21-12-2004 11:58									#1
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Lego battle report:

quote: Originally posted by ZargonX Operation Zargon's In Charge Now So You Can All Just Watch the **** Out! 4/4 HDS Perseus attacks 4/4 DD-16; wins, 1/4 4/4 HBS RedBricks attacks GoW 2/4 destroyer, HBS wins, 4/4 4/4 HBS Dye Fields attackd 4/4 DD-11, wins, 2/4 4/4 HBS Hades attacks 4/4 DD-??, wins, 3/4 2/4 36th Tank captures GS worker 2/4 36th Tank captures 5 GoW artillery 1/4 11th Tank captures 2 GS workers 2/4 29th tanks attacks 4/4 GoW cav; wins, 1/4 1/4 29th Tank attacks 5/5 Sir Bubba, loses, 1/4 2/4 16th Tank attacks 1/4 Sir Bubba, wins, promoted! 2/5 16th Tank attacks 4/4 GS Tanks, wins 2/4 2nd Bomber attacks 4/4 GS transport; 1 damage 1/4 HBS Romulas attacks 4/4 GS transport, loses, 1/4 2/4 HBS Panama attacks 3/3 GS transport, wins 1/4 1/4 HBS Kloreepville attacks 4/4 GS transport, wins, promoted 4/4 49th Cavs attack 3/4 GoW tank, lose, promoted, 3/4 4/4 39th Cavs attack 3/5 GoW tank, lose, 2/5 4/4 37th Cavs attack 2/5 GoW tank, lose 2/5 4/4 U-K1 attacks 4/4 Nina (RP), wins, 1/4 (That's right Roleplay, I'm talking to you. Did you think you could just waltz over and settle our lands for free? I think not! ) 4/4 U-PH1 attacks 5/5 DD-2, loses, 3/5 2/4 6th Tank attacks Port Sacrifice, loses 2/4 1/4 9th Tank attacks Port Sacrifice loses 3/4 2/4 5th Tank attacks Port Sacrifice loses 4/4

DeepO

	21-12-2004 12:03									#2
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I've got to say, it's a bit more messy than the ones we got from Vondrack...

What I can see from here, is that Lego attacked our transports outside NI, and didn't touch our chain.... again. So we've got to change, and rush a transport in Hurricane. I wonder how long we can keep this chain going?

OTOH, perhaps we could just use what we've got on Legoland right now, and spent our resources otherwise. If we move everything back to Stormia, we could even have a chain next turn, without any cost. It seems Lego is totally unaware of its existance.

DeepO

	21-12-2004 12:08									#3
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Other observations:
- we have a road connected to the RR.
- We lost a couple of workers, but for some strange reason still have our explorers (what's this, an emotional "save the slaves" reaction?)
- there are a couple of Lego tanks out in the open, easy targets for our tanks.
- Lego attacked the RP transports, but I wonder which one... was this the one ship RP was sailing to Lego, or one of the returnees? We should hunt the sub, if we get the chance

DeepO

	21-12-2004 12:20									#4
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Oh, BTW... I've got a very busy day today, and should run straight from work (yeah... work... feels strange to stand in front of a class room after all this time, but I still had to train the guy taking over my classes at uni. Offcially, I'm still working there for 2 weeks ) to the hospital to visit someone, to a social gathering with some friends.

I'm not sure if somebody should post some screenies or something like this, before we decide what to build. I don't think it really matters, with the only exception being that we might to rush a transport in Hurricane. Also, if we want to bring more tanks, we've got to build them first, atm there are only 2 tanks on Stormia. For the rest of our cities, either we build airports right now, or we switch a couple of them back to MIs... but that decision will in no way be affected what we would see on a screenshot.

In short, I won't have time to open the save now, although I might find a couple of minutes to comment on things at noon. So either someone else goes ahead (but please, let's decide on those transports first), or we all wait before opening the save until tomorrow.

I think it would be best, if we just decide on the transport (my vote: keep the money, gamble on a chain being present next turn), and someone posts a screenshot. It will save us a day in playing duration.

DeepO

	21-12-2004 12:45									#5
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from the other thread:

quote: Originally posted by vmxa1 Hum they captured 5 arties with a tank. I hope they can be grabeed and brought into safety.

They should at least be in the open, they can't be in a city. Unless the workers captured where those blocking access to Dye fields. I prefer the art with Lego right now, instead of being with GoW... by taking Dye and / or Jackson, we can capture a lot of art ourselves. I think that should be priority right now... we need art support if we want to take on Abilene, so let's first of all get that.

I wonder why Lego didn't use their art to bombard NI.

DeepO

	21-12-2004 18:17									#6
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could someone post pics of legoland, I wasn't fast enough to request the save...

	21-12-2004 20:17									#7
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I could open the save and post screenies after work - but we can't do that before deciding what we're building. Though - we can see what cities are there from the password screen, as Lego is in focus, which would be legitimate as it's before the build phase.

With all Lego's subs still running around I'd be surprised if they didn't find our chain soon.

	21-12-2004 20:19									#8
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Do we need Artillery? Lego have 70+ Inf for us to gnaw through and I don't fancy doing it with tanks alone. Lego heal after GoW's bombardment - unless the barracks are gone which might keep some units down to 3/4.

	22-12-2004 01:37									#9
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I've been away for a little over two weeks and... WOW!!
Outstanding work guys.

I couldn't find any mention of RP's success that went into detail. What role did they play? How successful was their landing, if they've made one? Finally, do we have any plans concerning RP's future with regards to our new holdings?

