the_elf
Warlord
I'm playing Catherine, primarily since she's Imperialistic, and I wanted to give the Great Generals a good, solid try. That, and she's Creative, and I LOVE pushing people out of their cities. 
So, I'm kind of tucked into the southeast corner of a pangea, though I've done well for myself grabbing up land and resources. Almost too well...suffering some financially, but nothing unmanagable.
I start ramping up my military to screw with Monty, who's already mad at me, and probably about to attack at any time. I do a little refortifying and modernizing (still had a bunch of warriors about, but not quite to Feudalism).
Sure enough, with a couple of my Chariots in position to kill his horses and take a couple of his workers, HE declares on me. I was kind of surprised, since he left his only horse resource and a couple of workers completely unprotected.
I ramp up even more, and give him a good stomping, pushing north. He's got one other city kind of tucked behind Cyrus, so after capturing all of his cities near my border and northward, I call it a day. (He's got nothing to sue for peace on).
I thought about holding off a couple more turns for Feudalism to make him capitulate. Though, I know he's down to maybe two cities, and since I don't think he'd have anything to provide, I ended the war with him.
Later, he ends up becoming Louis's vassal!
Further, I think Louis figured out that Monty was a sucky vassal, and ended up at war with Isabella. The next turn, though, it's all called off. Oddest thing I had ever seen.
Louis wasn't happy with me, and was being jerky about religion and tributes, and such. So, I ramp up again, destined to take it to him AND his vassal.
Again, I was beaten to the war horn. After I ask him for a big gold tribute to help me get to Guilds (and upgrade my General Chariot to a Knight!), he pays the tribute and then declares on me. Except: He makes a pitiful show with his troops. A Horse Archer and a Swordsman, and nothing else.
Either he couldn't work Open borders with my ally Cyrus, or he simply started stuff with me to get me to wipe Monty's last city out.
Once I took it to Louis's turf, he put up one hell of a fight. And I was even being careful, moving units in stacks with protection from each other type of unit. Anyway, the war with him ended rather ironically after I captured Marsellies and Paris...he capitulated to me.
So, I'm kind of tucked into the southeast corner of a pangea, though I've done well for myself grabbing up land and resources. Almost too well...suffering some financially, but nothing unmanagable.
I start ramping up my military to screw with Monty, who's already mad at me, and probably about to attack at any time. I do a little refortifying and modernizing (still had a bunch of warriors about, but not quite to Feudalism).
Sure enough, with a couple of my Chariots in position to kill his horses and take a couple of his workers, HE declares on me. I was kind of surprised, since he left his only horse resource and a couple of workers completely unprotected.
I ramp up even more, and give him a good stomping, pushing north. He's got one other city kind of tucked behind Cyrus, so after capturing all of his cities near my border and northward, I call it a day. (He's got nothing to sue for peace on).
I thought about holding off a couple more turns for Feudalism to make him capitulate. Though, I know he's down to maybe two cities, and since I don't think he'd have anything to provide, I ended the war with him.
Later, he ends up becoming Louis's vassal!
Further, I think Louis figured out that Monty was a sucky vassal, and ended up at war with Isabella. The next turn, though, it's all called off. Oddest thing I had ever seen.
Louis wasn't happy with me, and was being jerky about religion and tributes, and such. So, I ramp up again, destined to take it to him AND his vassal.
Again, I was beaten to the war horn. After I ask him for a big gold tribute to help me get to Guilds (and upgrade my General Chariot to a Knight!), he pays the tribute and then declares on me. Except: He makes a pitiful show with his troops. A Horse Archer and a Swordsman, and nothing else.
Either he couldn't work Open borders with my ally Cyrus, or he simply started stuff with me to get me to wipe Monty's last city out.
Once I took it to Louis's turf, he put up one hell of a fight. And I was even being careful, moving units in stacks with protection from each other type of unit. Anyway, the war with him ended rather ironically after I captured Marsellies and Paris...he capitulated to me.
