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Kull
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El Paso, TX USA
Mar 1999
time: 22:35
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Amazingly enough, we're coming up on 3 years! Things were pretty slow in the beginning, as you surmised at the time, but Empire Building and the search for huts (and our neighbors) spawned some interesting stories and kept things entertaining. As empires expanded, there were a few minor skirmishes, but usually diplomacy won the day, and cooler heads prevailed.
All that changed recently when Assyria decided to de-Babyloniaize Mesopotamia. Tensions had been building for some time, and both Kings have different versions of who's to blame, but the rest of the world knew one thing - as the largest empire, Assyria couldn't be allowed to take control of this critical region - and thereby almost double in size. Diplomacy was attempted, and when it failed ultimatums followed. At this critical juncture, the leader of Assyria departed for Syria (how ironic!) and passed control of his civ to a new King.
The new leader was willing to accept the former status quo, but the Alliance of Six was determined that a large, aggressive Assyria was no longer something we cared to live with. Harsh peace terms were announced (Assyria would have suffered a 33% reduction in size), and they were spurned, at which point the Great War began. It is truly a world war, in the sense that combat has been reported in Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the Persian highlands, Canaan, Cyprus, and the Eastern Med.
So that's where we are now - in the early stages of a massive Clash of Empires. Listen carefully and you can hear the distant rumble of the chariots, the cracking of naval timbers, and the screams of men and horses. As for that pungent odor in your nostrils, it's the smell of distant, burning cities.
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Last edited by Kull on 23-06-2005 at 04:53
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H Tower
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we've had 20 games going on at once or more. some people were in a dozen games at a time.
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SlowThinker
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homeless, Praha, Czech Republic
Jan 2000
time: 06:35
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quote:
Originally posted by H Tower
we've had 20 games going on at once or more. some people were in a dozen games at a time. |
Why people left this forum?
I see CDG forum is quite busy now, is it because people moved there from Apolyton and CivFan?
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Kull
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El Paso, TX USA
Mar 1999
time: 22:35
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quote:
Originally posted by techumseh
How goes the war against Assyria? |
Pretty darn slow!  Actually, there's been quite a lot of action, with battles on every turn. Considering it's 6-to-1, Assyria is doing pretty well (2 cities destroyed on each side), but every turn they lose units - often on several fronts.
The major problem for Assyria seems to be the "Tigris Strategy" employed by Babylon. In short, Assyria has no cities on the "ocean tile" portion of that river, while Babylon does. That means Babylon has the ability to sail transports up and down behind Assyrian lines, attacking at will, and usually able to then retreat to the invulnerable ships following each assault. (ST announced this tactic in the game thread, so I'm not betraying any state secrets).
Most of the ground war is currently borne by Babylon and Egypt, but once the Hittites and Persia enter the fray in a big way, things should really get dicey for Assyria. 
But don't take my word for it, feel free to download some of the game files to review the course of the campaign.
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07-06-2005 09:03
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