Small map, Highlands. I'm Khazad, my empire now spanning the right third, with a little Grigori (capitulated) at the bottom right. Veil-worshipping Bannor cover the central third, Clan of Embers is on the left. Dis is near my border, behind Sabathiel's (former) region of control. First few hundred turns I was substantially ahead, then Sabathiel managed to get a couple hundred point lead (I think we're at something like 3300/3100), until I decided my war machine was ready for a good time. Invaded and started sacking cities, building up a buffer outside my borders.
Problem is that I'm not at war with Hyborem, and Dis's cultural borders take up two very important strategic chokepoints: I want to push through, but need to go the other way unless I declare on Hyborem. From a military standpoint, it'd make sense to just smash Dis right now... after all, Hyborem can't possibly stop my Stack of Doom. Also, since I'm razing the cities of a Veil worshiper, and, more than that, razing cities exactly where Hyborem would reasonably want to expand... obviously if I don't kill Hyborem right now, he's going to go from 630ish to Kael knows how strong, and right next to me.
I've never had a real war with either Mercurians or Infernals, they've never grown beyond a petty nuisance... and it's a Small map, so the hell terrain doesn't seem to be causing too many problems... so I kinda sorta want to pretend I don't know how much razing Sabathiel's cities is helping Hyborem. But I'm conflicted.
So... do I go the sound military strategy route and destroy everything in my path so there's no-one around to challenge me later... or do I simply lay the smackdown on the uppity Bannor and let the three Veil civs redistribute their two thirds of the map?
Anyone had a good war with Hyborem? Is it fun enough to be worth the effort in coddling him until the conclusion of my war with the Bannor?
Problem is that I'm not at war with Hyborem, and Dis's cultural borders take up two very important strategic chokepoints: I want to push through, but need to go the other way unless I declare on Hyborem. From a military standpoint, it'd make sense to just smash Dis right now... after all, Hyborem can't possibly stop my Stack of Doom. Also, since I'm razing the cities of a Veil worshiper, and, more than that, razing cities exactly where Hyborem would reasonably want to expand... obviously if I don't kill Hyborem right now, he's going to go from 630ish to Kael knows how strong, and right next to me.
I've never had a real war with either Mercurians or Infernals, they've never grown beyond a petty nuisance... and it's a Small map, so the hell terrain doesn't seem to be causing too many problems... so I kinda sorta want to pretend I don't know how much razing Sabathiel's cities is helping Hyborem. But I'm conflicted.
So... do I go the sound military strategy route and destroy everything in my path so there's no-one around to challenge me later... or do I simply lay the smackdown on the uppity Bannor and let the three Veil civs redistribute their two thirds of the map?
Anyone had a good war with Hyborem? Is it fun enough to be worth the effort in coddling him until the conclusion of my war with the Bannor?
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