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*sigh* Shortly after my 28 MR air queen was popped by the very first (unscripted) casting of opposition, dropping the amon-hotep hat and the sickle who's crop is pain to the first army she faced I drop my other air queen in along with a sorceress wielding Tempest against a different small army. The sorceress has ritual of returning cast, is in a storm from Tempest, and is scripted to cast mistform first turn from the back row before blasting thunderstrike while the air queen plays linebacker (I'd rather not lose Tempest). Ignores the mistform script and is promptly slain by the one of the 5 precision 6 (because of the storm) wolf tribe archers on turn number 2, who ignores the much larger, much closer air queen to shoot through the storm at extreme range (had to advance the first turn because I was out of range) and peg my sorceress in the eye with his first shot. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif Given my luck with air gems in this game I'm half tempted not to resummon/forge these guys!

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Once I was a Mictlan against an AI, and was 3 slaves short of summoning another Arch Devil for which I had already made equipment. I had had to use some slaves for a booster IIRC. I cursed my luck and generated a new turn

I got two Great Treasures (3000 gold, heap of fire gems and a random Greater (Constr 6) magic item) that turn. One gave me Robe of the Archmagi or something similarly awesome... and I was defeated. I don't remember whether it was by dominion or due to my last castle being conquered, but that wasn't nice.

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I spent 1200 to start construction of a fortress. The next turn my commander was assassinated by R'lyeh. I wasn't certain what happened, so I saved a turn, and spent another 1200. That one got assassinated as well. 2400 gold down the drain that I could have really used elsewhere.

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Add various game specific commentary...

Move big army into attack large enemy force, check
Move supporting mages/thugs into attack large enemy force, check (separate provinces)

Have large army completely stopped by minor enemy force, check
Have supporting mages/thugs (chock full of boosters, gems, etc) get completely slaughtered by target army that has not moved, check

Took me awhile, but now I take the extra turn to consolidate.

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All of mine involve hitting "End Turn" when I was going for the "Options" button.

How I long for the "I'm assuming you're too stupid to hit the right button, so did you really mean to end the turn?" message.

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I think there is something SERIOUSLY wrong with the way small armies push
larger ones back. I've just had 15 posion slingers push back 20 assorted
theurgs leading 200 principles and 100 longbowmen.

It was not a disaster, just a waste of a turn for a hell of an army.

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Speaking of disasters, I've had the following:

Moving an archer heavy army against a heavily armoured host. Thinking to myself:
"Hmm, I better not lose the guy casting flaming arrows to a stray shot. Lets
switch his lucky coin for a shield of valor and an amulet of luck". Then
forgeting that removing an item cancels orders, and failing to move him.

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The Black Mirror being bugged.

Oh, and that time I accidentally destroyed a fort instead of constructing a lab.

Woops, can't forget that time I set half of my own troops on fire with bad placement, sent them forward into melee, and waited until they were in close action to poison sling them from behind while a couple of retarded mages kept casting Breath of the Dragon with negative bazillion precision.

I have another few hundred annoying moments, but my therapist is calling.

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Casted ritual of rebirth on Hannibal(the mercenary who rides the elephant) which gives a giant mummy. He has increased attack and magic skill from a heroic ability.

During a recent battle he easily killed the 300+ troops from the enemy yet he couldn't kill all the unconcious troops as turn 75 approached forcing him to auto-retreat. Double the pain because the game still treats him as a mercenary causing his retreat to become suicide.

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And since it is an hourly rate, I need to go, too.

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All my master assassins keep getting Unequaled Obesity. Which is cool and all except I keep hoping for some whirling death-machine, not some cunning, deceptively quick blob. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif The next one I get I'm renaming Mad Pierrot and equipping him with a Rune Smasher.

"*belch* You, sir, *birrrrup* your *wheeze* life ends *wheeze* here tonight!"