Hey,
Yes it was quite a chess match, I'd tried to avoid being too defensive as it probably would have made more sense to build 90% garrisons. (Half the cost of Fire Cats and they don't change sides
). Whilst waging a land war in the west. Unfortunately I could never muster enough of an offensive force to withstand the pounding the Carthagian Fire Cats would have handed out should I have launched an attack on Neapolis.
For me the key moments were the destruction of most of my offensive forces on Sicily and the loss of the Lighthouse. I never was able to regain the initiative after that and only Hadrian's Wall kept me in the game. Otherwise it would have been over a long time ago.
Not getting any Armies was the final nail in the coffin
It was fun facing hordes of Goths though
Yes the Death of Augustus in Sicily was a big moment for me too.
It was the hinge that opened the door to taking Neapolis. The
Great Lighthouse gave the Carthage navy a movement of 5. Keeping
the Roman galleys at a movement of 3. To me that had the biggest
effect on the game for me. I was able to sail unhindered most of
the game. Plus the destorying of the Roman Horses at Croton must
have hampered you. You should have saw that move coming.
Remember the War with Russia over at L.E.F.
And damn straight about those Garrisons. The worst unit I ever fought.
I pull more hair out watching those little punks destory War Horse after
War Horse.
I swear I'd never play this scenario again.
Not as Carthage that is.
And that Hadrians Wall just gave me
!!!
I still can't believe you didn't get any Armies. A Legionaire III Army
would have changed everything.
To the Greeks (Pinman's Greeks). I bluffed you Big Time. You were
ed.
I had nothing to stop your expansion in Northeast Afrika. The threat in
Carthage Italy was real but nowhere else. I would have destoried your
fleet but I couldn't have stopped any kind of push by you in Northeast Afrika.
One last Big thanks goes to
Carius of Olbia & his Roman Firecats!!!
Blaze Injun