	22-12-2004 01:41									#10
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RP has not landed at this time. I have not gotten the save yet, but we know they lost one transport.

So far the main contribution was the cash they sent us. I think we do hope to get them some land on Lego, but who knows what is going to be the final disposition.

	22-12-2004 01:41									#11
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RP were still just off our coast - maybe even returning home as it all happened so quickly. The nearest they got to Lego was being hit by a lime-green sub.

	22-12-2004 01:48									#12
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Here's the save.

http://apolyton.net/upload/view.php...275AD_to_GS.zip

	22-12-2004 03:09									#13
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Thanks

	22-12-2004 03:39									#14
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Well I have to say - Zargon's found his sense of humour again.

In fact he seems positively chipper - perhaps he's discovered the profound joy of not having to give a toss any more.

	22-12-2004 04:11									#15
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Thanks.

	22-12-2004 06:01									#16
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Got it.

	22-12-2004 08:00									#17
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quote: Originally posted by Cort Haus Do we need Artillery? Lego have 70+ Inf for us to gnaw through and I don't fancy doing it with tanks alone. Lego heal after GoW's bombardment - unless the barracks are gone which might keep some units down to 3/4.

That's going to be an ugly seige.

I wonder how much it will cost to steal the plans one more time, then hunt down all naval units and cast a naval net around Abilene (to prevent escapepods or an attempt on us.

Lego has no choice now but for anarchy the rest of the game, otherwise they will soon be losing a unit a turn.

Maybe move new inchon 9 to allow for troops to move in and out (otherwise arties will hit the road each turn) from that position we can use arties and from ft spinebreaker GoW can use arties. Maybe another city to the south at Abiline 2-2 to hem them in even further and take a few more tiles.

Pound pound pound. maybe we can take out the barracks in the first several turns, maybe knock the population down. If in anarchy, they can't rebuild the barracks.

Maybe we should just maintain a large prescence in our gate city and just wait for nukes. Kill all the navy, create a blockade and sit back.

Interesting. I'm glad its 90% inf. and not tanks. OTOH, if Vox gets computers soon (free tech) and lego can upgrade those som*****es somehow (I guess vox gives them the requisite resources)....

	22-12-2004 12:30									#18
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It will cost more than we have to steal the plans. At least, I would expect it to be quite high.

	22-12-2004 23:19									#19
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Biding our time wrt the upcoming siege has certain advantages, especially if we're aiming for the UN victory.
We could make it look like this is what we have in mind (we could say that we're waitin till Lego is out till we make any major decision on the foreign front). This way we keep GoW busy with helping us, and ND with planning on how to end GoW/our/both of us existence, while we plot our 1-turn Lego's destruction+UN build+victort vote.

Could actually work, though the disadvantages for keeping Lego around are numerous.

	23-12-2004 19:04									#20
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Guys, my apologies for not posting this earlier. I had to leave urgently for my parents' home. I'm not sure if I posted that my mother was taken to hospital on Saturday (not the first time, she is frequently ill, most of the times seriously), but as of yesterday she is back home. However, as the rest of my family is on holiday (normally my sisters take care of my parents when my mother is sick), I went home to help in the housekeeping. I plan to return on Sunday.

In short: my internet access is very limited right now, and I don't have Civ installed here. I can't play the save. So, either we wait until after Christmass, or someone (CH?) takes over for a turn... it's the same for me.

I'll try to check in later today.

DeepO

	23-12-2004 19:23									#21
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I'm afraid I have the workload from hell at the moment.

I will be working solidly for at least the next five days - including christmas & boxing day plus the public holidays next week. I've had to cancel a holiday to Spain and all seasonal niceties to get a system in on time which has already been postponed once. Sorry, I can't do it.

	23-12-2004 19:24									#22
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DeepO - sorry to hear about your mom. I hope she feels better.

-Arrian

	23-12-2004 19:26									#23
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Sorry to hear you've got to work so hard, CH. Cancelling holidays is not the best way to spend Christmas.

Unless someone else volunteers, I guess that means that the game is on hold for 3 or 4 days. Not much that can be done about that...

DeepO

	23-12-2004 19:30									#24
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Thanks Arrian. We're used to it, and at least this time she didn't need surgery. It was over a year since her last hospital stay, which is the longest period in the past 20 years. She had over 30 surgeries in that time, most of them very serious (stomach pacemaker and stuff like that). But it still hurts.

DeepO

	23-12-2004 19:54									#25
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Hang in there buddy.

and CH- you have my sympathy as well.

	23-12-2004 23:07									#26
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Let the game sit until next week... this is a fairly, err, crtical period, and you, especially, DeepO, should be able to focus, even if not acting as turnplayer.

Best wishes to your family.

And CH, I hope that after finishing the system, I hope you can take a bit of time off.

	23-12-2004 23:58									#27
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Yes, all the best to yer mum, DeepO.

Once that system is in, I'm off into the studio to record my bands' first album - which will be a life-long ambition finally achieved, and worth about five holidays in excited-anticipation buzz.

	24-12-2004 00:08									#28
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God, best wishes DeepO, hope your mother gets better soon.

CH, good luck also. If you tell us what the album is I'll try and purchase one....

	24-12-2004 00:30									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Theseus Let the game sit until next week... this is a fairly, err, crtical period, and you, especially, DeepO, should be able to focus, even if not acting as turnplayer. Best wishes to your family. And CH, I hope that after finishing the system, I hope you can take a bit of time off.

	24-12-2004 01:22									#30
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Take care DeepO and best regards to your mum.