MP: Operation Anchorage [Game Over - Abysia Wins]

[SciencePro]

more strange bugs...

and the server gave that annoying inexplicable increase of wealth bug. According to some discussion i've seen here that has something to do with cancelling units in the recruitment queue.

Also on the strange front some of my infantry men got promoted to become commanders as if someone had cast gift of reason on them. But i didn't do any such thing. Werid....

[SciencePro]

6 hours added for myself because i forgot to do my turn yesterday

[thunderbird]

Well, I am afraid I have just been outplayed SciencePro has played an excellent Abyssia - whom I have had a NAP with and a happy alliance. This was my first game, and not only did I way underestimate the importance of research, but also failed to counter his dominion push early enough. We are hanging in there by a thread with literally dozens of lvl 2 preachers unable to stop the blood sacrificing advance of his dominion I was forced to get desperate recently and cast BoT in an effort to slow down the sacrificers.....didn't seem to work (is it having any real effect?). This turn I had to get really desperate and try to knock out the casters directly, with anonymous (although I am sure he knew where they came from spells on the sacrificers, but to real effect. So, I am left with only the option of outright breaking my alliance pledge in an effort to survive, or succumbing.... what say you Science? Shall I concede and we have a war just to play it out or would you like me to fight it to the bitter end and officially relinquish my NAP in 3 turns? Of course, Mict may have other ideas....but you should have and deserve a well fought win.

[SciencePro]

Thanks for the message. I do think I will win this game, but its really up to you guys if you want to play it out or not.

Warna do you want to concede or keep playing?

[thunderbird]

Originally Posted by SciencePro

Thanks for the message. I do think I will win this game, but its really up to you guys if you want to play it out or not.

Warna do you want to concede or keep playing?

We can keep at it, but I think you will have it this turn or so.....you are one wish away

[SciencePro]

okay - yeah i've been trying to blow out that last candle of yours for three turns now but it must be one of those trick candles where you blow it out and it keeps re-lighting

[thunderbird]

R'yleh war room:

"Then we will plan a sneak attack here, and....Hey where did all the candles go?"



GG Everyone

[SciencePro]

Thanks Thunderbird! I enjoyed the game a lot and hopefully we'll get a chance to play again soon.

[SciencePro]

After-action report for Operation Anchorage.
Players (middle age):
SciencePro – Abysia
Ghoul31 – Ashdod
Lebarjcak - Vanheim
Juffos – Pythium
TwoBits (subbed by Wrana)– Mictlan
Thunderbird – R'lyeh
Quitti– Atlantis

Sorry if I am remembering any of this wrong. Some of it is based on hearsay.

The first fighting in the game was the two ocean nations going at it. Thunderbird was a noob playing his first game so I didn’t expect him to do very well against the experienced Quitti. But I was surprised when Thunderbirds’ R’lyeh triumped. Apparently Quitti lost his pretender early due and couldn’t recover. Quitt fought to the bitter end but R'lyeh eliminated him – a great accomplishment for a first game.

Next Ghoul31’s Ashdod marched into Juffos’ Pythium with a bunch of dual-blessed giants. Juffos, who was far ahead of everyone in the game in general, counter-punched with a big communion that paralyzed most of the giants and enslaved the rest. Ashdod went AI, leaving all of his territory. At about the same time, Lebarjack’s Vanheim attacked Pythium also (or was it the other way around?)

As Abysia I decided to take advantage of the situation and took about half of AI Ashdod’s land including his capital. Juffos didn’t want me to keep the capital so he sent most of his communion after me. I was able to turn them back with all my early-game fire gems spent in a big fires from afar attack. R'lyeh and I had agreed to be allies so he attacked Juffos also. Twobits might have helped out too. Basically, Juffos got way ahead in the early game then everyone ganged up on him. Sporting? No. Effective? Yes. Juffos fought until he was down to just a couple provinces then cast Wrath of the Gods and went AI. I can’t say I blame him.

At this point, R’lyeh, TwoBits, and I ganged up on Vanheim. He couldn’t stand up to all three of us and went AI. TwoBits went on a diplomatic campaign to convince me or R'lyeh to abandon our alliance. But we both decided to stick together. On the turn I was attcking TwoBits he had to quit because of something called “real life.” Warna came in to sub.

Warna was very strong tactically and did a great job holding me off even though I was much bigger at the time he entered the game. I sent all kinds of arch devils and elemental royals at him but he cut them down. But I just had so many slaves that I was able to use horrors to take most of his territory. But I couldn’t finish him off so instead I just shifted all my resources to blood sacrificing. That worked really well and I dom-killed the two AI’s and both the remaining human players. On turn 79, it was time to rejoice because a true god had ascended.

Thanks everyone for playing! It was my first game admining and my first MP win. I’ll see you all in another life…

[thunderbird]

GG and congratulations. You were spot on in the AAR. I would add a few of my failures. Quitii did get very unlucky early on, loosing his pretender. I failed to effectively follow up and he was able to cost me dearly over time even though I eventually "won." I learned how important research is, and made some very basic errors in this game. In any event, your blood sacrificing was a great move as I had trouble maintaining my dominion being surrounded by land provinces....a good move against a sea nation I think.