Term 6: Office of the Warlord

[grant2004]

I'm going to agree with Dave and Dutchfire here, I hadn't known this strategy before the DG, however I've tried it in a few games and it has turned out well for me in situations where the enemy does not have a counterattacking force, exactly the situation we're facing with Germany. Even if your forecast is dead on there will be no detriment from waiting on the promotions of some of our units, if this forecast is even slightly off this idea, of waiting on promotions, will have a benefit to us.

On a side note I do not believe that Dutchfire was attacking you, all I see is an alternative suggestion.

 

[ordinaryguy]

Please don't put building cats front of building important infrastructure, but if you do get a bit of free building time, then cats would be helpful!

Coppertown has too much free building time It can build the cats.

 

[Provolution]

The Germans have only longbowmen left, this is why Cover would cut it for the Germans.

 

[Joe Harker]

Well, better safe than sorry. Theres no point promoting units until that promotion is needed.

 

[dutchfire]

So, declare war immediately in the next TC and beat up the Germans?

 

[Joe Harker]

Yes, i need to look at the save, but if everything goes to plan then yes, declare war as soon as the TC starts.

 

[DaveShack]

The summary for the just-completed session seems to say that troops might not be fully positioned yet. If not, then maybe some movement turns first.

 

[Hyronymus]

The summary for the just-completed session seems to say that troops might not be fully positioned yet. If not, then maybe some movement turns first.

Why not merge this idea with the special gameplay session to play until the GP is known?!

 

[dutchfire]

Current units on the border (we can get in 3 additional knights (munich and Neapolis IIRC) and 1 maceman to the tartar group in time).





I think it's best to attack Tartar and Frankfurt first, and then join forces to attack and raze Dortmund. BTW Joe, you should set up raze/keep polls for these three cities.

 

[Joe Harker]

I agree that we should attack tartar and frankfurt first.

Setting up the polls now.

 

[dutchfire]

Move 1 knight from Munich to Tartar.
Move Knight3 from Berlin to Tartar.
Send Caravel1 due northwest.
Send Caravel2 due northeast.
Send 3. Stormer Infantery (near city#1) to Bremen.

Take Frankfurt first, then move the units north to take Tartar, then move the stack north to take Bremen and then north to take Dortmund.

 

[Joe Harker]

Sounds good!

someone needs to post instructions while i am away (13th to 22nd), the obivious choice is provolution since he is my deputy.

 

[Provolution]

If I was in charge here, we would be taking two cities at a time, but that is my humble opinion. Sending a singular stack around is a tad too slow.

 

[Hyronymus]

Move 1 knight from Munich to Tartar.
Move Knight3 from Berlin to Tartar.
Send Caravel1 due northwest.
Send Caravel2 due northeast.
Send 3. Stormer Infantery (near city#1) to Bremen.

Take Frankfurt first, then move the units north to take Tartar, then move the stack north to take Bremen and then north to take Dortmund.

But I already moved units into German territory to take Tartar and I don't see why we shouldn't try to attack 2 cities simultaneously either.

 

[grant2004]

Taking two cities at once is the better path, we only have one catapult near the northern German city, if my memory serves me, so it may take a bit longer to capture that city allowing for reinforcements from the south. But if we can take both cities quickly that's the way to go.

 

[dutchfire]

I thought the stacks were still a bit small. Of course, we don't know exactly what's inside Tartar, but if it's well defended, I doubt the stack already there will be enough.

 

[Hyronymus]

I thought the stacks were still a bit small. Of course, we don't know exactly what's inside Tartar, but if it's well defended, I doubt the stack already there will be enough.

Probably not but we can annoy the Germans anyhow.

 

[dutchfire]

Sure, I'm all for annoying Germans
My thoughts were to move the stack that's near Tartar next to the city, but wait for other troops before attacking the city itself.

 

[Provolution]

You can attack the city in a couple of pulses, if need be.

 

[dutchfire]

You can attack the city in a couple of pulses, if need be.

That's horribly inefficient though, as you'll give the defenders time to heal and experience that they might use to get city garrison promotions.