
. Next turn, two more carthagian cities would've fallen.(8) 1838AD
Knock-knock
(9) 1840AD
We get a GG. He won't have much of an impact now, but I leave him @ Moscow. A military academy I'd say (part of the reason I researched MS). Moscow already builds 1 Cossack/turn so it's a waste there.
Capture Assyrian (from SB)
(10) 1841AD
Now, the cossacks that captured assyrian are ready for more action and I DOW church/hann/wash (english border should be secure). I should've waited for the next player to DOW probabely... No real issue thou.
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3 carthagian cities 2 go. WW is no real issue atm. We have 4 turns of GA left. We can switch to either nat or Police state (I'd stay in buero and go PS) to keep WW low. If we abandon Buero, we should build a MA in Moscow. There is one stack of cossacks + uber medic near utica, take it next turn. The cannon stack (LOTS of them) and some rifles are north, heading for washington. The cossacks should mop up, taking carthage while the cannons/rifles take that remaining city.
Watch out if you see enemy cavalry. If the AI gets them, our cannons will be toast.
We should hit dom in a few turns I think.
There were nearly no casualties so far. And I definitely don't expect trouble for our veteran troops.
RR is due in 1.
Save:
View attachment AA02 AD-1841.CivBeyondSwordSave
·Imhotep·
Legendary Builder
Well done, mystyfly ! Seems almost too easy. That happens if a great team plays... I want to try Immortal next time !
Seems almost too easy. That happens if a great team plays... I want to try Immortal next time !
negyvenketto
Scientist
Officially I'm up, but I would be happy if Kikinit could play a turnset. He missed a lot with this moving.
pholkhero
Deviant Mind
yeah, great turns, Mysty ~ two things, though:
also, a minor nitpick: w/trade network, do 3 workers, not 2. It takes 3 worker turns on epic to build a road/RR ~ you waste a worker turn in each pair every other turn with only 2. but, as I said, extremely minor thing.
We are certainly well on our way to the win here. I might even roll up De Gaulle's Aggressive Adventure while i'm at the other 2 ~ emperor, right??
@ kikinit ~ play if you can!!
@ negy ~ if there's no word in 24 hours, take the ball and run with it ~
we don't play set turn limits, so my set was the perfect length
also, a minor nitpick: w/trade network, do 3 workers, not 2. It takes 3 worker turns on epic to build a road/RR ~ you waste a worker turn in each pair every other turn with only 2. but, as I said, extremely minor thing.
We are certainly well on our way to the win here. I might even roll up De Gaulle's Aggressive Adventure while i'm at the other 2 ~ emperor, right??
@ kikinit ~ play if you can!!
@ negy ~ if there's no word in 24 hours, take the ball and run with it ~
ruff_hi
Live 4ever! Or die trying
Not true. It takes 4 turns on desert at epic. I like playing India marathon on rainforest and having 12 workers slaved together ... move onto jungle, chop, jungle gone in 1 turn!!
pholkhero
Deviant Mind
oh, picky, picky ~ don't you have a BUG to debug or improve?
ruff_hi
Live 4ever! Or die trying
not at the moment - current job is to point out pholk errors ... I cannot do that job (pointing out your errors) full time as there isn't enough hours in the day.
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