Saving Rome Round 1 LochNorFarm(Romans)vGnarflinger(Barbarians)

[LochNorFarm]

Whoa... here comes the cavalry. Knew those Sassanids were out there somewhere.

3 Hun cav killed though, so for the moment I can celebrate a victory.

 

[Gnarfflinger]

I thought about including the message "Here comes the pain" with the save, but I thought it was premature...

Besides, the RNG could screw me like a whitehouse intern...

 

[LochNorFarm]

Well in that case, here comes the pain! No chance for us Romans, we're going down in flames!

Reverse jinx completed, on to the battles:

After dromon bombardment, Entremont razed with 2 spearmen, 1 raider killed and 1 warlord killed nearby. Also, a trebuchet bombardment on the approaching Sassanid hordes... let's see how this goes...

 

[Hawklord]

I'm swopping techs too, at least as soon as I can get contact with everyone It's all in the nature of good relations under the high warlord of

everything not Roman

. And probably the biggest reason why Rome is hard to win with.

 

[Gnarfflinger]

I figured that the one celt city was toast...

 

[LochNorFarm]

Better get my hits in now... those Vandals are coming in full force.

Londinium: Treb. hits, 2 Celt warlords killed.

Caiseal: Dromon hits, 2 Celt spearmen killed, 1 Roman cav lost. Caiseal razed.
1 Celt warlord, Celt dromon killed nearby.

Antioch: Treb hits, 5 Sass cav killed.

Dromon injures Hun cav on road.

 

[Gnarfflinger]

Damn. Here's hoping that the Vandals can vandalize Rome a bit...

 

[LochNorFarm]

And now the Celts strike back. This could get ugly...

2 Celt spears killed in Alesia, Alesia razed. Also, 2 Celt dromons sunk, 1 worker captured.

Also, trebuchet bombardment on the approaching Vandals.

 

[Gnarfflinger]

But will it be ugly enough? You've cut the iron to my Cities on Ireland...

 

[Hawklord]

This is some protracted war.

 

[Gnarfflinger]

Bad tactics on my part early on, and that let him build up a bit more than he would otherwise have. I won't repeat those mistakes this time...

 

[LochNorFarm]

By the way, I'm away for the weekend so no turns till Sunday. Sorry.

 

[Gnarfflinger]

no problem. The turn will be waiting for you when you get back.

I killed a Garrison near a Hun city, and a Legion where your Cavalry had retreated to.

Things are looking bleak for the Celts on Ireland...

 

[LochNorFarm]

Vindobona: Treb attack, 15 Vandal warlords killed, 2 Roman cav lost.

1 Hun cav killed on the road.

Still holding the line against those Vandals...

 

[Hawklord]

Ouch that has to hurt

 

[Gnarfflinger]

Yeah, I think that may be close to the target if both halves of the Roman empire are totaled for VP...

 

[LochNorFarm]

Dunno if the two halves thing is a VP win or not, but I'm still playing it out.

Dun Ailinne: 2 Celt warlords killed.

Londinium: Treb. bombardment.
9 Celt warlords killed, 2 Celt marauders killed, 2 trebs captured.
2 Roman cavs killed, 1 retreated.

Friti...something: 2 Goth spears killed, Friti razed.

 

[Gnarfflinger]

All my offensives have gone down the drain, and my production capacity is being wiped out. I'm guessing that It will be a loss anyway...